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Originally, the vehicle has a range of 750 kilometers (460 mi), but an upgrade brought it to 950 km (590 mi). As much as 80 km/h (50 mph) are claimed to be reachable in off-road conditions. PropulsionĪs designed, the Urutu was given a Detroit diesel engine producing 158 hp, and the prototype was able to reach a top speed of 110 km/h (70 mph) on good terrain. The cal.50 can be protected either by a simple frontal shield, or an open turret (complete shielding).īrazilian modernized version of the EE-11 with a cal.50 turret. Variants are also fitted with various tailored turret-mounted armament. The Urutu, in its standard configuration, had a single cal.50 (12.7 mm) machine gun mounted on top of the roof. A windscreen can also be erected over the driver's position.

Many vehicles also have smoke dischargers. The EE-11 Urutu was fitted with an automatic fire suppression system. Overall protection is insured against small arms fire, mine splinters and artillery fragments. The external layer is made of hard steel, while the internal armor features increased viscosity. The frontal arc is protected by 12 mm (0.5 in) thick two-layer steel plating, while the rest of the vehicle is only protected by 6 mm (0.25 in). Fuel jerrycans can be stored on each side of the rear door, on the back plate.ĮE-11 ambulance version - Source: Military Today Protection The soldiers can fire their weapons through ten gun ports.

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11 soldiers are carried, plus the commander/gunner, seated on benches.

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Behind the driver stands the gunner, also given peripheral vision blocks in the turret version.Īccess to the interior is done through a left side door and a large rear hatch door for the troops. The driver's front-left compartment was given three vision blocks with the central block optionally swapped for an IR device. This was seen as a vital asset for export, as well as the choice of a proven and available engine. The vehicle is amphibious by default, with propulsion assured by two propellers when in water.

However, the upper nose part is well-sloped, with some limited added protection from the folded trim vane. The vehicle looks relatively stubby with a short nose, barely sloped, unlike many wheeled APCs seen today. The vehicle has front drive and a distinctive rear Engesa Double Axle Boomerang Drive. This welded steel hull is wrapped around a 6圆 chassis, with the engine compartment in the front-right side of the vehicle. It Brazilian service it is designated the 'Carro de Transporte Sobre Rodas Anfibio' (CTRA), entering service in 1974. The prototype was refined and made amphibious and a production order was also placed by the Brazilian Army. The bulk of the deliveries went to export, the last customer being Colombia in 1992. Production officially started in 1974 and lasted for 13 years. The same idea was behind the French Panhard AML/ M3 APC duo. Urutu's double wishbone suspension being tested off-road Indeed, some of the customers that purchased the Cascavel also bought the Urutu, having their maintenance costs reduced thanks to standardization. The idea was partly to 'decline' the Cascavel chassis into an AFV for export purposes. José dos Campos (São Paulo) and the first prototype rolled out in July 1970. Development started in January 1970 at Engesa, S. Indeed, the chassis is almost the same, but it was modified to carry a larger sloped hull. Although the Brazilian Army is known to operate 226 vehicles (as of 2010), many have been in storage for years before a modernization program came out.Įxternally, the Urutu shows an immediate resemblance to the EE-9, with its 6圆 chassis. The Urutu also has been developed into 9 variants so far. The most prolific users are Iraq (200) and Libya (180) and the vehicle saw action in many theaters of operation over the past 40 years. Production stopped in 1987, with unclear numbers emerging, but over 1,500 appear to have produced.Ĭascavel and Urutu side by side, 2010 Brazil Soldier's DayĪt least 800 Urutus have been exported to 20 countries. Nonetheless, the Brazilian Army adopted it and the Brazilian Marines to this day use a tailored amphibious variant. The base version is not NBC protected in order to cut down costs for the export market. One of its main features is Engesa's Boomerang double-axle rear drive suspension system. Engesa launched a study for a combat wheeled APC, largely based on the mechanical elements of the contemporary EE-9 Cascavel. In 1970, the Brazilian Engesa company was confident in its conversion/modernization program for the venerable M8 Greyhound. The Urutu (Crossed Pit Viper) is the APC cousin of the Cascavel (Rattlesnake) wheeled tank. EE-11 Urutu (1974) Wheeled APC - 1,500+ built Brazil's wheeled viper

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