Nahuel DL-43 | |
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![]() Argentine Nahuel DL-43 tank | |
Type | Medium tank |
Place of origin | Argentina |
Service history | |
Used by | Argentina |
Production history | |
Designer | Alfredo Baisi |
Manufacturer | Arsenal Esteban de Luca |
No. built | 16 (+ 1 wooden mock-up) |
Specifications | |
Mass | 35 tonnes |
Length | 6.22 m (20 ft 5 in) |
Width | 2.33 m (7 ft 8 in) |
Height | 2.952 m (9 ft 8.2 in) |
Crew | 5 (Commander, gunner, loader, driver, co-driver) |
Armor | 80 mm |
Main armament | Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1909 |
Secondary armament | 1× 7.65 mm Allan machine gun and 3 x 7.65 mm Madsen machine guns ?? rounds |
Engine | FMA-Lorraine-Dietrich 12 Eb, 12 cylinders in W, water cooled 500 hp |
Power/weight | 14.3 hp / tonne |
Suspension | vertical volute spring |
Operational range | 250 km (on road) |
Maximum speed | 25 mph (40 km/h) (on road) |
The Nahuel DL-43 tank was a medium tank developed in Argentina during World War II. It was the Argentine equivalent of the M4 Sherman and the M3 Grant American medium tanks.