M113 ABRA
| M113 ABRA | |
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Artillery observation tank M113 A1 GE (Bundeswehr modification) in the Military History Museum of the Bundeswehr in Dresden (2014) |
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| General properties | |
| crew | 4th |
| length | 5.14 m |
| width | 2.69 m |
| height | 2.62 + 6 m |
| Dimensions | 13.2 tons |
| Armor and armament | |
| Armor | 12-38 mm |
| Main armament | no |
| Secondary armament | 1 × 7.62 mm - machine gun MG3 and smoke grenade launcher |
| agility | |
| drive | Diesel 155 kW (210 PS), 5220 cm³, 6 cylinders (all vehicles with NDV 2 MTU diesel engine 220 kW (300 PS)) |
| suspension | Torsion bar |
| Top speed | 62 km / h with NDV 2 |
| Power / weight | 22.73 hp / ton |
| Range | approx. 620 km |
M113 ABRA is an M113 armored personnel carrier equipped with an artillery observation radar ( ABRA ), which is used by the tank artillery battalions for battlefield surveillance in the battalion's flanks and for target reconnaissance, tracking and location.
From 1976 bis 1978 were for the army 62 units of M113 chassis with the Franco-German artillery radar Ratac ( Ra is de t ir pour l ' a rtillerie de c campaign to promote or Ra is de t ir de l' a rtillerie de c campaign to promote or R adar d ' a cquisition de t ir d' a rtillerie de c ampagne ) equipped. This is housed on a retractable, 6 m long telescopic mast.
Since the 1990s, the Bundeswehr has received 35 new vehicles of the more modern version of the ABRA with the designation RATAC-S . It has a more precise and higher reconnaissance range and is ready for use faster thanks to the more modern technology or requires a shorter time to change the firing position .
Technical data of the radar device (RATAC-S)
- Reconnaissance range of bullets 105 mm: up to 8 km
- Reconnaissance range soldiers: up to 14 km
- Reconnaissance range of bullets 155 mm: up to 15 km
- Reconnaissance range of small vehicles: up to 24 km
- Reconnaissance range helicopter: up to 28 km
- Reconnaissance range of large vehicles: up to 30 km
- Reconnaissance range of large marching columns: up to 38 km
- Location accuracy direction: + 2 m, - 2 m
- Location accuracy Distance: + 10 m, - 2 m
- Scanning range: 500 m – 2500 m
Armament
- Anti-aircraft machine gun MG3 in caliber 7.62 × 51 mm
- Smoke throwing system
Web links
- Info page at www.deutschesheer.de
- 60 seconds Bundeswehr: ABRA ( YouTube video of the Bundeswehr, May 10, 2017)