EE-9 Cascavel – Billeder & Videoer

Den EE-9 Cascavel (Portugisisk udtale: er en sekshjulet brasiliansk pansret bil udviklet primært til rekognoscering. Det blev konstrueret af Engesa i 1970 som erstatning for Brasiliens aldrende flåde af M8 Greyhounds. Køretøjet blev først udstyret med Greyhound's 37mm hovedkanon, og efterfølgende et fransk tårn vedtaget fra Panhard AML-90. Senere modeller bærer unikke Engesa tårne med en belgisk 90mm Cockerill Mk.3 kanon produceret under licens som EC-90

Kilde: EE-9 Cascavel på Wikipedia

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Den EE-9 Cascavel is a six-wheeled armored reconnaissance vehicle developed by Engesa, a Brazilian company, in the 1970s. It was designed to provide mobility, firepower and protection for scouting units in various terrains and climates. The EE-9 Cascavel is armed with a 90 mm cannon and two 7.62 mm machine guns, and can reach speeds of up to 100 km/h on roads. The vehicle has a crew of four: commander, gunner, driver and loader.
The EE-9 Cascavel has been exported to several countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America, and has seen combat in various conflicts such as the Iran-Iraq War, the Chadian Civil War and the Angolan Civil War.