TAM medium tank

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The TAM medium tank is an Argentine-designed and -produced main battle tank developed in the 1970s to provide the country with a modern, mobile armored fighting vehicle suited to its terrain and military needs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armored fighting vehicle ⓘ
main battle tank ⓘ
armamentOrigin NATO-standard 105 mm gun ⓘ
armourType welded steel ⓘ
calibreOfMainGun 105 millimetres ⓘ
category Cold War era tank ⓘ
chassisBasedOn Marder infantry fighting vehicle ⓘ
combatWeightClass medium tank ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Argentina ⓘ
crew 4 ⓘ
crewRoles commander ⓘ
driver ⓘ
gunner ⓘ
loader ⓘ
designedFor operations in Argentine terrain ⓘ
designedToBe lightweight and mobile main battle tank ⓘ
designer Argentine Army ⓘ
Thyssen-Henschel ⓘ
developmentStart 1970s ⓘ
engineConfiguration rear-mounted ⓘ
engineType MTU diesel engine ⓘ
hasFeature NBC protection system ⓘ
fire control system ⓘ
low silhouette ⓘ
turret-mounted 105 mm gun ⓘ
hasUpgrade TAM 2C modernization program ⓘ
hasVariant TAM VCA 155 self-propelled howitzer ⓘ
TAM VCLC rocket launcher ⓘ
TAM VCTM mortar carrier ⓘ
TAM VCTP infantry fighting vehicle ⓘ
intendedRole main battle tank for Argentine Army ⓘ
mainArmament 105 mm rifled gun ⓘ
mainGunType 105 mm L7-derived gun ⓘ
manufacturer Rheinmetall ⓘ
TAMSE ⓘ
mobilityRole highly mobile tank for varied terrain ⓘ
operatorType land forces ⓘ
originPeriod Cold War ⓘ
primaryUser Argentine Army ⓘ
role armoured maneuver warfare ⓘ
fire support ⓘ
secondaryArmament 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun ⓘ
7.62 mm roof-mounted machine gun ⓘ
serviceEntry 1980s ⓘ
status in service ⓘ
suspension torsion bar ⓘ
usedBy Argentina ⓘ
usedIn training operations in Argentina ⓘ
weight approximately 30 tonnes ⓘ

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Argentine Army → usesEquipment → TAM medium tank ⓘ
TAMSE → fullName → Tanque Argentino Mediano Sociedad del Estado ⓘ
linked to: TAM medium tank
TAM VCA 155 → chassisBasedOn → TAM medium tank ⓘ
TAM VCTM mortar carrier → basedOnChassis → TAM tank chassis ⓘ
linked to: TAM medium tank
TAM VCTM mortar carrier → sharesComponentsWith → TAM tank ⓘ
linked to: TAM medium tank
TAM VCLC → basedOn → TAM tank chassis ⓘ
subject linked to: TAM VCLC rocket launcher
linked to: TAM medium tank
TAM 2C modernization program → appliesTo → TAM medium tank fleet ⓘ
linked to: TAM medium tank