Notes:
This Norwegian anti-tank vehicle is an M113A2 with an Armored Launching
Turret (ALT) fitted into the passenger bay.
This is the same turret mounted on the TIFV-ATV (see Turkish ATGM
Vehicles). Norway converted 100 of
these vehicles. Also mounted on the
turret are four forward-firing smoke
grenade launchers. These
launchers permit the use of colored smoke or IR screening smoke as well.
The grenades are electrically fired, with a control box on the top of the
wall of the engine compartment in front of the commander’s position.
The engine is
the turbocharged 6V53T, which develops 212 horsepower and has an improved
cooling system. The NM-142 has
neutral (pivot) steering capability, with the pivot steering handles being
located at the front of the driver’s compartment above and in front of the
tillers; however, most NM-142s have them disconnected as it was found that the
NM-142 easily throws tracks under pivot steering, even when simply turning in
place.
The increased
weight of the NM-142 made swimming perilous; the tech manuals say that an NM-142
has a freeboard of 14 inches when fully loaded, but in practice, the freeboard
is typically 10 inches or less, and it is quite possible for NM-142s to sink in
even moderately choppy water. For
this reason, normal practice is to leave all top hatches of a swimming NM-142
open so that the occupants can quickly escape if the vehicle sinks. In the late
1980s, the amphibious requirement for the NM-142 series was dropped, and the
vehicle was to swim only in emergencies.
Price |
Fuel Type |
Load |
Veh Wt |
Crew |
Mnt |
Night Vision |
Radiological |
$250,049 |
D, A |
455 kg |
12.25 tons |
4 |
7 |
Active/Passive IR (D), Image Intensification (G) |
Shielded |
Tr Mov |
Com Mov |
Fuel Cap |
Fuel Cons |
Config |
Susp |
Armor |
136/96 |
30/20/3 |
360 |
124 |
Trtd |
T2 |
TF4 TS4
TR4 HF6
HS4 HR4 |
Fire Control |
Stabilization |
Armament |
Ammunition |
+2 |
None |
2xTOW II Launchers, M-2HB (C) |
10xTOW II ATGM, 1000x.50 |