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Country of origin | Germany
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Crew | 3+2 (3 men sufficient for operation)
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Weight | 55 tons / MLC 60 tons
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Length | 11.669 m (overall) 7.920 m (hull)
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Width | 3.58 m
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Heigth | 3.06 m (turret roof)
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Clearance | 0.44m
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Armament | - 1 X 155 / L 52
- 1 X 7.62 mm.
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Ammunition | 60 shells, 288 uni-charge modules or equivalent bag charges
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Resupply | 60 complete rounds by 2 crew members in less than 10 minutes 50 seconds
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Elevation | -2.5° to +65°; n x 360°
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Maximum Range | - 30 km with standard NATO-projectiles
- 36.5km with base-bleed ammunition [proven]
- up to 40 km with assisted projectiles
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Rate of Fire |
- 3 rounds less than 10 seconds
- 10 rounds per minute (for 1 minute)
- 20 rounds less than 2 minutes 10 seconds
- 8 rounds per minute (for 3 minutes)
- 3 rounds per minute sustained rate of fire until system is out of ammunition
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Rearm time | less than 11 minutes
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Engine | 736 KW - power pack V8 diesel
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Power to weight ratio | 13.4 KW / t
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Transmission | Automatic
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Suspension | torsion bar and shock absorbers
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Traction | Caterpillars
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Speed |
- 60 Km/h Highway speed
- 45 Km/h Cross-country speed
- 750 meters 90-second survival dash speed
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Cruising range | 420 km
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Maximum gradient | 50%
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Fording ability | 1.5 m
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Crossing of ditches | 3 ms
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Vertical obstacle | 1 m
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