Peugeot Talbot CZ-10/25E Alacran

     Notes: This CEV was converted from older M-60 stocks in Spain with the help of General Dynamics.  The first prototype was built in 1995, with first issue being in 1997 and deliveries being complete in 1999. The Spanish had 50 M-60A1s when the modification process began; 38 were modified into Alacrans and the rest were modified into AVLBs (as per the standard M-60 AVLB. They were built only for the Spanish Army, and Peugeot Talbot can resume conversions if necessary, either for Spain or other countries who wish to convert their M-60 tank-series vehicles.

     For this conversion, the turret is retained, but the gun is replaced by a Pace Poclain crane arm with a bucket capable of digging 420 liters at one scrape and capable of lifting 7 tons, and can dig to 2.65 meters in earth per swipe. As the arm is on a modified M-60 turret, it can be rotated 360 degrees. The shovel may be replaced by a NPC hydraulic hammer or a VTC-30 cutting tool, used to cut into thick roadway, concrete, rocks, water mains, etc.  The extra tools are carried in cradles on the rear left side; the crew can change tools using the arm at its inner extension.  The crane operator puts one tool into its cradle, unlocks it, then locks another tool onto the crane. The arm has a maximum reach of 7.2 meters

     The vehicle has a dozer blade able to be set at very low angles and can rip the top 0.3 meters of asphalt off the top of a roadway, for example.  The blade is 4 meters wide.  The blade may be replaced by a mineclearing plow and an automatic flag dispenser at the rear and sides; the rear dispensers have a magazine of 160.  The side flag dispensers have a magazine of 40 each.  These flags are used to mark lanes clear of mines, and they are not normally put on unless the mineclearing plow is mounted. Optionally, the Alacran may be equipped with a mine roller or flail instead of a dozer/plow blade.

     At the rear is a 25-ton winch, which can doubled by use of black and tackle, and is normally used to create or to clear obstacles, though it can tow vehicles by locking the cable reel.  The Alacran has a number of mines that it can set; this must be done manually. Likewise, it carries explosives and the equivalent of an engineer demo kit.

     The crew retains there M-60 positions, with the "gunner" controlling the crane, the commander in the same cupola as in the M-60 tank, and the driver in the center front hull.  There are banks of four smoke grenade launchers on each side of the turret.  The vehicle has a heater, air conditioner with NBC filters, and a vehicular collective NBC system. The Alacrans are equipped with two long-range data-capable radios and a GPS mapping system.  Most crew equipment is carried on the outside, as the turret bustle of the M-60 is retained.

     The engine is a Continental AVDS-1790-2 750-horsepower turbocharged diesel, with an automatic transmission. The engine is a Continental AVDS-1790-2 750-horsepower turbocharged diesel, with an automatic transmission.

Price

Fuel Type

Load

Veh Wt

Crew

Mnt

Night Vision

Radiological

$1,562,445

D, A

1.8 tons

53 tons

3

27

Passive IR (D, C), WL Spotlight (C)

Shielded

 

Tr Mov

Com Mov

Fuel Cap

Fuel Cons

Config

Susp

Armor

110/77

30/21

1420

278

Stnd

T6

HF56  HS15  HR8*

 

Fire Control

Stabilization

Armament

Ammunition

None

None

M-2HB (C)

600x.50, 40xAPERS Mines, 40xAT Mines, Engineer Demo Chest, 40 kg C4.

*The dozer blade, if mounted, protects the front to an extent.  The standard blade has an AV of 7Sp, and protects the lower front or glacis, depending on how high it is raised.  The mine roller has an AV of 20.  The mine flail has an AV of 6Sp.

 

GAMESA M-47 VR

     Notes: In 1994, the Spanish Army decided to rework a number of their aging or obsolete vehicles; one of these was the M-47E1 main battle tank.  The tank was rebuilt into the M-47 VR, an armored recovery vehicle.  In this task, they had the help of the German company of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann. Some 22 of these conversions were made, with deliveries being completed in 1996.  Though intended solely for the recovery of M-48s and M-60s, it has been discovered that they are capable of recovering Spain's new Leopard 2s.  This has given the Spanish Army extra time to decide what will replace them. It has not been offered on the export market, and the M-47 VR is used only by the Spanish Army.

     Unlike most such vehicles, the M-47 VR does not have a large raised superstructure; the turret is still removed, but the opening is covered by a welded-in plate covering steel bars, and a small, low superstructure is mounted on the front third of the vehicle (offset to the right, as the crane is on the left), primarily used for the driver and commander.  It also has some storage space. The former turret basket is also removed and made a part of the crew and storage compartment. 

     The front of the vehicle has a dozer blade 3.7 meters wide and 0.9 meters high; this is normally for bracing while using the crane or winches, but has a secondary role of clearing obstacles and digging fighting positions.  The blade also has ripping teeth on its bottom; these are normally driven into the ground to provide more stable bracing, but can also rip up road surfaces.  The main winch is inside the hull and can pull 35 tons, or 70 tons with block and tackle, and with 120 meters of cable. It can be led out through the front and rear of the M-47 VR. In the front of the vehicle is an auxiliary winch with a capacity of 4 tons, or 8 with block and tackle.  On the front right side of the M-47 VR is its crane, which can be rotated through 360 degrees, even over the vehicle.  It has a capacity of 22 tons.  In the case of the winch and crane, there are automatic overload prevention devices that stop the devices if they hit their load limits.  The crane can lift a full load up to 9.75 meters.  The M-47 VR carries a full set of tools for vehicular work, including power tools, basic tools, a welder, a hand circular saw, and a “jaws of life,” and places to plug them in are on the right rear side of the vehicle.  The tools can be powered by the engine, or by an APU with 5kW power.  In case of breakdown of the engine and APU, there is a small power unit with just enough power to return the dozer blade, winches, and crane to the travel position in preparation of its towing by another ARV.  A complete M-48, M-60, or Leopard 2 powerpack can be carried on the flat rear deck.

     The M-47 VR has received a power pack upgrade, with the engine, transmission, transfer case, brakes, steering systems, and driver controls being replaced with those from an M-48 tank.  The transmission is still manual.  The engine is a GDLS AVDS-1790-2D turbocharged diesel developing 760 horsepower.

     The driver's position is at the front of the left superstructure.  The commander is in the center front with a pintle-mounted weapon. The other two crewmembers ride inside the vehicle, though sometimes, a light machinegun is mounted on a pintle near one of the roof hatches to keep guard in the rear.  The crew has an NBC overpressure system, and the main compartments of the M-47 VR have fire detection and suppression systems. A small computer with technical information for Spanish Army vehicles is also installed. On each side of the superstructure is a cluster of four smoke grenade launchers.

Price

Fuel Type

Load

Veh Wt

Crew

Mnt

Night Vision

Radiological

$1,204,994

D, A

6.05 tons

48.5 tons

4

25

Passive IR (D), WL Spotlight (C)

Shielded

 

Tr Mov

Com Mov

Fuel Cap

Fuel Cons

Config

Susp

Armor

118/83

33/23

1514

282

Stnd

T6

HF50 HS14  HR8

 

Fire Control

Stabilization

Armament

Ammunition

None

None

M-2HB (C), MG-3 (R)

1000x.50, 3000x7.62mm

 

Peugeot Talbot CZ-10/25E Alacran

     Notes: This CEV was converted from older M-60 stocks in Spain with the help of General Dynamics.  The first prototype was built in 1995, with first issue being in 1997 and deliveries being complete in 1999. The Spanish had 50 M-60A1s when the modification process began; 38 were modified into Alacrans and the rest were modified into AVLBs (as per the standard M-60 AVLB. They were built only for the Spanish Army, and Peugeot Talbot can resume conversions if necessary, either for Spain or other countries who wish to convert their M-60 tank-series vehicles.

     For this conversion, the turret is retained, but the gun is replaced by a Pace Poclain crane arm with a bucket capable of digging 420 liters at one scrape and capable of lifting 7 tons, and can dig to 2.65 meters in earth per swipe. As the arm is on a modified M-60 turret, it can be rotated 360 degrees. The shovel may be replaced by a NPC hydraulic hammer or a VTC-30 cutting tool, used to cut into thick roadway, concrete, rocks, water mains, etc.  The extra tools are carried in cradles on the rear left side; the crew can change tools using the arm at its inner extension.  The crane operator puts one tool into its cradle, unlocks it, then locks another tool onto the crane. The arm has a maximum reach of 7.2 meters

     The vehicle has a dozer blade able to be set at very low angles and can rip the top 0.3 meters of asphalt off the top of a roadway, for example.  The blade is 4 meters wide.  The blade may be replaced by a mineclearing plow and an automatic flag dispenser at the rear and sides; the rear dispensers have a magazine of 160.  The side flag dispensers have a magazine of 40 each.  These flags are used to mark lanes clear of mines, and they are not normally put on unless the mineclearing plow is mounted. Optionally, the Alacran may be equipped with a mine roller or flail instead of a dozer/plow blade.

     At the rear is a 25-ton winch, which can doubled by use of black and tackle, and is normally used to create or to clear obstacles, though it can tow vehicles by locking the cable reel.  The Alacran has a number of mines that it can set; this must be done manually. Likewise, it carries explosives and the equivalent of an engineer demo kit.

     The crew retains there M-60 positions, with the "gunner" controlling the crane, the commander in the same cupola as in the M-60 tank, and the driver in the center front hull.  There are banks of four smoke grenade launchers on each side of the turret.  The vehicle has a heater, air conditioner with NBC filters, and a vehicular collective NBC system. The Alacrans are equipped with two long-range data-capable radios and a GPS mapping system.  Most crew equipment is carried on the outside, as the turret bustle of the M-60 is retained.

     The engine is a Continental AVDS-1790-2 750-horsepower turbocharged diesel, with an automatic transmission. The engine is a Continental AVDS-1790-2 750-horsepower turbocharged diesel, with an automatic transmission.

Price

Fuel Type

Load

Veh Wt

Crew

Mnt

Night Vision

Radiological

$1,562,445

D, A

1.8 tons

53 tons

3

27

Passive IR (D, C), WL Spotlight (C)

Shielded

 

Tr Mov

Com Mov

Fuel Cap

Fuel Cons

Config

Susp

Armor

110/77

30/21

1420

278

Stnd

T6

HF56  HS15  HR8*

 

Fire Control

Stabilization

Armament

Ammunition

None

None

M-2HB (C)

600x.50, 40xAPERS Mines, 40xAT Mines, Engineer Demo Chest, 40 kg C4.

*The dozer blade, if mounted, protects the front to an extent.  The standard blade has an AV of 7Sp, and protects the lower front or glacis, depending on how high it is raised.  The mine roller has an AV of 20.  The mine flail has an AV of 6Sp.

 

GAMESA M-47 VR

     Notes: In 1994, the Spanish Army decided to rework a number of their aging or obsolete vehicles; one of these was the M-47E1 main battle tank.  The tank was rebuilt into the M-47 VR, an armored recovery vehicle.  In this task, they had the help of the German company of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann. Some 22 of these conversions were made, with deliveries being completed in 1996.  Though intended solely for the recovery of M-48s and M-60s, it has been discovered that they are capable of recovering Spain's new Leopard 2s.  This has given the Spanish Army extra time to decide what will replace them. It has not been offered on the export market, and the M-47 VR is used only by the Spanish Army.

     Unlike most such vehicles, the M-47 VR does not have a large raised superstructure; the turret is still removed, but the opening is covered by a welded-in plate covering steel bars, and a small, low superstructure is mounted on the front third of the vehicle (offset to the right, as the crane is on the left), primarily used for the driver and commander.  It also has some storage space. The former turret basket is also removed and made a part of the crew and storage compartment. 

     The front of the vehicle has a dozer blade 3.7 meters wide and 0.9 meters high; this is normally for bracing while using the crane or winches, but has a secondary role of clearing obstacles and digging fighting positions.  The blade also has ripping teeth on its bottom; these are normally driven into the ground to provide more stable bracing, but can also rip up road surfaces.  The main winch is inside the hull and can pull 35 tons, or 70 tons with block and tackle, and with 120 meters of cable. It can be led out through the front and rear of the M-47 VR. In the front of the vehicle is an auxiliary winch with a capacity of 4 tons, or 8 with block and tackle.  On the front right side of the M-47 VR is its crane, which can be rotated through 360 degrees, even over the vehicle.  It has a capacity of 22 tons.  In the case of the winch and crane, there are automatic overload prevention devices that stop the devices if they hit their load limits.  The crane can lift a full load up to 9.75 meters.  The M-47 VR carries a full set of tools for vehicular work, including power tools, basic tools, a welder, a hand circular saw, and a “jaws of life,” and places to plug them in are on the right rear side of the vehicle.  The tools can be powered by the engine, or by an APU with 5kW power.  In case of breakdown of the engine and APU, there is a small power unit with just enough power to return the dozer blade, winches, and crane to the travel position in preparation of its towing by another ARV.  A complete M-48, M-60, or Leopard 2 powerpack can be carried on the flat rear deck.

     The M-47 VR has received a power pack upgrade, with the engine, transmission, transfer case, brakes, steering systems, and driver controls being replaced with those from an M-48 tank.  The transmission is still manual.  The engine is a GDLS AVDS-1790-2D turbocharged diesel developing 760 horsepower.

     The driver's position is at the front of the left superstructure.  The commander is in the center front with a pintle-mounted weapon. The other two crewmembers ride inside the vehicle, though sometimes, a light machinegun is mounted on a pintle near one of the roof hatches to keep guard in the rear.  The crew has an NBC overpressure system, and the main compartments of the M-47 VR have fire detection and suppression systems. A small computer with technical information for Spanish Army vehicles is also installed. On each side of the superstructure is a cluster of four smoke grenade launchers.

Price

Fuel Type

Load

Veh Wt

Crew

Mnt

Night Vision

Radiological

$1,204,994

D, A

6.05 tons

48.5 tons

4

25

Passive IR (D), WL Spotlight (C)

Shielded

 

Tr Mov

Com Mov

Fuel Cap

Fuel Cons

Config

Susp

Armor

118/83

33/23

1514

282

Stnd

T6

HF50 HS14  HR8

 

Fire Control

Stabilization

Armament

Ammunition

None

None

M-2HB (C), MG-3 (R)

1000x.50, 3000x7.62mm