E-99 Cascavel

Iraqi Army unit receives armored vehicles

EE-9 Cascavel

The EE-9 Cascavel Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle provides mechanised forces on the modern battleﬁeld a vehicle designed for speed and manoeuvrability on paved roads and operations in the ﬁeld with a high degree of manoeuvrability and power. Due to its heavy armament it can also serve as a ﬁre support vehicle.

Mobility and performance specifications
- Engine: Detroit diesel 6V53N / Mercedes Benz diesel
- Gross power: 158 kW
- Power to weight: 15.8 hp per tonne
- Transmission: Allison MT-643 automatic, 4 forward, 1 reverse
- Maximum speed: 100 km/h
- Turret elevation angle: 15°
- Vertical step: 500 mm
- Range: > 800 km
- Fording: 1m unprepared
- Drive: 6×6
- Fuel tank capacity: 390 liters
- Range : 880 km
- Gradient : 60%
- Slope: 30%
- Fording: 1m

Dimensions
- Length: 5.19m
- Height: 2.36m
- Width: 2.66 m
- GVM: 13 400kg
- Ground clearance: 340 mm (axles) 500 mm (hull)
- Ground pressure: variable between 2 and 4 kg/cm2
- Tyre size: 12.00 x 20 run flat tyres
- Wheelbase: 1.41 + 2.34m

Crew Comfort and Seating
- Seating capacity: 3 (driver, commander, gunner)

Protection Specifications
- Armor: dual hardness steel armor (16mm) o o Weapon 1:
- Main Armament: 90mm EC-90 cannon, 7.62mm MAG coaxial MG, 12.7mm M2HB, roof MG
- Weapon 1: 90mm EC-90-III cannon in turret 44 rounds, 24 ready to fire, -8 to +15 degrees elevation, 360 degrees traverse, 24°/s, non-stabilized.
- Weapon 2: 7.62mm MAG coaxial machine gun, 2.200 rounds carried traverse and elevation as main armament, non-stabilized.
- Weapon 3: 12.7mm M2HB heavy machine gun on turret roof, manual traverse and elevation, non-stabilized.
- Maximum aimed range: 2000m
- Maximum effective range: 2000 m (day)
- Loader type: manual
- Mount type: coax
- Fire on move: yes
- Smoke equipment : 2 x 3 smoke grenade launchers

Optional items
- Night vision
- Laser range ﬁnder

EE-9 Cascavel

Mobility and performance specifications

Dimensions

Crew Comfort and Seating

Protection Specifications

Optional items

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