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In 1991, TAMSE and the TAM production line were shut down, although in 1994 TAMSE was reactivated to complete an order for 120 of both TAMs and VCTPs to replace the M4 Shermans in the 2nd Armored Cavalry Brigade of the Argentine Army. By 1995 the Argentine Army was equipped with 200 TAM tanks and 216 VCTP and VCPC armored vehicles. [20]
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 ...
Prototype World War I heavy tank, with similar layout (all-round tracks and armament mounted in sponsons) to British tanks. One completed. [43] E-Series prototypes; Sturmpanzerwagen Oberschlesien tank; K Panzerkampfwagen super-heavy tank (2 incomplete; World War I) Grosstraktor heavy tank – prototypes built by Daimler-Benz, Rheinmetall and ...
TAM tank Ñandú jeep. In 1945, the Argentine Army designed and built its first tank: the Nahuel; and the first jeep: Ñandú.Since then, the state-owned complex Fabricaciones Militares, has traditionally supplied the Army with most of its equipment from uniforms and helmets right through to the TAM (tank) family.
The Argentine Army (Spanish: Ejército Argentino, EA) is the land force branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and the senior military service of Argentina. Under the Argentine Constitution, the president of Argentina is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces. Command authority is exercised through the Minister of Defense.
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]
Also, in the 1990s, Argentine Armed Forces began a close defense cooperation and friendship policy with neighbors Brazil and Chile, with emphasis on fulfillment of United Nations mandates. The Argentine military have been reduced both in number and budget, but became more professional, especially after conscription was
It uses a TAP chassis (Tanque Argentino Pesado, Argentine Heavy Tank), an abandoned project derived from the TAM (Tanque Argentino Mediano, Argentine Medium Tank). It weighs 40 tonnes, and has 7 rolling wheels. It has a 155-mm howitzer "Palmaria" turret of Italian origin. It has a vehicular communications equipment SEM 180 and 193, which allows ...