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From the prewar MD 178 armed with an anti-tank gun of 25 mm, (which was for the period a significant caliber for such a small vehicle) to the direct successor of the EBR, the AMX-10RC, also used for wheeled reconnaissance, and armed with a powerful 105 mm gun with automatic firing, firepower equal to a main battle tank of the 1980s.
Equipping 2 tank battalions each attached to an infantry mechanized brigade, Leopard 2A5 was being considered as a replacement. Light tanks; SK-105 Kürassier: Light tank: 55 Austria: Delivered in 1979 equipped with FL-12 105mm tank turret of French AMX-13 Equipping 1 tank battalion attached to one infantry mechanized brigade.
In the early 1960s, the decision was taken to rebore the SA 49 to the internal dimensions of the D 921A 90 mm low-pressure rifled gun (CN 90 F1) of the AML-90, allowing the retroffited EBR to also use the powerful OCC 90 EMP Mle 61 fin-stabilized HEAT shell fired at a muzzle velocity of 750 m/s (2,500 ft/s). [2]
In service 54 SK-105 Kürassier light tanks. Bosnia and Herzegovina: M-84: 71 Yugoslavia: AMX-30S: 50 France: M60A3: 85 United States: T-55: 142 Soviet Union: Botswana: Only SK-105 Kürassier light tanks. Brazil [8] EE-T1 Osório: 2 Brazil: Two operational tanks with the Centro de Instrução de Blindados of the Brazilian Army [9] M60A3 TTS: 91 ...
Germany plans to order 105 Leopard 2 A8 tanks from armsmaker KNDS for 2.93 billion euros ($3.14 billion), according to a confidential budget draft seen by Reuters on Thursday. Others will ...
Although the producers claimed it could be rearmed with a 105 mm gun, [6] between 1983 and 1985, 163 of these tank destroyers were converted into Raketenjagdpanzer Jaguar 2 anti-tank guided missile carriers by removing the gun, adding a roof-mounted TOW missile launcher and fastening further spaced and perforated armour on the hull.
During the Cold War, the concept of the main battle tank was established and guns of 105 mm (4.1 in) (NATO) and 100 mm (3.9 in) (Warsaw Pact) were the standard until the advent of guns of 120 mm (4.7 in) (NATO) and 125 mm (4.9 in) (Warsaw Pact) from the 1960s to the 1990s.
It’s time to reconsider retiring on Social Security alone, especially if you’re one-half of a married couple. New data from GOBankingRates shows that across 50 major U.S. cities this income ...