Koluman rolls out LSA4 4×4 LSV

Turkey's Koluman Otomotiv Endustri AS revealed a LSA4 4×4 light strike vehicle (LSV) that is being marketed in several different configurations.

The first model has a crew of four and is fitted with an open roof with roll-over bar protection, and a left-hand drive configuration.

A first example of the LSA4 4×4 light strike vehicle is armed with a roof-mounted 12.7 mm MG, 7.62 mm MG to right of the driver, and electrically operated smoke grenades.Photo by: IHS Markit/Patrick Allen

The front passenger, typically the vehicle commander, is provided with a pintle-mounted 7.62 mm machine gun (MG) and with a .50 MG mounted on the roof. Mounted at each corner of the LSA4 is a bank of four electrically operated smoke grenade launchers.

The company said it has a curb weight of 2,950 kg when fitted with the baseline armour, which is STANAG 4569 Level 1a/1lb, and with an integrated mine protection kit.