TAM VCA

TAM VCA (Vehículo de Combate de Artillería de 155 mm ) : Self-Propelled Artillery Gun

Statistics

Main gun: Rhinemetall 155mm/L39 Howitzer
Ammunition Stowage: 50 ready/0 stowed
Default Ammunition "A": 30/0 M107 HE, 12/0 M110A2 WP Smoke, 8/0 M483 DPICM

• Note the carried ammunition above exceeds the number of rounds carried by the actual vehicle (28), scenario designers may wish to adjust carried ammo appropriately.

AAMG: 7.62mm FN MAG 60-20 (M240G)
Ammunition Stowage: 200 ready/400 stowed
Default Ammunition: 200/400 7.62mm NATO

Grenade Dischargers: Grenades
Ammunition Stowage: 8 ready/8 stowed
Default Ammunition: 8/8 Smoke

Armour protection:
Frontal Turret Armour: Protected versus small arms and shell splinter
Frontal Hull Armour: Protected versus 40mm AP

Combat Weight: 40 tonnes
Length: 6.77m (Hull)
Width: 3.29m
Height: N/A
Engine Power: 720 hp MTU-MB 833 Ka-500 6-cylinder diesel
Top Speed: 55kph

General

The Vehículo de Combate de Artillería (Artillery Combat Vehicle), or VCA-155, is a 155mm self-propelled howitzer base off an elongated TAM chassis fitted with Oto Melara's Palmaria SPG turret. Developed in the late 1980's and early 1990's to replace the Argentinian Army's AMX-13 Mk. F-3 155 mm artillery vehicles, a total of 19 were delivered by 1995.

Primary armament consists of a Rhinemetall manufactured 155mm/L36 howitzer mounted in the complete turret assembly of the Oto Melara Palmaria SPG carrying a total of 28 155mm rounds. A 7.62mm FN MAG 60-20 (M240G) machine-gun at the commander's station forms the vehicle's secondary armament. Turret armor for the VCA is lighter than that of other TAM variants, but hull protection remains identical. Due the the longer hull and heavy turret, vehicle performance is reduced to 55kph on road and considerably less off road.

Designed specifically for the Argentinian Army, the TAM VAC-155 has not been exported to other nations.

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