TAM VCA
The VCA-155 (Vehículo de combate de Artillería, Artillery Combat Vehicle) is a self-propelled 155 mm gun/howitzer, manufactured by TAMSE (Tanque Argentino Mediano Sociedad del Estado) which entered service in the late 1990s.
TAM VCA
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- TAM VCA
- Field
- self-propelled artillery
- Region
- Argentina
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• Name — TAM VCA • Origin — Argentina • Type — Self-propelled artillery • Is Vehicle — yes • Is Ranged — yes • Is Artillery — yes • Number — 17 • Length — 10.33 m • Width — 3.31 m • Height — 3.20 m • Suspension — Torsion bar • Clearance — 0.45 m • Weight — 40 t • Crew — 5 • Caliber — 155 mm • Primary Armament — Oto Melara "Palmaria" L41 155 mm howitzer • Secondary Armament — 1× 7.62 mm machine gun 8× smoke dischargers • Engine — MTU-MB 833 Ka-500 6-cylinder 22.4 L diesel • Engine Power — 720 hp • Speed — 60 km/h • Vehicle Range — 470 km
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• Illustration — SPG TAM VCA Palmaria 155mm; Argentine Army exhibition; May 2008. In conjunction with the VCCDT (Vehiculo de Combate Centro de Direccion de Tiro - Combat Vehicle, Fire Control Centre) it makes up a modern system of artillery weapons. It also operates an integrated system for artillery fire campaign called "TRUENO", which enables it to direct artillery fire in an automated mode.
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TAM VCA is associated with Argentina.
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It uses a TAP chassis (Tanque Argentino Pesado, Argentine Heavy Tank), an abandoned project derived from the TAM (Tanque Argentino Mediano, Argentine Medium Tank). It weighs 40 tonnes, and has 7 rolling wheels. It has a 155-mm howitzer "Palmaria" turret of Italian origin. It has a vehicular communications equipment SEM 180 and 193, which allows voice communication (within and outside the vehicle), but also operates in digital form. In total, 17 units were built.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q8010103: TAM VCA
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