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T-6M41 'Nahuel’ (Tiger)
Weight: 35,000kg (77,161lbs)
Dimensions: length 6.22m; width 2.33m and height 2.95m
Engine: one 500hp FMA-Lorraine Dietrich 12EB 12-cyl petrol
Top Road Speed: 24mph
Range 155 miles
Armour: 80-10mm armour
Armament: one 75mm M40 L/30 gun and one 13mm Browning HMG co-axial and one bow and one turret roof-mounted 7.92mm LMG
Crew: 5 (commander, gunnner, loader, driver and bow gunner/ radio operator

Designed by the Arsenal Esteban de Luca during 1940 as a new heavy tank with armour to defeat current and future RSAA anti-tank guns and to also serve in the support role with lighter fast tanks. The armour is 80mm thick and sloped on the glacis plate. The engine is a modified aero engine built under licence by FMA with several changes to increase reliability and to improve cooling. The M40 L/30 gun is the M33 L/24 with a longer barrel and a new AP shell. HE can also be fired. Vertical volute suspension is used and in general design the tank resembles the American M4. An initial batch of 24 was ordered in late 1940 and prototype trials began in May 1941.

A sound, basic vehicle that offers a number of options for future growth. It should do well in Argentine service.

Will be interested to hear Argentina's eventual opinion of the Nahuel's performance.

Argentina is on the lookout for a new tank engine.
It must be around 300-400hp and preferably be a diesel.
It's for an improved T-3M36 chassis and maybe for other versions of this tank too.

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Originally posted by Hood
Argentina is on the lookout for a new tank engine.
It must be around 300-400hp and preferably be a diesel.
It's for an improved T-3M36 chassis and maybe for other versions of this tank too.

Transall makes a 11.8L V12 diesel engine worth 180 horse, and two can be fitted in tandem to give 360 horse (the initial test versions of the Bruyere have some dualie Transall V12s). France also has a 500hp V12 diesel that's in the production Char-6 Bruyere. Both are in series production at present and can be made available for testing in Argentina.

China offers a

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V-12 gasoline motor with 340 hp

the same motor which is used in the new chinese light tank.

Japan can offer the 325hp KHI-325 diesel engine. Kanzaki can send over a few engines for testing as well as a Type 97 Light/Medium Tank to see how the engine performs while powering an armored vehicle.

A new heavy armoured car for 1941.

C-5M41: 13.4 tonnes, 5/2.98/3.15m, one HAFDASA 150hp diesel, 35mph, 417 miles, 25-10mm armour, one 37mm firing HE and HP shells, one 13mm co-axial Browning HMG and two 7.92mm LMG, 5 crew. This is a large 8x8 wheeled armoured car is based on the C-3M35 but with a new 150hp HAFDASA diesel engine and thicker armour all-round and a new turret with 25mm armour on all surfaces. The provision for a 20mm Orkileon cannon has been removed.