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{{short description|Armoured Personnel Carrier}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox weapon
| name = Kalyani M4
| image = Kalyani M4 army vehicle.jpg
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| origin = {{flag|India}}
| type = Military 4x4
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| used_by = See ''[[Kalyani M4#Operators|Operators]]''
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| designer = [[Kalyani Group]]
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| manufacturer = [[Bharat Forge]]
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| weight = 16,000 kg total weight
| length = 5.8 m
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| width = 2.6 m
| height = 2.45 m
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| crew = 2+2+6
| armour = NATO STANAG 4569 Level III
| primary_armament =
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| engine = Turbo Diesel (336 kW, 465 HP, 1627 N.m)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-22|title=Mahindra ALSV, Kalyani M4: Highlights of Indian Army’s new armoured fleet|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/auto/car-news/mahindra-alsv-kalyani-m4-highlights-of-indian-armys-new-armoured-fleet-specs-engine-features-machine-gun-surveillance-india-vs-pakistan-army-caqpabilities-comparison/2217964/|access-date=2021-12-08|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref>
| engine_power = 465 [[Horsepower|hp]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-22|title=Mahindra ALSV, Kalyani M4: Highlights of Indian Army’s new armoured fleet|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/auto/car-news/mahindra-alsv-kalyani-m4-highlights-of-indian-armys-new-armoured-fleet-specs-engine-features-machine-gun-surveillance-india-vs-pakistan-army-caqpabilities-comparison/2217964/|access-date=2021-12-08|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref>
| pw_ratio = 30 HP/ton
| transmission = 6 Speed Automatic
| payload_capacity = 2,300 Kgs<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-22|title=Mahindra ALSV, Kalyani M4: Highlights of Indian Army’s new armoured fleet|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/auto/car-news/mahindra-alsv-kalyani-m4-highlights-of-indian-armys-new-armoured-fleet-specs-engine-features-machine-gun-surveillance-india-vs-pakistan-army-caqpabilities-comparison/2217964/|access-date=2021-12-08|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref>
| suspension = Bilstein Heavy Duty Suspension
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| vehicle_range = 800 km<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-22|title=Mahindra ALSV, Kalyani M4: Highlights of Indian Army’s new armoured fleet|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/auto/car-news/mahindra-alsv-kalyani-m4-highlights-of-indian-armys-new-armoured-fleet-specs-engine-features-machine-gun-surveillance-india-vs-pakistan-army-caqpabilities-comparison/2217964/|access-date=2021-12-08|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref>
| speed = 140 km/h<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-22|title=Mahindra ALSV, Kalyani M4: Highlights of Indian Army’s new armoured fleet|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/auto/car-news/mahindra-alsv-kalyani-m4-highlights-of-indian-armys-new-armoured-fleet-specs-engine-features-machine-gun-surveillance-india-vs-pakistan-army-caqpabilities-comparison/2217964/|access-date=2021-12-08|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref>
| guidance =
| steering = Power steering, Front wheel
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The '''Kalyani M4''' is a mine-protected, high-mobility [[armoured personnel carrier]] produced by [[Kalyani Group]]'s Bharat Forge.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-22|title=Mahindra ALSV, Kalyani M4: Highlights of Indian Army’s new armoured fleet|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/auto/car-news/mahindra-alsv-kalyani-m4-highlights-of-indian-armys-new-armoured-fleet-specs-engine-features-machine-gun-surveillance-india-vs-pakistan-army-caqpabilities-comparison/2217964/|access-date=2021-12-08|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref> It is a license made version of Mbombe 4 which is built by the South African [[Paramount Group|Paramount group]].

After conducting extensive trials in [[Ladakh]], [[Indian Army]] placed orders for these vehicles under an emergency procurement amidst [[2020–2021 China–India skirmishes|China-India Border Standoff]] in a contract worth ₹177.95 Crores ($US23.6 million).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Philip|first=Snehesh Alex|date=2021-02-23|title=Army places emergency procurement order for Kalyani M4 armoured vehicles tested in Ladakh|url=https://theprint.in/defence/army-places-emergency-procurement-order-for-kalyani-m4-armoured-vehicles-tested-in-ladakh/610278/|access-date=2021-12-08|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Design==

The Kalyani M4 is designed predominantly as an extraction and occupant protection vehicle. Its design offers high speed and quick manoeuvrability. It has a maximum payload of 2.3 tonnes and can carry up to 8 people. With all the armour, the M4 weighs around 16,000 Kg. It has a 43-degree approach and 44-degrees departure angle with a water wading depth of 900 mm to operate it in tough terrain or fording rivers <ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-22|title=Mahindra ALSV, Kalyani M4: Highlights of Indian Army’s new armoured fleet|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/auto/car-news/mahindra-alsv-kalyani-m4-highlights-of-indian-armys-new-armoured-fleet-specs-engine-features-machine-gun-surveillance-india-vs-pakistan-army-caqpabilities-comparison/2217964/|access-date=2021-12-08|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref>

The Kalyani M4 uses a turbocharged 6-pot diesel motor which is rated to deliver 465hp and a 1627 Nm of torque. It uses a CVT automatic transmission. It also features a low-range gearbox to work with the 4×4 system to scale difficult steep inclines. The M4 has top speed of 140 km/h and has a range of 800 km.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-22|title=Mahindra ALSV, Kalyani M4: Highlights of Indian Army’s new armoured fleet|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/auto/car-news/mahindra-alsv-kalyani-m4-highlights-of-indian-armys-new-armoured-fleet-specs-engine-features-machine-gun-surveillance-india-vs-pakistan-army-caqpabilities-comparison/2217964/|access-date=2021-12-08|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Mbombe 4|work=Paramount Group|url=http://www.paramountgroup.com/media/1139/paramount-mbombe-4-2015.pdf}}</ref>

It can withstand three 10 kg TNT charges under the wheels and one 50 kg IED Blast at its one side.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mbombe 4 rolls out new armour addition|url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/mbombe-4-rolls-out-new-armour-addition|access-date=2021-12-08|website=Janes.com|language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Kalyani M4 UN.jpg|thumb|Kalyani M4 as part of Indian UN peacekeepers leaving for [[United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei|UNISFA]], Abyei, April 2022.]]
==Operators==


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*[[Indian Army]] – 60+. Additional units are on order. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/defence/china-threat-in-mind-army-buys-more-m4-armoured-vehicles-with-anti-tank-missiles/1176158/|title=China threat in mind, Army buys more M4 armoured vehicles with anti-tank missiles|publisher=The Print|access-date=21 October 2022}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Ashok Leyland Defence Systems|Ashok Leyland Light Bullet Proof Vehicles(LBPV)]]
* [[Mahindra Axe]]
* [[Mahindra Armored Light Specialist Vehicle]]
* [[Mahindra Marksman]]
* [[TATA Kestrel]]
* TATA Quick Reaction Fighting Vehicle

== References ==
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