Foulkon Armored Fighting Vehicle

Protection
The Foulkon was designed to accommodate additional armor, with three protection suites which are wholly or partially interchangeable. Protection suite A is the standard version and allows for the vehicle to be transported by air, and maintain the ability for amphibious operations. Suite B and C sees the addition of armored panels that cover almost the whole flanks of the vehicle and act as skirts to the tracks, a near-complete turret cover and armor plates for most of the vehicle's roof. The side panels are a mix of composite and spaced armor. Suites B and C make the vehicle dependent on rail or ship for transport, while B maintains the seaworthiness of the vehicle C does not. A couple of aircraft such as the AC-160 Ponto could carry in several Foulkon IFVs in suite A configuration into theater while another aircraft carried components for suite B or C and the vehicles could be refitted in theater in a short time.

The Foulkon armor packages can protect against both kinetic and shaped charge weapons and are capable of having  or slat armor additions. The frontal armor of the vehicle is specifically designed to protect against large caliber automatic cannon rounds, primarily the 30 mm APDS munitions fire along its frontal arc from a distance of 500 meters. The side armor is designed to protect against 14.5 mm AP rounds, and in suites B and C the side armor is increased to match the ratings for the frontal arc. Additionally in the B and C suites the top can withstand fragments from 152 mm artillery shells exploding as close as 10 meters. The standard composite armor of the Foulkon the composite comprises of glass fibre and ceramic including lightweight aluminium alloy. The bottom of the vehicle is double hulled to provide protection against mines.

Almost all equipment within the cabin, including the seats, has no direct contact to the floor, which adds to crew and technical safety. All cabin roof hatches are of the side-slide type, which make them easier to open manually, even when they are obstructed by debris. The exhaust is mixed with fresh air and vented at the rear left side. Together with a special IR-suppressing paint, this aims at reducing the thermal signature of the Foulkon. The Foulkon also has and a collector tank to serve as an emergency reserve fuel source should one of the other fuel tanks be penetrated and fail to seal, the Foulkon has a  system to extinguish fires anywhere in the interior of the vehicle and all members of the crew are capable of using the interior communications intercom.

Suites B is fitted with a soft kill  while suite C is fitted with both a hard and soft kill APS.

Operators

 * Zahava