ASCOD 105
Notes: The ASCOD
105 is a joint venture between Santa Barbara of Spain and Steyr-Daimler-Puch of
Austria. Great Britain, Greece, and
South Africa have also expressed interest in this light tank.
It has also received attention in Asia.
The vehicle uses a modified ASCOD IFV chassis and a turret from a Rooikat
South African light combat vehicle, armed with a 105mm NATO cannon.
The vehicle's joints are all welded, so that there are no rivets to pop
loose and ricochet around if the vehicle is hit.
The commander has a hatch on the turret roof, next to the loader.
The gunner uses one of these hatches.
The driver has a hatch on the front deck, and there is a rear hatch for
quick escapes under fire. Night
vision is provided for all crewmembers, as well as a sight for the commander and
gunner equal to an image intensifier.
Appliqué armor is available, adding 5 points of armor to the HF and TF
and 3 points on all other faces except the HR.
The ASCOD 105
GDLS is an ASCOD armored personnel carrier reworked into a light tank, like the
ASCOD 105, but this time using a casemated 105mm gun, similar to that on the
Marder 105. This offers more
protection for the crew as well as increased gun laying and response time, as
the casemated turret has a faster traverse time as well as a better fire control
system. All crewmembers are carried
in the front of the hull, with the driver and commander side by side and the
gunner behind them on a slightly elevated seat.
The hull may use the same appliqué armor as other ASCOD designs, but the
turret appliqué armor may not be used.
The ASCOD 105
(both versions) uses an MTU 8V-199-TE22 engine which develops 720 horsepower.
They are equipped with a Sapa Placancia SG 850 automatic transmission, which can
be switched by the driver to manual transmission if necessary.
Suspension is by torsion bar with rotary dampers at the ends.
The ASCOD 105 is able to drive at half full forward speed in reverse. On
a road, the ASCOD 105 can accelerate to a Com Mov of 17 in 14 seconds.
It can cross a 2.3-meter ditch, climb a 95-centimeter wall, and ford 1.2
meters, though it is not amphibious. The ASCOD 105 has an NBC overpressure
system with a collective NBC backup.
The ASCOD 105 is
equipped with the Kollsman Day/Night Range Sight (DNRS), which integrates a
digital ballistic computer, day vision and night vision channels and a laser
rangefinder. The Kollsman system also has an automatic target tracker; the
gunner lases a target and the turret and gun slew to put the gun on target. The
commander of the standard ASCOD 105 has a cupola with all-around vision blocks;
the center front block has a magnification of x2.8; he also has an LCD screen
which projects what the gunner is seeing. He does not have his own thermal
imager. The TC has emergency controls for the gun to take care of sudden close
threats. The ASCOD 105 GDLS’s commander does not have the same cupola but does
have the magnified vision blocks; he has a hunter/killer sight mounted on the
turret roof. The ASCOD 105 GDLS’s main gun is fed by a full autoloading system.
Both are also equipped with a laser warning/detection and its smoke grenade
launchers have prismatic aerosol smoke in them.
Vehicle |
Price |
Fuel Type |
Load |
Veh Wt |
Crew |
Mnt |
Night Vision |
Radiological |
ASCOD 105 |
$368,180 |
D, A |
635 kg |
28.5 tons |
4 |
18 |
Image Intensification (D, G, C), Thermal
Imaging (G) |
Shielded |
w/Applique |
$371,196 |
D, A |
626 kg |
29.9 tons |
4 |
18 |
Image Intensification (D, G, C), Thermal
Imaging (G) |
Shielded |
ASCOD 105 GDLS |
$410,558 |
D, A |
621 kg |
26 tons |
3 |
14 |
Thermal Imaging (G, C), Passive IR (D),
Image Intensification (G, C) |
Shielded |
w/Applique |
$411,915 |
D, A |
616 kg |
26.93 tons |
3 |
14 |
Thermal Imaging (G, C), Passive IR (D),
Image Intensification (G, C) |
Shielded |
Vehicle |
Tr Mov |
Com Mov |
Fuel Cap |
Fuel Cons |
Config |
Susp |
Armor |
ASCOD 105 |
172/120 |
48/33 |
860 |
267 |
Trtd |
T3 |
TF16
TS8 TR8
HF18Cp
HS8Cp HR6 |
w/Applique |
165/116 |
46/32 |
860 |
267 |
Trtd |
T3 |
TF21
TS11 TR11
HF23Cp HS11Cp
HR6* |
ASCOD 105 GDLS |
186/130 |
52/36 |
860 |
267 |
CiH |
T3 |
TF11Cp
TS7 TR6
HF18Cp
HS8Cp HR6 |
w/Applique |
180/126 |
50/35 |
860 |
267 |
CiH |
T3 |
TF11Cp
TS7 TR6
HF23Cp HS11Cp
HR6* |
Vehicle |
Fire Control |
Stabilization |
Armament |
Ammunition |
ASCOD 105 |
+3 |
Good |
105mm GT-7 Gun, MG3, MG3 (C) |
40x105mm, 4600x7.62mm |
ASCOD 105 GDLS |
+4 |
Good |
105mm L7 Gun, MG3 |
40x105mm, 4600x7.62mm |
*Hull Floor, Hull Roof, and
Turret Roof AV are 5.
M-41B/C/E
Notes: These are versions of
the M-41 used by Brazil, Denmark, Greece, Turkey, and Spain.
These versions have less thirsty diesel engines, upgraded armor, and a
90mm gun with one-axis stabilization. The M41B uses a Saab-Scania DS-14A 04
405-horsepower diesel; the M41C uses a Saab-Scania 430-horsepower diesel engine.
The M41B and C use a 90mm Ca 76/90 M32 BR2 gun, which is a bored-out version of
the 76mm M32 gun and has a barrel length of L/43.91, though the barrel has a
bore evacuator and a new muzzle brake.
The M41E uses a 90mm Cockerill main gun, again with a new muzzle brake.
The M41B has a simple analog fire control computer, while the M41C adds a
laser rangefinder. The M41B and C also have a white light/IR searchlight mounted
above the main gun.
All three have
side skirts added (the M41B in most cases, at any rate). All three have various
armored boxes for vehicle and crew equipment added to the sides, rear, and
turret sides, and the M41E has small bustle racks added to the sides of the
turret bustle. One M41C would be produced with an advanced (for the time) spaced
armor package. Most M41Cs, however
were essentially upgraded M41Bs.
An upgrade to
the M41B and C had spaced armor on the hull front and turret front and the hull
sides. The transmission is upgraded and produces additional acceleration. The
main gun has been replaced by the Ca 76/90 M32 BR3 gun, which has a thermal
sleeve and upgraded fire control and night vision equipment, and is otherwise
the equivalent in game terms to the Cockerill Mk 3.
The M41E has a
laser rangefinder and a digital computer.
The M41E also adds upgraded night vision equipment.
The M41E uses a General Motors 8V-71T 400-horsepower diesel.
The M41B and C
were primarily used by the Brazilians, the C by the Brazilian Marines.
The M41E was designed by Spain’s Santa Barbara as an upgrade kit, and
used by Spain, Denmark, Greece, and Turkey on their M41s. The full M41C upgrade
package was also bought by Uruguay.
Vehicle |
Price |
Fuel Type |
Load |
Veh Wt |
Crew |
Mnt |
Night Vision |
Radiological |
M41B |
$374,114 |
D, A |
503 kg |
23.8 tons |
4 |
14 |
Active/Passive IR (D, G), WL/IR
Searchlight |
Enclosed |
M41B Upgrade |
$217,632 |
D, A |
502 kg |
25.1 tons |
4 |
14 |
Passive IR (D, G), Image Intensification
(G), WL/IR Searchlight |
Enclosed |
M41C |
$378,990 |
D, A |
505 kg |
23.8 tons |
4 |
14 |
Active/Passive IR (D, G), WL/IR
Searchlight |
Enclosed |
M41C Upgrade |
$222,508 |
D, A |
504 kg |
25.1 tons |
4 |
14 |
Passive IR (D, G), Image Intensification
(G), WL/IR Searchlight |
Enclosed |
M41C w/Advanced Armor |
$393,154 |
D, A |
511 kg |
25.42 tons |
4 |
14 |
Active/Passive IR (D, G), WL/IR
Searchlight |
Enclosed |
M41E |
$252,743 |
D, A |
508 kg |
25.69 tons |
4 |
14 |
Passive IR (D, G, C), Image
Intensification (G, C) |
Enclosed |
Vehicle |
Tr Mov |
Com Mov |
Fuel Cap |
Fuel Cons |
Config |
Susp |
Armor |
M41B |
126/88 |
35/24 |
530 |
120 |
Trtd |
T4 |
TF12
TS8 TR6
HF14 HS8
HR8 |
M41B Upgrade |
121/84 |
34/23 |
530 |
120 |
Trtd |
T4 |
TF15Sp
TS8 TR6
HF17Sp HS10Sp
HR8 |
M41C |
132/92 |
37/26 |
530 |
126 |
Trtd |
T4 |
TF12
TS8 TR6
HF14 HS8
HR8 |
M41C Upgrade |
126/88 |
35/25 |
530 |
126 |
Trtd |
T4 |
TF15Sp
TS8 TR6
HF17Sp HS10Sp
HR8 |
M41C w/Advanced Armor |
125/88 |
35/24 |
530 |
126 |
Trtd |
T4 |
TF17Sp
TS10Sp TR6
HF19Sp HS11Sp
HR9* |
M41E |
118/83 |
33/23 |
530 |
119 |
Trtd |
T4 |
TF15Sp
TS9Sp TR7
HF17Sp HS10Sp
HR10** |
Vehicle |
Fire Control |
Stabilization |
Armament |
Ammunition |
M41B |
+1 |
Fair |
90mm Ca 76/90 M32 BR2 gun, M60E2, M2HB
(C) |
45x90mm, 5000x7.62mm, 2175x.50 |
M41C |
+2 |
Fair |
90mm Ca 76/90 M32 BR2 gun, M60E2, M2HB
(C) |
45x90mm, 5000x7.62mm, 2175x.50 |
M41B/C Upgrade |
+2 |
Fair |
90mm Ca 76/90 M32 BR3 gun, M60E2, M2HB
(C) |
45x90mm, 5000x7.62mm, 2175x.50 |
M41E |
+3 |
Fair |
90mm Cockerill Mk 3 gun, MG3 or MAG,
M2HB (C) |
45x90mm, 5000x7.62mm, 2175x.50 |
*Hull and Turret Roof Armor
is 5Sp; Hull Floor armor is 5Sp.
**Hull Roof, Turret Roof,
and Hull Floor AV is 6.