Pizarro infantry fighting vehicle

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The Pizarro infantry fighting vehicle is a Spanish-designed tracked armored combat vehicle developed to transport and support infantry units with enhanced protection and firepower on the battlefield.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf armored fighting vehicle
infantry fighting vehicle
armorFeature modular add-on armor capability
armorType welded steel armor
basedOn ASCOD armored fighting vehicle family
chassisType tracked
combatWeight approximately 28 tonnes
countryOfOrigin Spain
crew 3
crewPositions commander
driver
gunner
designedFor combined arms operations
mechanized infantry units
developer Krauss-Maffei Wegmann
Santa Bárbara Sistemas
enginePower 600 hp
engineType diesel engine
gunElevationRange approximately -10 to +45 degrees
hasAmphibiousCapability no
hasFireControlSystem digital fire control system
hasLaserRangefinder yes
hasNBCProtection yes
hasNightVision image intensifier sights
thermal imaging sights
hasSmokeGrenadeLaunchers yes
hasStabilizedMainGun yes
hasUpgradeProgram Pizarro Phase II
hasVariant ASCOD Ulan
height approximately 2.3 m
introducedAsReplacementFor older Spanish tracked APCs
length approximately 6.8 m
mainArmament 30 mm Mauser MK 30/2 autocannon
manufacturer Santa Bárbara Sistemas
maxSpeedOnRoad approximately 70 km/h
namedAfter Francisco Pizarro
operator Spain
originProgram ASCOD program
passengerCapacity 8 infantry soldiers
primaryRole infantry fire support
infantry transport
secondaryArmament 7.62 mm machine gun
serviceEntry 2002
suspension torsion bar suspension
transmission automatic transmission
turretType two-man turret
usedBy Spanish Army
width approximately 3.3 m

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Spanish Army
usesEquipment

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