TAB (armoured personnel carrier)
TAB (Romanian: Transportor Amfibiu Blindat, translated Amphibious Armoured Personnel Carrier) is the Romanian military designation of armoured personnel carriers. The TAB APCs were based on the Russian BTR series until the early 1990s, with several improvements, including better, diesel engines. After 1990, new TAB designs have been developed, such as the RN-94 or the Saur series, however, none of these designs entered mass production.
Models
- TAB-63 - prototype, predecessor of TAB-71
- TAB-71 - based on BTR-60[1]
- TAB-77 - based on BTR-70[2]
- TABC-79 - 4×4 version of TAB-77[1]
- B-33 Zimbru - based on BTR-80
- RN-94 - a joint Romanian-Turkish design, small numbers of the MEDEVAC version were delivered to Bangladesh[3] (6×6 version)
- Zimbru 2000 - proposed upgrade of B-33 Zimbru (prototype)
- Saur 1 - prototype, 8×8
- Saur 2 - prototype, 8×8
- Saur 3 - proposed design, 8×8
- Saur 4 - proposed design, 4×4
Gallery
Notes and references
- Notes
- References
- Foss, Christopher F. (2005). Jane's Armour and Artillery 2005-2006. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 9780710626868.
- Bishop, Chris (2006). The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armored fighting vehicles: From World War I to The Present Day. Grange Book. ISBN 9781592236268.
- O'Malley, T. J., Hutchins, Ray (1996). Fighting Vehicles: Armoured Personnel Carriers & Infantry Fighting Vehicles. Greenhill Books. ISBN 1853672114.
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