When the designers
at the Crowell/Hass Tank Facilities first designed the Kamodo APC and placed
it into production, the DoD swamped them with conversions and concepts
for future Kamodo variants. One of those variants was the Kamodo
ICV, (Infantry Combat Vehicle). The ICV utilized the same chassis
as the standard Kamodo, but a new upper hull and turret was added.
The turret of the ICV mounted a 30mm Octan/Clerg autocannon and a 7.5mm
coax.
The gunner has a
full 360 degree DLV sight with a ballistic gun sight and a Thurmond laser
rangefinder. A limited range IFF sensor dome is mounted to the rear
of the turret. An additional feature of the ICV is the ball mounts,
(2 on each side). The ball mounts house a 5.5mm automatic short weapon
used for laying down suppressive fire in built-up areas.
The 141st Motorized Infantry
Brigade changed their TO&E to accommodate the new ICV. One company
of each of 2 Motor battalions replaced all of the Kamodo APC's with the
new ICV. Additionally, each platoon of the remaining companies replaced
2 of the 4 APC's with 2 ICV's. The heavy battalion replaced 1 APC
with 1 ICV in the 1st and 2nd Platoons.
