The Royal Thai Army announced a first batch order of 21 First Wins. Five additional First Wins are being negotiated for acquisition. The Thai Ministry of Justice has ordered 18 First Wins for the Department of Special Investigation. The Royal Thai Police announced in 2016 that a requirement for a First Win acquisition with the Cummins 250hp diesel engine instead of the 300 hp engine. In 2017, Chaiseri has shown the First Win 2 in Defense and Security 2017.
Design
A 7.62mm or.50 machine gun can be mounted on the roof, while firing ports allow use of small arms from inside. Remote Weapon System can also be installed upon requirement. The First Win is powered by a Cummins diesel engine coupled with an Allison 3000 SP automatic transmission (Allison 2500 SP in the E version., providing maximum road speed of up to 100 km/h. The vehicle comes standard with powered steering, independent suspensions and run-flat tyres. Ballistic protection is up to STANAG 4569Level 2 and mine protection to Level 3B under the hull centre and Level 4A under any station.
Variants
The following are manufactured by Chaiseri:
First Win: The original model. Known as First Win Multipurpose Armored Vehicle.
First Win-E: A more compact variant with gross vehicle weight of 10 tons, comparable to the HMMWV.
First Win Anti-Riot: Used by the Royal Thai Police with a remote control weapon system turret on top. Has a capacity of eight occupants.
First Win APC: First shown at Defense & Security 2015, with a lengthened body to accommodate more occupants.
AV4 Lipanbara:License built by DefTech for Malaysian Armed Forces and Royal Malaysian Police.200 vehicle planned. It was renamed as Lipanbara by Malaysian Prime MinisterNajib Razak when he visited the Deftech pavilion during Defence Services Asia 2016. The vehicle is named after a poisonous centipede found in Malaysia. AV4 Lipanbara was customized to fulfill the requirement of Malaysian Army standard. This included the installation of 300 hp engine, upgrade and strengthened armored protection up to STANAG 4569 level 3 and the fitted of M134D-H gatling gun.
Operators
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* Royal Thai Army - 21 First Wins ordered in March 2012. About 50 ordered in 2013. RTA's source has indicate interest in the smaller First Win-E. Other 200 confirmed ordered, at least 18 per year will be delivered.
* Thailand's Department of Special Investigation - First Wins ordered in October 2015.
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*Malaysian Army - 34 in service from 200 planned. First six units will be built by Chaiseri at its facilities in Pathum Thani Province and delivered to Malaysia in the first quarter of 2016. The remaining vehicles will be produced under licence by Malaysia's DRB-Hicom Defence Technologies, designation of the vehicle was AV4 Lipanbara.
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*Indonesian Army - Unknown number in service. First unveiled at Indonesian Army Anniversary 2019.
Cancelled Orders
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*Philippine Army - First Wins ordered in November 2015. It's been reported in 2017 that the order was officially cancelled due to budget reasons.
