Bandvagn 206 Bandvagn 206 ( Bv 206 ) is a tracked articulated , all - terrain carrier developed by Hägglunds ( now part of BAE Systems Global Combat Systems ) for the Swedish Army . It consists of two units , with all four tracks powered . It can carry up to 17 people ( 6 in the front compartment , 11 in the rear ) , and the trailer unit can be adapted for different applications ( see Variants section ) . History . Development of the Bv 206 all - terrain articulated tracked carrier began in 1974 . Three batches of trial vehicles were delivered between 1976 and 1978 and the first production examples were delivered to the Swedish Defense Administration in 1980 . Like its predecessor , the Volvo Bv 202 , the Bv 206 is designed to carry troops and equipment through snow and bog - lands in northern Sweden . The low ground pressure enables the Bv 206 to cope with a wide range of difficult conditions . It is also fully amphibious , with a speed in water of up to 4 . 7 km / h . Over 11 , 000 have been produced and they are used in more than 37 countries worldwide . The total load capacity is 2 , 250 kg and a trailer of up to 2 , 500 kg gross weight can also be towed behind the second compartment . The Bv 206 is referred to as a " Small Unit Support Vehicle " ( SUSV ) pronounced " susvee " in United States service . U . S . military variants include the ambulance variant , the flat - bed cargo carrier , tactical operations center variant , and the standard model . U . S . military models are fitted with a 6 - cylinder Mercedes diesel engine and a non - halon fire suppression system since 1997 due to several cases where the front car caught fire and burned to the frame . Additional users include the American and Australian Antarctic research organizations and British , Icelandic and Canadian search and rescue services . They are also used for search and rescue services in the Australian alpine region . As well , the Bv 206 was used in combat by the Canadian Forces during Operation Anaconda . The Singapore Armed Forces also uses the Bv 206 and recently transferred several of them to the Singapore Civil Defense Force to be used as a firefighting platform . Decommissioned models have been purchased by private owners and rented as transports , particularly in Alberta , Canada , in order to access remote oil wells , as well as cut blocks which need to be reforested by treeplanting . The Bv 206 is used in Antarctica , Brazil , Canada , Chile , China , Estonia , Finland , France , Germany , Ireland , Israel , Italy , Lithuania , Latvia , Malaysia , Mexico , the Netherlands , Norway , Pakistan , Singapore , South Korea , Spain , Sweden , the United Kingdom , and the United States . Variants . Bv 206A . The Bv206A is an ambulance version , which is capable of carrying stretchers in the rear compartment . Bv 206F . The BV206F is a fire appliance variant . RaBv 2061 . The RaBv 2061 is a radio / command version , fitted with radio equipment and workplaces for staff members . PvBv 2062 . The PvBv 2062 is an open top version of the Bv 206 armed with a 90 mm Pvpj 1110 recoilless anti - tank gun . PvBv 2063 . The PvBv 2063 is similar to PvBv 2062 but fitted with the launch system for an ATGM , either the TOW ( Rbs 55 ) or the Bofors BILL ( Rbs 56 ) . Bv 206S . The Bv206S is an armoured personnel carrier variant of the Bv 206 , which provides protection from small arms fire for the occupants . It is in service with the armed forces of France , Germany ( 379 Bv 206D / S ordered ) , Spain , Netherlands , Italy ( 189 units ) , Sweden ( 50 units ) and Singapore ( 300 units ) which is replaced with the Bronco All Terrain Tracked Carrier . Using a Steyr M1 - " Monoblock " engine ( 6 - cylinder , 130 kW ) , the vehicle can carry the driver and 12 combat equipped troops — four in the front compartment and eight in the rear . The Bv 206S can be under slung and air lifted by Boeing CH - 47 Chinook and Sikorsky CH - 53E Super Stallion helicopters or carried in the C130 Hercules airplane , amongst others . Canadian troops taking part in Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan made good use of this vehicle , riding over rough mountainous terrain with full combat gear , allowing the men to avoid the exhaustion they would have felt moving on foot at such high altitudes and in such conditions . BvS 10 . The BvS 10 , not to be confused with the Bv 206 or Bv 206S , is a much larger ( therefore equipped with a 6 - cylinder Steyr M1 engine with 200 kW ) and fully amphibious armoured vehicle based upon the characteristic twin - cab , articulated steering system typical of Hägglunds all terrain vehicles . It was originally designed for the British Royal Marines Commandos and named All Terrain Vehicle ( Protected ) - ATV ( P ) VIKING . It is in service with the Royal Marines Armoured Support Group and the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps while the French Army have recently ordered 130 Bvs10s . Other variants . Numerous other variants exist including mortar launcher , cargo carrier , fuel carrier , radar , command post and radio relay . The units can easily be customized to meet the specific needs of a customer . Operators . Military See also . Similar vehicles with the Bv206 ATV include :