Centauro II
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The Centauro II is a modern Italian 8x8 wheeled tank destroyer/armored fighting vehicle featuring enhanced firepower, protection, and mobility compared to its predecessor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Centauro II canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armored fighting vehicle
ⓘ
tank destroyer ⓘ wheeled armored vehicle ⓘ |
| armourType | modular composite armor ⓘ |
| chassisType | 8x8 wheeled chassis ⓘ |
| configuration | 8x8 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| crew | 4 ⓘ |
| crewPositions |
commander
ⓘ
driver ⓘ gunner ⓘ loader ⓘ |
| designedFor |
Italian Army (Republic of Italy)
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Army
|
| developmentGoal |
enhanced firepower
ⓘ
enhanced mobility ⓘ enhanced protection ⓘ |
| drive | 8x8 wheeled ⓘ |
| engineType | diesel engine ⓘ |
| fireControl | digital fire-control system ⓘ |
| gunCaliber | 120 mm ⓘ |
| gunType | high-pressure smoothbore cannon ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
expeditionary missions
ⓘ
high-mobility operations ⓘ |
| introducedAs | successor to B1 Centauro ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Iveco
ⓘ
surface form:
Consorzio Iveco Oto Melara
Iveco ⓘ
surface form:
Iveco Defence Vehicles
Oto Melara ⓘ |
| mobilityFeatures |
central tire inflation system
ⓘ
independent suspension ⓘ run-flat tires ⓘ |
| operator |
Italian Army (Republic of Italy)
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Army
|
| originIndustry | Italian defense industry ⓘ |
| predecessor | B1 Centauro ⓘ |
| primaryArmament | 120 mm smoothbore gun ⓘ |
| protectionFeatures |
IED protection
ⓘ
improved ballistic protection ⓘ mine protection ⓘ optional active protection systems ⓘ |
| role |
fire support vehicle
ⓘ
reconnaissance in force ⓘ tank destroyer ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament |
40 mm automatic grenade launcher (optional)
ⓘ
coaxial 7.62 mm machine gun ⓘ roof-mounted 7.62 mm or 12.7 mm machine gun ⓘ |
| sightingSystems |
day/night sights
ⓘ
laser rangefinder ⓘ thermal imaging ⓘ |
| turretType | two-man turret ⓘ |
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