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The Empire of the Americas
- Nov 14, 2019
- 839
| TYPE | Research & Development |
| COUNTRY | Empire of Brazil |
| PROJECT | MB-3 Tamoyo - Brazilian Light Tank |
| PROJECT COST | 20,800,000.00 |
| COMPLETION DATE | 16/04/2020 |
| PROJECT INFORMATION | The MB-3 Tamoyo was a Brazilian Main Battle Tank project started in 1979 by the Company Bernadini, who before had been working on modernizing the tanks of the Brazilian Armed Forces. The first prototype was made in 1984 and another two were made throughout the 80s, however, no buyers were found and by 1993, the Project was completely abandoned, however, now with the creation of the Brazilian Research and Development Center, the project as been revived with the full backing of the Brazilian Government. Specifications: Mass: 68 342 lb (31 000 kg) Length: 28,77 ft (8,8 m) Width: 10,56 ft (3,2 m) Height: 8,04 ft (2,5 m) Crew: 4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver) Armour: composed of steel and ceramics Main Armament: 90 mm M32 gun Secondary Armament: A Browning M2 .50 machine gun, coaxial, a 7.62mm FN MAG machine gun, anti-aircraft and eight smoke grenade launchers. Engine: Detroit Diesel 8V92TA 1.000hp Power/Weight: 26 hp/tonne Suspension: Torsion Bars Operational Range: 342 mi (550 km) Speed: 70 km/h (43 mph) Unit Cost: $2,800,000.00 |
| PRIVATE / ENCRYPTED | No |
