Norwegian NM 116 – fotografie a videá

Fotogaléria 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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Nórsky NM 116 bol ľahký tank vyvinutý Nórskom v roku 1970. Bol založený na americkom M24 Chaffee, ktorý používala nórska armáda od roku 1950. NM 116 bol modernizovaný novým dieselovým motorom, novou prevodovkou, novým systémom riadenia paľby a novým 90 mm kanónom. NM 116 bol určený na zabezpečenie mobility a palebnej sily pre nórske mechanizované pechotné jednotky v hornatom teréne Nórska. NM 116 bol v prevádzke od roku 1975 do roku 1993, kedy bol nahradený Leopardom 1A5NO.