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Retired Vehicles
- AT-17 - 40 tanks acquired 1930s
- AT-32 - 16 tanks
- Gothia Legionnaire - 16 tanks
- Gothia Veles-B - 16 tanks
- Legionaire K (Command Variant) - 4 tanks
- TK-35/57 Tank Destroyers

Currently in Service
- M41 Medium Tank: 216 tanks built by FAMAE with Nordish support beginning in 1941; roughly half now in reserve
- M44 Light Tank: 108 French-built light tanks employed in the armoured cavalry regiments.
- M45 Longstreet: 108 tanks acquired from US beginning in 1945.

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Carro de Combate Modelo 1941 (M41 Medium Tank)
Weight: 26 tons
Dimensions:
-- Length: 6.3 m
-- Width: 3.0 m
-- Height: 2.65 m
Armament:
-- 1 x 75mm/L36 FAMAE Modelo-1940 gun; 1 x 75mm/L48 M4 gun
-- 2 x 6.5mm MG39 machine guns
Armour:
-- Glacis: 50mm
-- Turret face: 60mm
-- Turret sides: 25-30mm
-- Hull sides: 25mm
-- Floor: 13mm
Crew: 4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver)
Engine: Terrestre type T8B V12 (470 hp)
Performance: 46km/h
Range: 250km
Suspension: Torsion spring pendant arms
Power to Weight Ratio: 18 hp / tonne

Notes:
The Modelo-1941 was developed jointly by Nordish manufacturer AB Landsverk and the Chilean firms of FAMAE and Terrestre with foreign assistance from FAR as well as Germany, with the objective of being manufactured locally in Chile. The 470 horsepower Terrestre T8B engine is idealized for "hot and high" operations (for example in the Atacama, the Altiplano, and the Andes) through the addition of a turbocharger which maintains performance at high altitude. FAMAE and Terrestre developed the vehicle further to serve as the base for a tank destroyer (cazacarros), assault gun (cañón de asalto), antiaircraft tank (antiaéreos tanque), and an armoured engineering/recovery vehicle.

Variants:
Variants:
- M41 Tank: Standard tank.
- M41 Repotenciado: Tank rebuilt with new turret and 75mm/L48 M4 gun.
- C42 Tank Destroyer: Casemate tank destroyer with 75mm/L48 main cannon.
- AAT43 AA Tank: M41 chassis armed with twin 40mm AA guns in a semi-enclosed turret.
- SPG42 Self-Propelled Gun: M41 chassis with 105mm howitzer in open mount.

Production:
June: 21
July: 23
August: 21
September: 31
October: 33
November: 35
December: 30
January: 33
February: 30
March: 33
April: 33
May: 31
June: 33
Unknown number of the above exported to Belgium - only 216 tanks currently in active service. Production includes variants - and may be higher to accommodate the unknown Belgian order quantity.

Carro de Combate Modelo 44 (M44) / Char-6D Bruyere

Specifications
Dimensions:
-- Length: 6.5m (hull and gun); 5m (hull)
-- Width: 2.6m
-- Height: 2.4m
Weight: 14.5 tons
Armament:
-- 3" / L57 (76.2mm/L57) M1A1 gun (US-made) in (French) oscillating turret
-- One 6.5mm GPMG
Speed: 60 km/h (road), 25-30kph (cross-country)
Range: 400 km
Engine: Terrestre type T9A-05c V8 diesel (14.9L), 313hp
Power/Weight Ratio: 21.6 hp/ton
Transmission: Manual
Suspension: Torsion bar
Protection:
-- Turret face: 40mm
-- Glacis: 40mm
-- Sides: 15mm
Constructors: AMX

Notes
A total of 108 vehicles ordered in 1944 and 1945 to equip the tank squadrons in the two Armoured Cavalry Brigades. The main gun was exchanged to the same American 3"/L57 M1A1 gun used by the US-manufactured Longstreet (Carro de Combate M45).

Carro de Combate Modelo 1945 (M45) / M25 "Longstreet" Medium Tank
In late 1944, the Chilean Army determined to update a number of the tanks in their armoured fleet. At the time, the Chilean Army used only the Nordish-designed Carro de Combate M41, a medium tank assembled from Nordish components in Chile. Following Peru's acquisition of surplus German Panzer IVs, and Argentina's massive acquisition of Italian M34/44 (T-7M45) medium tanks, the issue of upgrading the armoured forces became more urgent. As a result, the Chilean Army chose to adopt two different strategies in regards to their armoured forces. FAMAE began a significant rebuild program ("Repotenciado") of the M41 medium tank, building a new turret and gun, as well as upgrading major components. The Repotenciado program would eventually cover most of the M41 fleet. But more importantly, the Ejercito elected to order a hundred and eight US-built M25 Longstreet medium tanks, re-equipping two of the Chilean Army's four tank battalions. (The Chilean Army would have preferred to upgrade all tanks in all battalions, but this was not possible due to budgetary concerns.)

The Longstreet was not adopted without changes to the original US design, however. The bow machine-gunner position was eliminated to reduce the crew to four men, and FAMAE changed the Ford GAF engine out for a Chilean-built diesel engine (the Terrestre T8D) of slightly more horsepower. This engine was a modified variant of the same engine used in the M41 tank. To provide better performance at high altitudes in the Andes, the engine had a turbocharger, as well as an air compressor designed to provide oxygen to the crew via an aircrew-styled mask. Despite having more horsepower, the engine and speed was limited in order to protect the drive train components.

Deliveries from the US began in January 1945. Final assembly of the tanks, including the fitting of the new engines, took place at FAMAE, and the first units reached frontline service by May of 1945.

Specifications
Crew: 4 (commander, driver, gunner, loader)
Dimensions:
-- Length: 6.985m (22 ft 11in)
-- Width: 3.15m (10 ft 4in)
-- Height: 2.77m (9 ft 1in)
Weight: 33 short tons (30 tonnes)
Armament:
-- 3" / L57 (76.2mm/L57) M1A1 gun
-- 0.5cal (12.7mm) M2HB machine gun
-- 6.5mm MG
Engine: Terrestre type T8D-21k V12 diesel turbocharged to 540hp)
Transmission: Automatic
Suspension: Torsion Bar
Protection:
-- Hull Front: 89mm (3.5in)
-- Hull Sides: 51mm (2in)
-- Hull Rear: 38mm (1.5in)
-- Turret: 89mm (3.5in)
Power Weight Ratio: 18 hp / tonne
Equipment: Vertical main gun stabilization
Constructors: Ford Motor Company, FAMAE
Speed: 48 km/hr (30mph) road, 30kph (19mph) offroad
Range:
Quantity: 108 ordered

M45 Lince Scout Tank (Tanque de Reconocimiento)


Specifications (Lince Scout Tank)
Crew: 5 (commander / gunner, driver, three mounted scouts)
Dimensions:
-- Length:4.47m
-- Width: 2.34m
-- Height: 2.02m
Weight: 8.2 metric tons
Armament:
-- 20mm
-- 4x Smoke grenade launchers
Engine: Deutz V-6 diesel engine (165hp)
Speed: 55kph (road), 25kph (offroad)
Range: 390 km (road)
Transmission: Manual
Suspension: Torsion bar suspension; five road wheels with three return rollers
Protection:
-- Turret: 15mm
-- Glacis: 20mm (sloped at 62°)
-- Sides: 10mm
-- Rear: 10mm
Power Weight Ratio: 17.9 hp / tonne
Constructors: Altmärkische Kettenwerk, assembly and some components by FAMAE