Norwegian NM 116 – Foton &; Video

NM 116
Land	Norge
Typ	Lätt tank
Fotograf	Erik Torp
Ämne	Album av 31 bilder av en Norska NM 116

Foto galery av 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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NM 116 var en lätt stridsvagn som utvecklades av Norge på 1970-talet. Den var baserad på den amerikanska M24 Chaffee, som hade använts av den norska armén sedan 1950-talet. NM 116 uppgraderades med en ny dieselmotor, en ny transmission, ett nytt eldledningssystem och en ny 90 mm kanon. NM 116 var avsedd att ge rörlighet och eldkraft till de norska mekaniserade infanteriförbanden i den bergiga terrängen i Norge. NM 116 var i tjänst från 1975 till 1993, då den ersattes av Leopard 1A5NO.