3. INTRODUCTION
• The vehicle can accommodate four crew
members and comes with an option for two
stretchers in the rear for medical evacuation.
It is designed for surveillance,
reconnaissance, internal security and border
patrol forces. The Al-Thalab is also available
in medium range and commando variants.
4.
5. FEATURES
• Al-thalab is economically built with toyota parts, enabling easy
maintenance and uncomplicated logistics.
• The mechanical and automotive components of al-thalab carry the
basic design of a standard toyota, which makes the lprv's operations
and maintenance easier in field conditions.
• The vehicle has a tubular superstructure mounted on the chassis
made of flexible interface joints.
• The superstructure, onto which the modular equipments are fitted,
enables the frame to flex with the chassis over rough terrains.
6.
7. VEHICLE OPERATIONS
• The main roles of Al-Thalab include surveillance
and reconnaissance (SR), force projection and
offensive action (OA), urban operations and casualty
evacuation.
• In SR tasks, the LRPV is used as a patrolling vehicle
to observe the targets in an operations area.
• In OA operations, it provides a mobile weapons
platform for the mounted support weapons.
8.
9. ARMAMENT
• The Al-Thalab is equipped with two gun mounts in the front
and rear to support weapons and recovery equipments.
• The front weapon mount is designed as a swing-arm and can
carry a 7.62mm machine gun.
• The rear weapon geared traversing ring is for carrying main
armament.
• It can carry a 30mm automatic grenade launcher or a 12.7mm
machine gun.
• In the static position, the vehicle acts as a stable and effective
platform for the weapons during their engagement.
10.
11. MOBILITY
• The Al-Thalab LRPV has high road mobility with power-
assisted steering.
• It can efficiently operate in rugged terrain, desert road
conditions and at high altitudes.
• It has a five-speed manual, full-time four-wheel drive
(4WD) fitted with a Toyota rear and front differential
locking system.
• The vehicle has disc brakes in the front and drum in the
rear; coil suspension in the front and leaf suspension in
the rear. Al-Thalab is fully air transportable.
