Norsk NM 116 – Billeder & Video

Foto stormvejr af en NM 116, In 1972, the Norwegian Army decided to retain 54 of their 123 M24 light tanks as reconnaissance vehicles after they were substantially rebuilt under the designation NM-116. It was calculated that the NM-116 rebuilding program cost only about a third as much as contemporary light tanks. This program was managed by the firm Thune-Eureka. The American firm NAPCO developed an improved power-pack based around the 6V53T diesel engine used in the M113 armored personnel carrier mated to an Allison MT-653 transmission. The original 75 mm Gun M6 L/39 was replaced with a French D-925 90 mm low pressure gun, with a co-axial 0.50-inch (12.7 mm) M2 heavy machine gun. The bow gunner position was eliminated in favor of ammunition stowage. A new fire-control system was installed, complete with a Simrad LV3 laser rangefinder. Norwegian firms also converted eight M24 light tanks into light armored recovery vehicles to support the NM-116. The NM-116 were retired from service in 1993.

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Den norske NM 116 var en let kampvogn udviklet af Norge i 1970'erne. Den var baseret på den amerikanske M24 Chaffee, som havde været brugt af den norske hær siden 1950'erne. NM 116 blev opgraderet med en ny dieselmotor, en ny transmission, et nyt brandstyringssystem og en ny 90 mm kanon. NM 116 var beregnet til at give mobilitet og ildkraft til de norske mekaniserede infanterienheder i det bjergrige terræn i Norge. NM 116 var i tjeneste fra 1975 til 1993, da den blev erstattet af Leopard 1A5NO.