EE-T1 Osório
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EE-T1 Osorio | |
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Type | Main battle tank |
Place of origin | Brazil |
Service history | |
Used by | See Users |
Production history | |
Designer | Engesa |
Designed | 1982–86 |
Manufacturer | Engesa |
Unit cost | $ 6,855,859.20 BRL, ($3,840,261.00 USD) |
Produced | 1986 |
No. built | 2 prototypes |
Specifications | |
Mass | 42.9 short tons (38.9 t; 38.3 long tons) |
Length | 9.99 metres (32 ft 9 in) |
Width | 3.26 metres (10 ft 8 in) |
Height | 2.37 metres (7 ft 9 in) |
Crew | 4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver) |
Armor | composite, including aluminum/steel, carbon fibers, and ceramics. |
Main armament | 120 mm GIAT G1 smoothbore gun(P2), 105 mm L/52 L7 rifled gun(P1), |
Secondary armament | M2HB 12.7 mm machine gun x2 (coaxial and roof mounted) |
Engine | 12-cylinder MWM TBD 234 Diesel engine 1,100 hp [1] |
Power/weight | 26 hp/tonne |
Suspension | hydropneumatic |
Operational range | 550 km (340 mi) [1] |
Maximum speed | 70 km/h (43 mph) |
The Engesa EE-T1 Osório was a Brazilian main battle tank prototype. It was developed as a privately funded venture by Engesa, with little government support. It was intended to be sold first to Arab and other Third World countries, jump-starting production — and enabling the Brazilian Army to later place its own orders without having to fund development costs. However macro-political events including the Gulf War and American political pressure led to the tank's demise, and the tank was never acquired by the Brazilian Army.
Development
Development started in 1982 and the first prototype was completed in 1985.[1] The tank was considered for adoption by Libya and Saudi Arabia, but both deals never materialized.[1][2]
Users
References
- ^ a b c d Gelbart, Marsh (1996). Tanks main battle and light tanks. Brassey’s UK Ltd. pp. 13–14. ISBN 1-85753-168-X.
- ^ Neto, Raul De Gouvea (1991). "How Brazil Competes in the Global Defense Industry". Latin American Research Review. 26 (3): 83–107. ISSN 0023-8791.
External links
- Fprado.com
- Enemyforces.com
- Engesa EE-T1 Osório, the first brazilian MBT (in Portuguese with 'google translate' option)
- Military Today - Osório