Combat weight | 54 tons |
Crew | 4, commander, gunner, loader, driver |
Dimensions | |
Hull length | 7590 mm |
Length including main gun | 9670 mm |
Overall width | 3610 mm |
Width of tracks | 3420 mm |
Height to turret roof | 2500 mm |
Height to top of hull | 1820 mm |
Ground clearance | 480 mm |
Elevation of main gun | -9 degrees to +20 degrees |
Turret rotation in azimuth | n x 360 degrees |
Firepower | |
Main gun | OTOBREDA 120 mm smoothbore gun |
Ammunition | 42 rounds 120mm |
Coaxial machine gun | 7.62 mm NATO general purpose machine gun |
Anti-aircraft gun | 7.62 mm machine gun |
Ammunition | 2,500 rounds 7.62 mm ammunition |
Smoke grenades launchers | 8 x 80mm |
Fire control system | |
Commander | panoramic stabilised sight |
Commander's night vision | image intensifier plus gunner's thermal image monitor |
Gunner | stabilised sight plus laser range finder |
Gunner's emergency sight | coaxial telescope |
Gunner's night vision | thermal imager |
Automatic measurement | range, relative speed, external factors |
Protection | |
Hull and turret | steel and composite armour |
NBC System | Sekur NBC protection |
Fire fighting system | fire protection in engine and crew compartments |
Laser warning | fitted as standard |
Engine | turbo charged, 12 cylinder, diesel Fiat V-12 MTCA |
Power | 12V 937 kW |
Transmission | |
Automatic ZF licensed transmission | 4 forward and 2 reverse gears,
incorporating the steering system and hydraulic retarder |
Final drives | Epicyclic |
Running gear | Each side , seven dual (rubber lined) road wheels, plus four return rollers |
Tracks | Connector type tracks |
Suspension | Torsion bar and hydraulic bumper on each suspension arm Hydraulic shock absorbers on 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 7th arm |
Brakes | Disc type brakes on each of the final drives, integrated by the transmission retarder |
Steering | With 3 ranges of radii per each gear plus pivot steering |
Performance | |
Top speed | more than 65 kilometres per hour |
Maximum gradient | 60% |
Fording depth | 4 metres with preparation |
Fording depth | 1.25 metres without preparation |