AIFV (Belgium)

The AIFV (Armored Infantry Fighting Vehicle) was developed in the US as a replacement for the ubiquitous M113. While in the end the US Army was uninterested in the design, other governments were and among them Belgium. In 1979, they ordered 514 AIFV-B, 70% of them being produced under licence in Belgium. They were several versions, 228 of the AIFV-B C25, armed with a 25mm Oerlikon cannon under turret, 230 of the AIFV-B .50 armed with a 12.7 mm machine-gun cupola and AIFV-B Milan with a Milan anti-tank missile launcher on pintle mount, and 56 of the AIFV-B CP, a command post version with the 12.7 mm machine-gun cupola, a tent, generator and telescopic mast. Starting in 1985, the AIFV-B will begin to replace the M75 and AMX-13 within the Belgian Land Force.

© Christian Bray

© Christian Bray

© Christian Bray

The models are the S&S Models resin one. They are basic wargaming models but are available and affordable. With some modifications and improvements, they do the job while waiting for a hypothetic plastic kit version. (made 2015)