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Tanque Argentino Medianolarger figure on 3 of 4
TR-85larger figure on 1 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source6.75 m (22 ft 2 in)[source]
Gun forward
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Tanque Argentino Mediano | TR-85 |
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| Type | Light main battle tank / Medium tank[source] | Main battle tank[source] |
| Place of origin | Argentina / West Germany[source] | Romania[source] |
| In service | 1983–present[source] | 1986–present[source] |
| Used by | Argentina[source] | Romanian Land Forces |
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9.92 m (32.5 ft) (with gun forward)[source]
MTU -MB 833 Ka-500 6-cylinder 22.4 L (1,370 cu in) diesel
Single sourceMTU -MB 833 Ka-500 6-cylinder 22.4 L (1,370 cu in) diesel 540 kW (720 hp)[source]
Model 8VS-A2T2M C.N. ROMARM S.A, 8-cyl., 26.5 liter turbo charged direct injection diesel at 2300 rpm
Single sourceModel 8VS-A2T2M C.N. ROMARM S.A, 8-cyl., 26.5 liter turbo charged direct injection diesel 860 hp (640 kW) at 2300 rpm[source]
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| Unit cost | 1,500,000 USD (1983 export price)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1979–1991, 1994–1995[source] | 1986–1990 (TR-85) 1997–2009 (TR-85M1 upgrade)[source] |
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| No. built | 280[source] | 617[source] |
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| Armor | 50 mm (hull front and sides) 50 mm (turret front)[source] | turret: 320 + 20 mm add-on composite armour (580mm of RHAe) hull: 200 mm composite armour[source] |
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| Main armament | 105 mm (4.13 in) FM K.4 Modelo 1L[source] | 100 mm gun A-308 41 rounds[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 2×7.62 mm (0.30 in) machine gun[source] | 7.62 mm coaxial PKT machine gun 4595 rounds 12.7 mm DShK AA machine gun 750 rounds 81 mm smoke grenade launcher (20 grenades) 2 four-barreled flare launchers[source] |
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| Power/weight | 24 hp/tonne[source] | 17.2 hp/tonne[source] |
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| Suspension | Torsion-bar[source] | Torsion bar with eight telescopic hydro-gas shock absorbers[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Tanque Argentino Mediano Sociedad del Estado[source]TAM family · TAMSE production | Mechanical Factory Bucharest (part of ROMARM military consortium).[source] |
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| Wars | — | Romanian Revolution of 1989[source] |
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| Designer | — | Institute 111 Direcția Tancuri și Auto[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1978–1986[source] |
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| Variants | — | TR-85, TR-85 M1,TR-85M1R , DMT-85 M1[source] |
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| Transmission | — | THM-5800 hydromechanic (4 fwd, 2 rev gears)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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