CM-32 Armoured Vehicle

CM-32
CM-32 Armoured Vehicle (mobile-gun platform variant)
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	7 m
Width	2.7 m
Height	2.23 m
Crew	2 + 8 passengers
Armor	12.7 mm AP front arc, 7.62 mm AP all around
Main armament	20 mm gun, 40 mm grenade launcher, 105 mm gun or 120 mm 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]

Design and development

CM-32 ICV ver.

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] The armor of the CM-32 provides protection of 7.62 mm AP rounds, while the frontal arc withstands 12.7 mm AP rounds. NBC protection and fire suppression systems are also standard. The V-shaped hull provides protection from landmines and can withstand 12 kg of TNT under any wheel. The CM-32 is armed with a 12.7 mm machine gun in its basic APC form. It can also house a 20 mm chaingun or a 120 mm mortar or a 105 mm cannon.

See also

• LAV III (wheeled based/light armoured vehicle)
  • Patria AMV (with Spike LR and AMAP-ADS)
  • Boxer GTK
  • Type 96
  • ZBL-09 Snow Leopard
  • BTR-90
• Marder (tracked based/heavy armored vehicle)
  • CV90 (with BGM-71E/F/H and AMAP-M)
  • Puma
  • Type 89
  • ZBD-04
  • BMP-3

References

Media related to CM-32 Yunpao at Wikimedia Commons

• Jane's Information Group article: "CM-32 enters pre-production phase in Taiwan"
• Globalsecurity.org report on the CM32

External links

• "MND denies armor on carrier vehicles is defective" by J. Michael Cole
• "Comparative Levels of Ballistic Protection" on Armoured Fighting Vehicles
• "‘Clouded Leopard’ delivery delayed until 2019" by J. Michael Cole

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