ABI (Military land vehicle)
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Autovehicul Blindat pentru Intervenție (ABI, "Armored Vehicle for Intervention") was a Romanian armored car based on the chassis of the ARO 240 off-road vehicle. Intended for escort and counterinsurgency missions, the ABI armored vehicle was manufactured by Automecanica Moreni. The export variant was known as AM 100 ALG.
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ABI | |
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Type | Armoured Car |
Place of origin | Romania |
Service history | |
Used by | Romania Algeria Liberia |
Production history | |
Designer | Direcția Tancuri și Auto |
Designed | 1978—1979 |
Manufacturer | Automecanica Moreni [ro] |
Produced | 1979 |
No. built | 17[1] |
Variants | AM 100 ALG[2] |
Specifications | |
Mass | 4,000 kilograms (4.4 short tons; 3.9 long tons) |
Length | 4.22 m (13 ft 10 in) |
Width | 2.225 m (7 ft 3.6 in) |
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) (hull) |
Crew | 2 + 4 passengers |
Armor | 4–10 mm |
Main armament | 12.7mm DShK machine gun |
Secondary armament | 7.62 PK machine gun |
Engine | Model D-127 4-stroke diesel 68 hp |
Power/weight | 17 hp/tonne |
Transmission | 4 × 4 |
Ground clearance | 0.195 m (7.7 in) |
Operational range | 600 km (370 mi) |
Maximum speed | 90 km/h (56 mph) |
References | [2] |
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