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BArmoured vehicles
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CM21 armored vehiclelarger figure on 1 of 3
Praga V3Slarger figure on 2 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source4.863 meters (15 ft 11.5 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | CM21 armored vehicle | Praga V3S |
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| Place of origin | Taiwan[source] | — |
| In service | 1982–present[source] | — |
| Used by | Republic of China Armed Forces[source] | — |
| Designer | ROC Armored Vehicle Development Center[source] | — |
| Designed | 1970s[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | ROC Armored Vehicle Development Center[source] |
6.91 m (272 in)[source]
without weapons
Single source12.7 tonnes (14.0 short tons ; 12.5 long tons ) (without weapons)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source66 km/h[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source550 kilometers (300 mi)[source]
Perkins TV8-640 turbodiesel Detroit Diesel 6V53 diesel engine
Single sourcePerkins TV8-640 turbodiesel Detroit Diesel 6V53 diesel engine 210 hp (160 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Praga[source] |
| Produced | 1980s[source] | — |
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| No. built | Over 1,000 (all variants)[source] | — |
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| Variants | 5 variants (see variants )[source] | — |
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| Passengers | 12[source] | — |
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| Armor | Aluminum hull Spaced Armor filled with Polyurethane on front and rear[source] | — |
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| Main armament | M2 Browning machine gun[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | Mk 19 automatic grenade launcher 107 millimeters (4.2 in)/ 120 millimeters (4.7 in) mortar (CM22) 81 millimeters (3.2 in) mortar (CM23) BGM-71 TOW missile (CM25) 8 smoke grenade launcher (CM21, 22, 23, 26) 6 smoke grenade launcher (CM25)[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 22.36 hp/t[source] | — |
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| Transmission | Allison TX100-1 automatic gearbox three forward gears, one reverse gear[source] | 4-step[source] |
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| Suspension | Torsion bar suspension , five road wheels[source] | — |
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| Role | armored personnel carrier[source] | — |
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| Production | — | 1953–1964 (Praga) 1964–1988 (Avia) 1986–1990 (BAZ)[source] |
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| Layout | — | 6×6[source] |
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| Engine | — | 7.4L Tatra 912-1 I6 diesel[source] |
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| Curb weight | — | 5,470–8,650 kg (12,059–19,070 lb)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Czechoslovakia[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 11, cell 3; revision 1375987027; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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| Reported operators | — |
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