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Bushmaster

Infantry Mobility Vehicle (IMV)


Statistics

Country of Origin/Used by: Australia and Holland
First Produced/Service Dates: 2003
Manufactured by: The Thales Group (Originally: ADI Limited)
Crew: 2+8
Armament: (1) 7.62mm Machine Gun
Engine: 6-Cylinder Diesel
Miscellaneous Info: Other variants include ambulance, command, direct fire weapons, mortar, engineer and firefighting.
Data Sheet Available:   None Available

Photos

Reference Source/Provider
    Bushmaster IMV Photos Neil Baumgardner - Arlington, Virginia USA
Bushmaster IMV Photos Ian Young - Military Machines International Magazine

References Available

Online

Reference Source/Provider
"Australia, Mobility and Project Bushranger"  By David Haugh Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #27)
Bushmaster IMV Information and Photos Digger History Website

Bushmaster IMV Information and Photos

Royal Netherlands Army – Ministry of Defence Website
Bushmaster IMV Information and Photos Thales Group Website
Bushmaster IMV Photos by Peter Battle Prime Portal
Bushmaster IMV Photos by Greg Knowles Prime Portal
Bushmaster IMV Photos by Peter van Iren Prime Portal

Printed

Reference Author
Australian Army 1st Brigade (Tankograd Publishing) Gordon Arthur
Jane's Tank Recognition Guide (Fourth Edition) Christopher F. Foss
Koninklijke Landmacht: Vehicles of the Modern Royal Netherlands Army RNLA  (Tankograd Missions and Maneuvers No. 7013) Clemens Niesner
"MRAP Pt 2" Military Machines International Magazine (October 2008 Issue) Shaun Connors

"Operation Slipper" (October 2009 Issue of Military Machines International Magazine)

Niels Quist & Robbin Reym
Special Operations Patrol Vehicles: Afghanistan & Iraq (New Vanguard #179)- Osprey Publishing

Book Review by Patrick Keenan (via Armor Modeling & Preservation Society Website)
Leigh Neville

Hobby Modeling

Kits and Accessories

Kit Manufacturer Scale Other Information
Bushmaster IMV Model Kit Showcase Models Australia 1/35 Injection Molded Plastic;
       
Accessory/Aftermarket Set Manufacturer Scale Other Information
DUKE Antenna for ASLAV FOV and Bushmaster PMV (ACM35874) Arms Corps Models 1/35 Resin; For Arms Corps Models ASLAV products and Showcase Models Bushy.
Bushmaster IMV Sagged Wheel set (DW35024) DEF Model 1/35 Resin; For the Showcase Model kit.

Model Photos

Reference Source/Provider