CM-21 Armored Vehicle
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The CM-21 is an armoured vehicle designed and manufactured by the Republic of China Armoured Vehicle Development Center, based on the United States' model M113 APC.[1] The first prototype was manufactured in 1979, and the CM-21 officially entered service in 1982.
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CM-21 Armored Vehicle | |
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Place of origin | Taiwan |
Service history | |
In service | 1982–present |
Used by | Taiwan |
Production history | |
Designer | Armored Vehicle Development Center |
Designed | 1970s |
Manufacturer | Armored Vehicle Development Center |
Produced | 1980s |
No. built | Over 1,000 (all variants) |
Variants | 5 variants (see variants) |
Specifications | |
Mass | 12.7 tonnes (14.0 short tons; 12.5 long tons) (without weapons) |
Length | 4.863 meters (15 ft 11.5 in) |
Width | 2.686 meters (8 ft 9.7 in) |
Height | 2.5 meters (8 ft 2 in) |
Crew | 2 |
Passengers | 12 |
Armor | Aluminum hull Spaced Armor filled with Polyurethane on front and rear |
Main armament | M2 Browning Machine gun |
Secondary armament | Mk 19 automatic grenade launcher 107 millimeters (4.2 in)/ 120 millimeters (4.7 in) mortar (CM-22) 81 millimeters (3.2 in) mortar (CM-23) BGM-71 TOW missile (CM-25) 8 smoke grenade launcher (CM-21, 22, 23, 26) 6 smoke grenade launcher (CM-25) |
Engine | Perkins TV8-640 turbodiesel Detroit Diesel 6v53 diesel engine 210 hp (160 kW) |
Power/weight | 22.36 hp/t |
Transmission | Allison TX100-1 automatic gearbox three forward gears, one reverse gear |
Suspension | Torsion bar suspension, five road wheels |
Operational range | 550 kilometers (300 mi) |
Maximum speed | 66 km/h |
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The CM-21 is still in use today, with over 1,000 units manufactured and a number of different variants.[2]