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In 1989 the TAM competed in a tank procurement order from Ecuador, alongside the US Stingray light tank, the Austrian SK-105 Kürassier and the French AMX-13. The TAM achieved 950 out of 1,000 points, while its closest competitor earned 750 points, but in the end Ecuador did not procure any of the vehicles presented. [25]
Main battle tank TAM "Tanque Argentino Mediano" Argentina West Germany: 230 Including variants. [1] Being upgraded to TAM-2CA2 standard. Some of them being currently outfitted with cope cages. Light tank SK-105 Kürassier Austria: 112 [1] AMX-13 France ~60 Retired. [1] Infantry fighting vehicle TAM VCTP Argentina West Germany: 118 Including ...
Light tanks were issued to tank battalions (one of the four companies was a light tank company), light tank battalions and cavalry reconnaissance squadrons. The original role of the light tank in these formations was similar to medium tanks and they were expected to engage enemy armor with AP rounds and enemy positions with HE rounds.
LT vz. 35 – Škoda S-IIa light tank built for Czechoslovak army. Captured examples used by Germany as Panzer 35(t). [19] LT vz. 38 – CKD/Praga TNH light tank built for Czechoslovakia and export. Adopted by German army as Panzer 38(t) and continued in production until 1942. [20] AH-IV – Two man light tank built for export. [21]
On 7 November 1950, the US Ordnance Committee Minutes (OCM), order #33476, ceased utilizing the terms heavy, medium, and light tanks and redesignated tanks by the gun system, e.g. 90 mm Gun Tank M48 Patton, etc. [5] with heavy gun tanks (120 mm or 4.724 in), medium gun tanks (90 mm or 3.543 in), and light gun tanks (76 mm or 2.992 in), although ...
In 1974, the West German firm Thyssen-Henschel received a contract for the development of the medium tank TAM and the infantry fighting vehicle TAM VCTP . [2] In January 1979, the state-owned company TEMSA [3] ordered the French companies Renault and Panhard to build prototypes of a wheeled armored personnel carrier for the Argentine Army. [4]
It enables protection of the crew in the event of an explosion of an anti-tank mine containing 4 kg of explosives under the wheels of the vehicle. Drive BOV-M15 is a 4 x 4 armored vehicle, it is equipped with a Cummins IBS190 engine (190 HP), the vehicle is characterized by a very good passability on and off the road.
The OF-40 is an Italian main battle tank developed as a joint venture between OTO Melara and Fiat, and intended primarily for export sales.OTO Melara would develop and produce the hulls, and automotive components would be provided by Fiat (the designation of the vehicle comes from the initials of the two companies, whereas "40" refers to the planned mass of the tank). [1]