Norueguês NM 116 – Fotos & Vídeo

Foto galery de um 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.

Fonte: Wikipédia

O norueguês NM 116 foi um tanque leve desenvolvido pela Noruega na década de 1970. Ele foi baseado no americano M24 Chaffee, que era usado pelo Exército norueguês desde a década de 1950. O NM 116 foi atualizado com um novo motor diesel, uma nova transmissão, um novo sistema de controle de fogo e um novo canhão de 90 mm. O NM 116 destinava-se a fornecer mobilidade e poder de fogo para as unidades de infantaria mecanizada norueguesas no terreno montanhoso da Noruega. O NM 116 esteve em serviço de 1975 a 1993, quando foi substituído pelo Leopard 1A5NO.