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Argentinean Armor

Argentina bases her armored forces on the locally produced tracked platform, TAM, derived from the german IFV "Marder". The program involved the development of a 30 ton tank armed with a 105 mm gun , an IFV and other variants like ARV and SPA. Because of budgetary reasons, production was terminated with barely 400 vehicles (including all types) being actually finished, licenses returned and TAMSE facility reduced to maintenance activities.
Lack of armoured wheeled personnel carriers (APC or IFV) is noticeable. Some obsolete american WWII M3 haltrack cover this gap.

Argentinean inventory include also some austrian and french tank hunters. French armored cars stand for wheeled mobility.

MBT

Thyssen/TAMSE TAM VC (234 units)

GENERAL DATA:
Crew:4; Combat Weight:31.6 ton; Size: 6.8x3.3x2.4 m

FIREPOWER:
Main:1x105mm rifled gun with 50 rounds (See picture below:1.HE; 2.HESH; 3.HEAT; 4.APDS:M392 type (Model 1994 only).
The Prototype, armed with a L7A1[L51] gun, and the Model 1979, armed with a local version of Rheinmetall LTA2 [L51], were equipped with a peritelescop TRP-2A and a coincidence rangefinder for the commander and a Zeiss TZF magnification sight for gunner.

Late production Model 1994 is armed with the FMk4 Mod.1L `[L51] (a locally developed version of the Rh 105-30 gun based on the previous experience with the licence produced CN-105-57 [L44] gun) and were fitted with a customized manual input analog ballistic fire control device with an integrated laser rangefinder, coupled to a 2 axis gun stabilizer. The Commander's TRP-2A peritelescop was replaced by a PERI-R12 stabilized sighting device, protectet into an armoured housing. All vehicles suffer from lack of integrated night vision devices.

During the late '80s most vehicles from the first batch were updated to the 1994 standard till budgetary cuts terminated the program.

Secondary: 2 x 7.62mm (coaxial and AA MG)

MOBILITY:
Powerpack: 720hp MTU MB833 V6 diesel; Power/weight:22.8hp/ton; Road speed:75 km/h; Ground pressure: 0.79 kg/cm2; Range: 550 km.

ARMOUR:
Max. 50 mm steel (front & mantlet)

Right: Extracted from the comercial brochure published after the Ecuador '88 international contest for a new MBT.


Original pictures available at (E4).

LCV

Saurer SK-105 A1, upgraded to A2 (118 units)

GENERAL DATA:
Crew:3; Combat Weight:17.7ton; Size: 5.6x2.5x2.5 m

FIREPOWER:
Main:1x105mm CN105-57 (L44) rifled gun with 41 APFSDS, HE, HEAT or smoke rounds; fire control system with laser rangefinder and integrated thermal sights for night operations, no gun stabilization.
Secondary: 1 x 7.62mm (coaxial MG)

MOBILITY:
Powerpack: 320hp Steyr 7FA 6cyl. turbodiesel; Power/weight:18.1hp/ton; Road speed:70 km/h; Ground pressure: 0.67 kg/cm2; Range: 500 km.

ARMOUR:
Glacis 20 mm RHS; turret front 40 mm cast steel.

Original pictures available at (P2).

AMX-13/105 (58 units)

GENERAL DATA:
Crew:3; Combat Weight: 16ton; Size: 4.9x2.5x2.3 m

FIREPOWER:
1x105mm CN105-57 (L44) rifled gun with 32 HE, HEAT or smoke rounds; basic aiming devices, lack of gun stabilization or integrated night sights.
Secondary: 1 x 7.62mm (coaxial MG)

MOBILITY:
Powerpack: 220hp DEUTZ 6cyl. diesel; Power/weight:13.8hp/ton; Road speed:65 km/h; Ground pressure: 0.67 kg/cm2; Range: 500 km.

ARMOUR:
Max. 40 mm steel (front)


Panhard AML-90 (48 units):

GENERAL DATA:
Crew:3; Combat Weight:5.5ton; Size: 3.8x2.0x2.0 m

FIREPOWER:
Main:1 x DEFA D-921F1 90mm gun firing 20 HE & HEAT ammo; basic aiming devices, lack of gun stabilization or integrated night sighting devices.
Secondary: 1 x 7.62mm (coaxial MG)

MOBILITY:
Powerpack: 90hp Panhard Mod.4 4cyl. petrol; Power/weight:16.4hp/ton; Road speed:90 km/h; Ground pressure: 4 wheels; Range: 600 km.

ARMOUR:
Max. 12 mm steel (front)


Panhard ERC90.F1 Lynx (12 units):

GENERAL DATA:
Crew:3; Combat Weight:8.1 ton; Size: 5.0x2.5x2.2 m

FIREPOWER:
Main:1 x DEFA D-921F1 90mm gun firing 30 HE & HEAT ammo; basic aiming devices, lack of gun stabilization or integrated night sighting devices.
Secondary: 1 x 7.62mm (coaxial MG)

MOBILITY:
Powerpack: 155hp Peugeot V6cyl. petrol; Power/weight:19.1 hp/ton; Road speed:95 km/h (road) 4.5 km/h (water)- ; Ground pressure: 6 wheels; Range: 700 km.

ARMOUR:
Max. 12 mm steel (front)


IFV

Henshel/TAMSE 106 TAM-VCTP (IFV), 13 VCTM (120 mm Mortar), 17 VCA (155mm SP Art., 6 VCCDT (Fire dir.) & 9 VCPC (Cmd. Post).
Figures for VCTP version:

GENERAL DATA:
Crew:4; Combat Weight:28ton; Size: 6.8x3.3x2.4 m

FIREPOWER:
Main: 1x20mm Oerlikon gun mounted on a 2 man turret (VCTP) or 1x120mm FM mortar (VCTM).
Secondary: 2 x 7.62mm (rear remote and AA MG)

MOBILITY:
Powerpack: 720hp MTU MB833 V6 diesel; Power/weight:25.7hp/ton; Road speed:75 km/h; Ground pressure: 0.70 kg/cm2; Range: 590 km.

ARMOUR:
Max. 50 mm steel (front)

Original pictures available at (E4).

APC

AMX13 VCI (28 units)


FMC M113 (aprox.470 units):

GENERAL DATA:
Crew:2+11; Combat Weight:11.2ton; Size: 4.8x2.7x1.9 m

FIREPOWER:
1x 12.7 AA MG (most) or 20 mm Oerlikon AA gun (some)

MOBILITY:
Powerpack: 215hp Detroit Diesel 6V-53 6 cyl. diesel; Power/weight:18.5hp/ton; Road speed:60 km/h; Ground pressure: 0.55 kg/cm2; Range: 480 km.

ARMOUR:
Max. 44 mm aluminium (30 mm RHS equivalent) (front)

Original pictures available at (S1).


LVTP7(aprox.19 units):

GENERAL DATA:
Crew:3+25; Combat Weight:22.8ton; Size: 7.9x3.3x3.3 m

FIREPOWER:
1x 12.7 AA MG

MOBILITY:
Powerpack: 400hp Detroit Diesel 8V-53T 8 cyl. turbodiesel; Power/weight:17.5hp/ton; Road speed:64 km/h; Ground pressure: 0.75 kg/cm2; Range: 480 km.

ARMOUR:
Max. 38 mm aluminium (25 mm RHS equivalent) (front)

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