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Assyria II
Place of origin Sweden
Service history
In serviceOctober 2019–present
WarsTurkish military intervention in Syria (2019–present)
Production history
DesignerIbrahim Moustafa al-Hasaki
Designed2019
Produced2019–January 2020
No. built3
Specifications
Crew6+2

ArmorComposite armour
Main
armament
7.62 mm (.50 inch) machine gun or remote weapon station
Engine6.7 L PowerStroke V8 t/c diesel
475 hp (354 kW)
Drive4×4
Transmission6-speed Ford TorqShift automatic
Maximum speed 120 km/h (75 mph) (public highways)
80 km/h (50 mph) (off-road)
50 km/h (31 mph) (with damaged tires)
Steering
system
Hydraulic power steering
References

The Assyria II is a Swedish infantry mobility vehicle developed exclusively for the Operation Peace Spring for use with the Syrian Democratic Forces and Free Syrian Army.

It was developed by Ibrahim Moustafa al-Hasaki, a refugee of the Syrian Civil War in Umeå, Sweden.

The infantry mobility vehicle have a carrying capacity of 6+2 crew. Named after Assyria, it left for Syria in October 2019 due to the Operation Peace Spring. It passed through Denmark, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey. It entered Syria through the Oncupinar border gate, proceeding into the east of the Euphrates River.

Specifications

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The infantry mobility vehicle designed around the Ford F-Series chassis. Assyria II have a 7.62 mm (.50 inch) machine gun.

Engine

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The Assyria II is powered by a 6.7 L Ford PowerStroke V8 turbodiesel, connected to a 6-speed TorqShift automatic transmission. Ibrahim Moustafa al-Hasaki chose the engine due to its reliability and power. For this, he laid out an agreement with Ford Motor Company, with the shipping from Chihuahua (Mexico) to Sweden in September 2019. The automatic transmission were shipped from the United States.



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