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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 ...
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]
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.
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 ...
The 1st Tank Cavalry Regiment is a cavalry regiment of the Argentine Army, currently endowed with TAM tanks. It has his seat in the Army Garrison of Villaguay ( Entre Ríos province ), which it shares with the 5th Mechanized Infantry Regiment.
The TAM met the Argentine Army's requirement for a modern light-weight and fast tank with a low silhouette and sufficient firepower to defeat contemporary armored threats. Development began in 1974 and resulted in the construction of three prototypes by early 1977 and full-scale production by 1979.
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