SK-105 Kürassier

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SK-105 Kürassier
Place of origin	Austria
Specifications
Weight	17.7 tonnes
Length	5.58 m (7.76 m w/ main gun)
Width	2.5 m
Height	2.88 m
Crew	3
Armor	40mm (maximum) 8mm (base)
Primary armament	105 mm rifled gun
Secondary armament	7.62 mm co-axial, 7.62 mm anti-aircraft machine gun
Engine	Steyr 7FA / 6 cylinder 238kW diesel engine 320 hp (238 kW)
Suspension	torsion bar, 5 road wheels
Operational range	500 km
Speed	70 km/h

The SK-105 Kürassier is an Austrian light tank or tank destroyer armed with a rifled 105mm gun in an oscillating turret. It is estimated that over 700 have been produced.

Contents 1 History 2 Variants 3 Operators 4 References 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] History

The SK-105 was developed by Saurer-Werk (now Steyr-Daimler-Puch) to meet the Austrian Army's operational requirement for a mobile anti-tank vehicle. The first prototype was ready in 1967 and delivery of pre-production vehicles commenced in 1971.^[1][2]

The SK-105 is based on a heavily modified Saurer APC. Due to its low weight the SK-105 can be transported by C-130 Hercules transport aircraft. The turret of the SK-105 is based on a French design, developed for the AMX-13. Its gun can penetrate 360mm of armor.

[edit] Variants

• SK-105 A1
• SK-105 A2
• Greif armored recovery vehicle
• Pionier engineering vehicle
• SK-105 driver training vehicle

[edit] Operators

• Argentina, 118 ^[3]
• Austria, 286
• Bolivia, 54
• Botswana, 34
• Brazil, 17 (Brazilian Marine Corps)
• Morocco, 111
• Paraguay, possibly 18
• Tunisia, 42

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• American M41 Walker Bulldog
• French AMX-13
• French AMX 50
• French Panhard EBR
• Russian PT-76

[edit] External links

• Technical data sheet and pictures SK-105 from ArmyRecognition.com
• Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeug GmbH, manufacturer of the SK-105 Kurassier