SK-105 Kürassier
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The SK-105 Kürassier is an Austrian light tank[4] armed with a rifled 105 mm gun in an oscillating turret. It is estimated that over 700 have been produced, with initial deliveries in 1971. It shares its CN 105-57 main gun with the French AMX-13, which was widely produced and deployed.
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SK-105 Kürassier | |
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Type | Light tank |
Place of origin | Austria |
Service history | |
Wars | Western Sahara War[1] Iran-Iraq War[2] |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Saurer-Werk |
Produced | since 1971 |
No. built | 600-700[3] |
Specifications | |
Mass | 17.7 tonnes (19.5 short tons; 17.4 long tons) |
Length | 5.58 metres (18 ft 4 in) 7.76 m (25 ft 6 in) w/ main gun |
Width | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) |
Height | 2.88 m (9 ft 5 in) |
Crew | 3 |
Armor | base: 8 mm (0.31 in) maximum: 40 mm (1.6 in) |
Main armament | SK-105A2: 105 mm CN105G1 rifled gun SK-105A3: 105 mm M68 (tank gun) |
Secondary armament | 7.62×51mm NATO co-axial MG3 |
Engine | Steyr 7FA / 6-cylinder diesel engine 320 hp (238 kW) |
Suspension | torsion bar, 5 road wheels |
Operational range | 500 kilometres (310 mi) |
Maximum speed | 70 km/h (43 mph) |
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