| EE-9 Cascavel | |
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EE-9 Cascavel of the Ecuadorian Army |
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| Type | Armoured car |
| Place of origin | Brazil |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 10,900 kg empty, 13,400 kg combat |
| Length | 5.2 m hull, 6.2 m overall |
| Width | 2.64 m |
| Height | 2.68 m |
| Crew | 3 |
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| Armor | 6-12 mm 2 layer steel plating |
| Main armament |
1x90 mm cannon |
| Secondary armament |
1x7.62 mm MG (coaxial) |
| Engine | Detroit Diesel 6V-53N, 6-cylinder water-cooled diesel 212 hp |
| Suspension | 6x6 Engesa Double Axle Boomerand Drive |
| Operational range |
880 km |
| Speed | 100 km/h |
The EE-9 Cascavel is a 6 x 6 armoured car developed in the 1970s by Engesa of Brazil. It used as many commercially available parts as possible. It also shares many components with the EE-11 Urutu APC. The suspension includes Engesa's Boomerang double-axle rear drive.
In its most common configuration, the Cascavel III, it is equipped with an Engesa turret mounting a 90 mm Belgian Cockerill Mk 3 gun produced under licence.
Its name is the Portuguese word for "rattlesnake".
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EE-9 Cascavel, was developed in Brazil by ENGESA, S. José dos Campos (Sao Paulo), according to specifications of the Brazilian army. EE-9 does not hide the great influence of the M8 Greyhound, which it effectively replaces.
EE-9 was a huge export success and was sold to Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Cyprus, Ecuador, Gabon, Ghana, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Nigeria, Paraguay, Suriname, Togo, Tunisia , Uruguay and Zimbabwe, among other countries not listed. In all of these vehicles were manufactured in 1938.
The Rattlesnake is a reconnaissance vehicle and was made to be "increased" to the customer, could be armed, for example, laser rangefinder, manga suppression of smoke, the electronic control system for shooting, among other refinements for height (80). Is still in service in several countries and currently runs a program to modernize the EE-9, as well as the EE-11, enabling them to remain in service at least until the second decade of this century.
The new engine used in the prototype of Urutu generates 230 hp, giving a power gain of 72 hp against the old engine's 158 hp.