Brief history: On December 18, 2018, the US Army awarded the development of a new light tank under the Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) program. Two manufacturers entered the competition: BAe Land Systems with an upgraded variation of the M8 tank and General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) with the newly developed Griffin II tank. BAe was eliminated from the competition during testing. On June 28, 2022, the US Army awarded GDLS a contract to build a test batch of 12 Griffin II light tanks. These preproduction machines will be delivered to the 82nd Airborne Division for Army testing. Reportedly, serial production of 504 tanks will begin in 2025.
Known specifications: - crew: 4 persons (commander, gunner, loader, driver) - vehicle weight: ~38000 kg - Vehicle design based on ASCOD II - The turret is based on the M1 Abrams, but is 14 tons lighter than the original - outline dimensions unknown - driving capabilities of the vehicle are unknown
Armament: 1x 105mm cannon type XM35 with manual loading, sighting: 360°, aiming: -10° to +20° - Ammunition: M900 APFSDS-T, M456A2 HEAT-T, M393A2 HEP-T, M416 WP-T - ammunition supply not specified 1x 7,62mm M240 machine gun, ammunition supply not specified 1x 12,7mm machine gun ?, ammunition supply not specified 16x smoke grenade launcher
URL : https://www.valka.cz/Griffin-II-prototyp-lehkeho-tanku-t254711#699917
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