VCTP ( Spanish: Vehículo de Combate Transporte de Personal - "personnel transport fighting vehicle") - infantry fighting vehicle , which is in service with the Argentine army .
| Vctp | |
|---|---|
 VCTP at armaments exhibition d Argentina in 2008 | |
| Vctp | |
| Classification | Infantry fighting vehicle |
| Combat weight, t | 27.5 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Landing , people | ten |
| Story | |
| Years of production | 1979 -? |
| Years of operation | since 1979 |
| Key Operators |  Argentina |
| Dimensions | |
| Body length mm | 6790–6830 |
| Width mm | 3280 |
| Height mm | 2450 |
| Armament | |
| Caliber and brand of guns | 20 mm DM5 Rh202 |
| Gun type | small caliber automatic |
| Gun ammunition | 1400 |
| Angles VN, deg. | −10 ... + 65 ° |
| Machine guns | 2 × 7.62 mm |
| Other weapons | 8 × smoke grenade launcher |
| Mobility | |
| Engine type | V-shaped 6-cylinder diesel |
| Engine power, l with. | 710 |
| Speed on the highway, km / h | 80 |
| Cruising on the highway , km | 570 |
| Specific Power, l s / t | 25.8 |
| Gradeability, hail. | 31–35 ° |
| The overcome wall, m | 0.9 |
| The overcome ditch, m | 2.9 |
| Fording , m | one |
History
VCTP in the coloring of the UN in the peacekeeping mission in Croatia
Created by the West German company Thyssen-Henschel by order of the Argentine army. When developing the design, the chassis of the West German infantry fighting vehicle Marder was taken as the basis. The engine is a diesel engine (MTU MB 833) [1] [2] . A factory ( TAMSE ) [3] for the production of armored vehicles of the TAM family was built near Buenos Aires . The body of the machine is welded, assembled from steel sheets having rational angles of inclination.
Combat use
17 VCTP machines took part in peacekeeping as part of the Argentine battalion in Yugoslavia .
Operators
Argentina - 263 units of all modifications, as of 2016 [4]
Notes
- ↑ VCTP. Tracked armored personnel carrier . Army Guide . Date of treatment November 24, 2013.
- ↑ VCTP. Tracked armored personnel carrier . Army Guide . Date of treatment January 14, 2013. Archived January 21, 2013.
- ↑ Tanque Argentino Mediano SE (TAMSE ) . GlobalSecurity.org .
- ↑ The Military Balance 2016, p.376
Links
- Semen Fedoseev. The Last “Medium Tank” / Equipment and weapons 2002 03.