User:Kiel457/Assyria II

The Assyria II is a Swedish infantry mobility vehicle developed exclusively for the Operation Peace Spring for use with the Syrian Democratic Forces and Free Syrian Army.

It was developed by Ibrahim Moustafa al-Hasaki, a refugee of the Syrian Civil War in Umeå, Sweden.

The infantry mobility vehicle have a carrying capacity of 6+2 crew. Named after Assyria, it left for Syria in October 2019 due to the Operation Peace Spring. It passed through Denmark, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey. It entered Syria through the Oncupinar border gate, proceeding into the east of the Euphrates River.

Specifications
The infantry mobility vehicle designed around the Ford F-Series chassis. Assyria II have a 7.62 mm (.50 inch) machine gun.

Engine
The Assyria II is powered by a 6.7 L Ford PowerStroke V8 turbodiesel, connected to a 6-speed TorqShift automatic transmission. Ibrahim Moustafa al-Hasaki chose the engine due to its reliability and power. For this, he laid out an agreement with Ford Motor Company, with the shipping from Chihuahua (Mexico) to Sweden in September 2019. The automatic transmission were shipped from the United States.