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Revision as of 18:54, 10 November 2022

1962-2 Model APC
A 1962-5 Variant Model vehicle.
TypeArmored Personnel Carrier
Place of originFaneria
Service history
In service1963–present - Faneria, Maloka (36), Oyashima (4), GaelWind Popular Front (2-6)
WarsArchipelago War, Vandarch Canal Crisis, Malokan Month's War
Production history
Designed1958-1961
Unit costx million Thaler/unit
Produced1963-2004
Variants1962-1 (not produced), 1962-2 (1257), 1962-3 (1802), 1962-4 (4423), 1962-5 (3200)
Specifications
Mass15.1 - 15.6 tons
Lengthx ft (22.6 without gun) (x with 1962-4 variant)
Widthx ft (x with 1962-4 variant)
Heightx ft (x with 1962-4 variant)
Crew3 (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
Engine250-400 hp depending on variant
Power/weight16.5 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)

Colloquially 'Bataís' (for Cillac Bataís, Taesteach 1945-1950)

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.

Foreign Purchases/Licensing and Use

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.