The Sabrah light tanks are mounted with
heavier caliber firearms that were
similar to the weapons that the AFP used
during the five-month siege and retaking
of Marawi City from islamic
state-aligned terrorists in 2017. Currently the philippine army has more
than 400 armored personnel carriers of
different variants like Simba Fighting Vehicle V-150 Commando, armored infantry
fighting vehicle and the M113A1 and A2.
The Sabrah Ascod and Pander Light Tanks
are the first modern tanks the
philippine army will have post-war era. The Sabrah turret design benefits from
the reference of Elbit Systems and the IDF Merkava directorate mantak combat
proven armored vehicles. Elbit Systems limited announced that it
was awarded a contract valued at
approximately 172 million dollars to
supply light tanks to the philippine
army.
As the prime contractor albert systems
will supply the sabrah light tank
solution based on the tracked ascot
armored fighting vehicle family platform
that is manufactured by general dynamics
european land system santa barbara from
spain, dells and on the wheeledpander
28x8 platform manufactured by excalibur
army from the czech republic. The 30-ton saabra light tank solution
provides a unique combination of
powerful fire capacity and high
maneuverability.
Both platforms will be equipped with a
105 millimeters turret and a range of
the company's subsystems including
electro optical sights, fire control
systems, torch xtm battle management
systems, elin xtm software defined radio
systems and life support systems. Elbit C4 system including the Battle Management System (BMS) and the combat fire control and command system are
already in service in the philippine
army's inventory.
The ascod, austrian spanish cooperation
development, armored fighting vehicle
family is the product of a cooperation
agreement between Austrian Stair Daimler Pook AG. In 1998 the production of
heavily armed vehicles was sold out
under the name stair daimler poke specie
alfarziag which is now the producer and
spanish general dynamics Santa Barbara Systems. Both companies are now divisions
of a unit of general dynamic land system.
The ascod family includes the lt105 a
light tank equipped with a 105
millimeters gun. A surface-to-air missile, launcher an anti-tank missile
launcher, a mortar carrier, RN vehicle, command and control vehicle
ambulance, artillery observer and the
aifv model. In spanish service the vehicle is called Pizarro while the austrian version is Called Ulan.
The Ascod vehicle was chosen by the
united kingdom ministry of defense as
the common base platform on which the Ajax would be developed. The Griffin is an armored fighting
vehicle proposed for us army and mobile
protected fire, light tank, power program
and optionally manned fighting vehicle
program is in two slash M3 Bradley
replacement.
Elbit won its first contract in the
philippines for the supply of upgraded
armored personnel carriers to the
philippine military back in june 2014. The upgrade included 25 millimeters
unmanned turrets, 12.7 millimeters Remote Controlled Weapon Stations (RCWS) and Fire Control Systems (FCS) for 90
millimeters turrets.
Elbit Systems limited is an
israel-based international defense
electronics company engaged in a wide
range of programs throughout the world. The company which includes Elbit Systems and its subsidiaries operates in
the areas of aerospace, land and naval
systems, command, control, communications, computers, intelligence surveillance and
reconnaissance. C4 ISR Unmanned Aircraft Systems, advanced electro optics, electro optic space systems, electronic
warfare suites, signal intelligence, sergeant, systems, data links and
communication systems and radios.
The company also focuses on the
upgrading of existing military platforms. Developing new technologies for defense, homeland security and commercial
aviation applications and providing a
range of support services including
training and simulation systems. The Sabrah is a light tank based on the
ascod two-tracked chassis manufactured
by general dynamics european land system Santa Barbara. It is fitted with a two-man turret armed
with an Elbit Systems land 105
millimeters gun and one 7.62 millimeters
coaxial machine gun.
Each side of the turret is equipped with
a bank of four smoke grenade dischargers. The turret drive is fully electric with
elevation and traverse stabilization. Standard equipment of the sabrah turret
includes a fire control system, laser
range finder and one panoramic site with
advanced electro optic sensors, day night
vision and LRF for effective day night
and all-weather fighting conditions. The panoramic sight is used for
observation and target aiming.
The Sabrah 105 millimeters gun system is
fitted with an automatic loading system
with 12 rounds ready to fire. It has an effective firing range of
three, 600m with a rate of fire of 6
rounds per minute. The vehicle carries a total of 36
ammunition with 24 rounds stored in the
hull. The gun can fire a wide range of nato
ammunition including high explosive, HESH (High Explosive Squash Head, APFSDS (Armor-Piercing Fin-Stabilized Discarding Sabot) as well as advanced ammunition M110.
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