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{{Infobox weapon
| name               = Volvo BM Bandvagn 202 (Bv 202)
| image              = File:AMA.0008961.jpg
| image_size         = 300
| alt                = 
| caption            = Bandvagn 202 from [[Västernorrlands regemente]] (I 21), carrying [[ski]]s on the rear roof
| type               = Tracked frame-steered vehicle
| origin             = [[Sweden]]
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| is_vehicle         = yes 
<!-- Service history -->
| service            = 
| used_by            = See [[#Operators|operators]]
| wars               = 
<!-- Production history -->
| designer           = 
| design_date        = 1957-1961<ref name="BM-Volvo Bandvagn 202"/>
| manufacturer       = [[Bolinder-Munktell]]
| unit_cost          = 
| production_date    = 1964–1981
| number             = 1 700 <ref name="BM-Volvo Bandvagn 202"/>
| variants           = mk I, mkII, see [[#Variants|variants]]
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| spec_label         = 
| mass               = {{cvt|2900|kg|lb}}<ref name="BM-Volvo Bandvagn 202"/>
| length             = {{cvt|6.175|m|ftin}}<ref name="BM-Volvo Bandvagn 202"/>
| part_length        = 
| width              = {{cvt|1.8|m|ftin}}<ref name="BM-Volvo Bandvagn 202"/>
| height             = {{cvt|2.2|m|ftin}}<ref name="BM-Volvo Bandvagn 202"/>
| diameter           = 
| crew               = Driver + 1 passenger (front car)
| passengers         = 8 passengers (rear car)
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| armour             = 
| primary_armament   =
| secondary_armament =  [[Ksp58]] machine gun on pintle mount 
| engine             = Volvo [[Volvo B18 engine|B18B]] in mkI, mkII [[Volvo B20 engine|B20B]]
| engine_power       = 82.5 hp/97 hp
| pw_ratio           = 
| payload_capacity   = 800 kg (in terrain).<ref name="BM-Volvo Bandvagn 202"/>
| drive              = tracked, with 0.1 kg/cm<sup>2</sup> [[ground pressure]]
| transmission       = mkI VOLVO M 42 , mkII ZF<ref name="SMHS"/>
| suspension         = 
| clearance          = 
| fuel_capacity      = 78 litres<ref name="SMHS">[http://smhs.com.dinstudio.se/gallery_47.html Bv 202 SMHS]</ref>
| vehicle_range      =  200 km
| speed              = {{cvt|39|kph}} (roads)<br />{{cvt|5|kph}} (water) 
| guidance           = 
| steering           = Articulated frame-steering, mkI mechanical hydraulic, mkII orbitrol hydraulic
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'''Bandvagn 202''' ('''Bv 202''') is an amphibious oversnow [[Tracked articulated vehicle|tracked articulated, all-terrain vehicle]] developed by [[Bolinder-Munktell]], a subsidiary of [[Volvo]], for the [[Swedish Army]] in the early 1960s.

==Description==
[[File:MILIF.002281.jpg|thumb|Bv 202 in amphibious use]]
The vehicle is formed by two rubber [[Kegresse track]] units with a multi-directional pivot in between. The front unit contains the engine and gearbox through which power is delivered to the front and, via a [[propshaft]] in the pivot mechanism, the rear tracks. A hydraulic ram on the pivot "bends" the vehicle in the middle to steer it—there is no braking of track units for steering as on conventional tracklaying vehicles. The controls are a conventional steering wheel on the left-hand front of the vehicle. It can reach a speed of 35&nbsp;km/h on land and {{convert|7|km/h|kn|abbr=on}} on water.

The Bv 202 carries a driver and a commander in the front unit and up to eight troops or 800&nbsp;kg in the trailer unit. It can be adapted for other applications.

Production started in [[Arvika]] in 1964 and ended in 1981. The Bv 202 has since been succeeded by the [[Bandvagn 206]], originally designed and built by Swedish engineering company [[Hägglund & Söner]] and now produced by [[BAE Systems AB]].

The Bv 202 was designed to transport troops and equipment through snow or [[bog]]lands in northern Sweden. The last Swedish unit to use this vehicle was the [[Norrlands dragonregemente|Cavalry]], who found that the manual gearbox Bv 202 was much quieter than the automatic transmission Bv 206.

The Norwegian army units that had both Bv 202 and Bv 206 ran the Bv 202 as the first vehicle if the snow conditions were challenging. The Bv 202 performed better in deep and/or difficult snow conditions.

The Mk1 Bv 202 is powered by an {{convert|82.5|bhp|abbr=on}} [[Volvo B18 engine|Volvo B18]], the MK2 by the {{convert|97|bhp|abbr=on}} B20. It has less [[ground pressure]] than a skier and is fully [[Amphibious vehicle|amphibious]].

The Bv 202 was used by NATO forces, and replaced the older Swedish [[Snow Trac]] ST4 Over-snow Vehicle, which was employed by the British Royal Marines under NATO.

==Operators==
*{{flag|Canada}}
*{{flag|Czechoslovakia}} [http://forum.valka.cz/viewtopic.php/t/162035/start/-1 1]
*{{flag|Finland}} - replaced by [[Bv 206]] and [[Sisu Nasu]]
*{{flag|Netherlands}}
*{{flag|Norway}} - replaced the [[M29 Weasel]] and subsequently replaced by [[Bv 206]]
*{{flag|Sweden}} - replaced by [[Bv 206]]
*{{flag|United Kingdom}} - replaced "ST4 Snow Trac Over-snow Vehicle" and subsequently replaced by [[Bv 206]]
*{{flag|Ukraine}} - donated by Sweden an unnamed number of vehicles<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-03 |title=Rare Sweden-made tracked carriers spotted in Ukraine |url=https://defence-blog.com/rare-sweden-made-tracked-carriers-spotted-in-ukraine/ |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=defence-blog.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Civilian operators===
*{{flag|Russia}} At least 27 ex-Norwegian vehicles sold to Russian company for tourist use in the Murmansk area.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.dagbladet.no/2015/11/05/nyheter/eksportkontroll/beltevogner/eritrea-lastebilene/sudan-beltevognene/41724436/| title = Forsvaret solgte beltevogner til russere}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Snow Trac]]

Similar vehicles to the Bv 202 ATV include:

* [[Sisu Auto]] [[Sisu Nasu]] {{FIN}}
* [[ST Kinetics]] [[Bronco All Terrain Tracked Carrier]] {{SIN}}
* [[Hägglund & Söner]] [[Bv206]] {{SWE}}
* [[BAE Systems AB]] [[BvS 10]] {{SWE}}
* (Ishimbai Transport Machine-Building Plant) [[Vityaz (ATV)]] {{USSR}}

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="BM-Volvo Bandvagn 202">{{cite web|access-date=2020-01-05|archive-date=2004-07-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040710212913/http://munktellmuseet.volvo.com/kollektionen/BM-Volvo%20Bandvagn%20202/202.html|title=BM-Volvo Bandvagn 202|url=http://munktellmuseet.volvo.com/kollektionen/BM-Volvo%20Bandvagn%20202/202.html}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
</references>
}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071009184122/http://www.offroadmachine.com/snowcat/Bv202.htm Pictures]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071009200725/http://www.foreningenp5.com/en/fordon/bv_202/bv_202.htm The P5 museum]
*[http://munktellmuseet.volvo.com/kollektionen/BM-Volvo%20Bandvagn%20202/202.html The Munktell museum (Swedish)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070822165132/http://www.volvo.com/constructionequipment/global/en-gb/AboutUs/history/products/Tracked+Vehicles/introduction.htm Volvo Construction Equipment historical page about BV202]
*[http://www.aecmilitant.co.uk/bv202/home.html UK site on the BV202]
* [www.YouTube.com/watch?v=LWf9mnzmXGA Presentation video of Bv 202 (in Swedish)]

[[Category:Military vehicles of Sweden]]
[[Category:Tracked vehicles]]
[[Category:Snowmobiles]]
[[Category:Two-section tracked all-terrain vehicles]]
[[Category:Military vehicles introduced in the 1960s]]