CCV-L

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CCV-L ( Close Combat Vehicle - Light )
General properties
crew 3 (driver, gunner, commander)
length 9.37 m
width 2.69 m
height 2.36 m
Dimensions 19.4 t
Armor and armament
Main armament 105 mm cannon
Secondary armament 12.7 mm MG , turret-mounted
agility
drive 6-cylinder diesel engine Detroit model 6V 92 TA
552 PS (412 kW)
suspension Torsion bar suspension
Top speed 70 km / h
Power / weight 28.5 hp / t
Range 483 km

The CCV-L was an American light tank whose development was discontinued in 1996 after six prototypes were built. It was the first American tank to have an automatic loading system.

Development history

The CCV-L was developed by FMC Cooperation , maker of the M2 Bradley and M113 , for the US Army's light divisions . The first prototype was delivered in 1985. In order to keep the development time as short as possible, many components were taken over from the M113 and the M2 Bradley.

The automatic loading system allowed the theoretically above-average rate of fire of twelve rounds per minute for a tank. A disadvantage was the lack of a machine gun for fighting attacking infantry or for air defense. In the planning it was assumed that there would be enough of its own troops in the vicinity of the vehicle to ensure the necessary protection here. A turret-mounted MG was added much later. However, the difficulty here was that the shooter had to leave the vehicle to operate the weapon.

As far as is known, the armor is an extremely durable aluminum construction . Additional armor or reactive armor could be added to improve armor protection. Due to its low weight and size, the CCV-L was air-transportable in order to fulfill its role in the airborne divisions of the USA. The CCV-L was able to wade to a depth of 1.32 m. The trench crossing ability was 2.13 m and the climbing ability 0.76 m.

In 1985, the CCV-L won the Armored Gun System (AGS) comparative test of the US Army against the Stingray tank from Cadillac-Cage, and the Army approved the construction of six AGS prototypes. In 1995, the Army classified the vehicle as an M8 and the start of production was targeted for 1996, but production never started in 1996 due to budget problems.

literature

  • Philip Trewhitt: tanks. The most important combat vehicles in the world from World War I to the present day. Neuer Kaiserverlag, Klagenfurt 2005, ISBN 3-7043-3197-X , ( Worth knowing - Technology ), p. 52.
  • Roger Ford: tanks from 1916 to the present day. Karl Müller Verlag, Erlangen 1997, ISBN 3-86070-676-4 .