Bataís APC

1962-2 Model APC
Colloquially 'Bataís' (for Cillac Bataís, Taoiseac 1945-1950)
Type	Armored Personnel Carrier
Place of origin	Faneria
Service history
In service	1963–present - Faneria, Maloka (36), Mutsutori (4), GaelWind Popular Front (2-6)
Wars	Archipelago War, Vandarch Canal Crisis, Malokan Month's War
Production history
Designed	1958-1961
Unit cost	x million Thaler/unit
Produced	1963-2004
Variants	1962-1 (not produced), 1962-2 (1257), 1962-3 (1802), 1962-4 (4423), 1962-5 (3200)
Specifications
Mass	15.1 - 15.6 tons
Length	x ft (22.6 without gun) (x with 1962-4 variant)
Width	x ft (x with 1962-4 variant)
Height	x ft (x with 1962-4 variant)
Crew	3 (Commander, gunner, driver)
Main armament	1982-1 Model 4.75" Rifled Cannon (38 rounds, one chambered, 30 HVAP rounds in auto-loader, 7 HE rounds in hull storage)
Secondary armament	1958-1 Model .4" Machine Gun (3000 rounds) OR 1998-1 Model .4" Machine Gun (2,600 rounds, tracers optional) 1985-2 Model .8" Cannon (100 Rounds) OR 1997-1 Model .8" Cannon (160 Rounds) (Cannon turret on later models only) 1x2 cylinder hull-mounted smoke launcher
Engine	250-400 hp depending on variant
Power/weight	16.5 hp/t (later 25.6 hp/t)
Operational range	225 miles (later 250)
Maximum speed	36 mph on road, 30 mph open offroad (1962-2/3), 55 mph on road, 50 mph open offroad (1962-4)

Design

Suppliers

The parts for the 1962-2 were manufactured primarily within Faneria, with the major companies involved being:

Madrat Motor Design: Produced the enginesn of all variants and ventilation systems.

Ginearált Lionsag (General Lensing): Produced ports and other glassware parts.

Luthair National Munitions: Produced the ammunition.

Ginearált Dealbhadh Coimpiutair (General Computer Design): Produced the electronics added in the 1962-4 and -5 variants.

Teilgcheárta de Làmhachas Nàiseanta Fhainn (Fhainnin National Heavy Arms Foundry): Produced the machine gun and later cannon.

Werthwr Stàilinobaer: Produced the basic armor plates and frame, and later the blowout panels and later compartmentalization pieces.

Teilgcheárta de Armachd Nàiseanta Fhainn (Fhainnin National Armor Plant): Produced additional armor components, interior frame components, later turrets, and assembled the platforms.

Performance

The original variant of the vehicle was considered underpowered, even for its time, but budget issues and the general weak stance of the military socially made spending on upgrades and refits difficult. Later variants brought the Bataís to par with competing APCs in terms of speed and horsepower, however. The original armament was gradually replaced with a turret ring allowing for a .8" cannon to be installed, with the machine gun being optional as a commander's pintle weapon.

Later variants of the Bataís became respected additions to the military's arsenal (in sharp contrast to the -2 Model), and in combat proved effective at their role as a dedicated transport and light support vehicle; still, the design was never meant to incorporate many of the systems later added, which made maintenance increasingly more complex.

Successors

The Bataís was replaced in its role as an APC by the Capall 2002-1 (eng. Horse/Steed) in 2004, but remains in service abroad and as a 'filler' transport vehicle for rear-line support staff. The Capall takes many of its design notes from the Bataís but is designed with the many later technological advances retrofitted into the 1962-2 in mind.