| CM-32 | |
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CM-32 Armoured Vehicle (mobile-gun platform variant) |
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| Type | Armoured Vehicle |
| Place of origin | Taiwan |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Timoney Technology Limited |
| Designed | 2002 |
| Manufacturer | Ordnance Readiness Development Center |
| Produced | 2007 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 22 tonnes |
| Length | 6.35 m |
| Width | 2.7 m |
| Height | 2.23 m |
| Crew | 2 + 8 passengers |
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| Armor | 12.7 mm AP front arc, 7.62 mm AP all around |
| Main armament |
20mm gun,40mm grenade launcher,105mm gun or 120mm mortar |
| Secondary armament |
M2. 50 Browning machine gun |
| Engine | Caterpillar C12 Diesel, 450 hp |
| Suspension | 8×8 wheeled |
| Operational range |
800 km |
| Speed | 120 km/h |
The CM-32 "Clouded Leopard" (雲豹裝甲車 "Yunpao"), officially Taiwan Infantry Fighting Vehicle (TIFV), is an eight-wheeled armoured vehicle currently being produced for the Republic of China (Taiwan) Army, designed by Timoney Technology Limited of Ireland, but will be developed by the Ordnance Readiness Development Center.[1]
According to the Taipei Times, it was named after the Clouded Leopard to show that the vehicle is "agile and swift." [2]
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The project was launched in 2002, at a cost of NT$700 million (US$21.9 million).[2]
Mass production started in 2007, with an initial order for 600 units. It is estimated that up to 1,400 CM-32s may end up being in operational service.[3]
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:CM-32_Yunpao CM-32 Yunpao] at Wikimedia Commons
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