Nahuel DL 43

Nahuel DL-43
Argentine Nahuel DL-43 tank
TypeMedium tank
Place of originArgentina
Service history
Used byArgentina
Production history
DesignerAlfredo Baisi
ManufacturerArsenal Esteban de Luca
No. built16 (+ 1 wooden mock-up)
Specifications
Mass35 tonnes
Length6.22 m (20 ft 5 in)
Width2.33 m (7 ft 8 in)
Height2.952 m (9 ft 8.2 in)
Crew5 (Commander, gunner, loader, driver, co-driver)

Armor80 mm
Main
armament
Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1909
Secondary
armament
1× 7.65 mm Allan machine gun and 3 x 7.65 mm Madsen machine guns ?? rounds
EngineFMA-Lorraine-Dietrich 12 Eb, 12 cylinders in W, water cooled
500 hp
Power/weight14.3 hp / tonne
Suspensionvertical volute spring
Operational
range
250 km (on road)
Maximum speed 25 mph (40 km/h) (on road)

The Nahuel DL-43 tank was a medium tank developed in Argentina during World War II. It was the Argentine equivalent of the M4 Sherman and the M3 Grant American medium tanks.


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