VCPC

Notes: This is the command vehicle member of the Argentine VCTP family. It carries extensive communications equipment (at least three radios, and usually more), as well as observation gear and a navigation system. The firing ports are retained, as is the rear ramp and roof hatches. The rear remote-controlled machinegun is removed, but there is a cupola with a machinegun mounted on it.

Price

Fuel Type

Load

Veh Wt

Crew

Mnt

Night Vision

Radiological

$475,093

D, A

825 kg

26 tons

2+8

9

Passive IR, Image Intensification

Shielded

Tr Mov

Com Mov

Fuel Cap

Fuel Cons

Config

Susp

Armor

160/115

35/25/5

640+400

175

Stnd

T3

HF14 HS6 HR6

Fire Control

Stabilization

Armament

Ammunition

None

None

MG-3 (C)

2500x7.62N

VCTP

Notes: This is an Argentine armored personnel carrier based on the same chassis as the TAM tank. In the VCTP, the engine is in front beside the driver, and a small, two-man turret is in the center of the vehicle, with a passenger compartment in the rear. On each side of the passenger compartment are three firing ports. There is a remote-controlled machinegun over the rear of the hull. Four smoke grenade launchers are on each side of the front of the hull. There is a ramp in the rear of the hull for passenger exit. A reserve tank of 200 liters capacity may be fitted to either side of the rear hull. The original requirement by the Argentine Army was for 300 VCTPs, but budget problems cancelled acquisition after only 210 had been built.

Price

Fuel Type

Load

Veh Wt

Crew

Mnt

Night Vision

Radiological

$271,582

D, A

1 ton

28 tons

3+9

7

Passive IR

Shielded

Tr Mov

Com Mov

Fuel Cap

Fuel Cons

Config

Susp

Armor

124/87

50/30/5

640+400

132

Trtd

T3

TF9 TS4 TR4 HF14 HS6 HR6

Fire Control

Stabilization

Armament

Ammunition

+2

Fair

20mm KAA, MG-3, MG-3 (R), MG-3 (C)

1400x20mmKAA, 5000x7.62N