Pizarro
Armored Vehicleconfirmed
The ASCOD (Austrian Spanish Cooperation Development) armoured fighting vehicle family is the product of a cooperation agreement between Austrian Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG and Spanish General Dynamics Santa Bárbara Sistemas. Both companies are now divisions of a unit of General Dynamics. The ASCOD family includes the LT 105 light tank equipped with a 105 mm gun, a surface-to-air missile launcher, an anti-tank guided missile launcher, mortar carrier, R&R vehicle, command-and-control vehicle, ambulance, artillery observer, and the AIFV model. In Spanish service, the vehicle is called "Pizarro". The Austrian version is called "Ulan".
Specifications
| Type | Armored Vehicle |
| Origin | Spain |
| Manufacturer | General Dynamics European Land Systems - Santa Bárbara Sistemas |
| Introduced | 2002 |
| Status | In service |
| Weight | 26.3 t |
| Length | 6.83 m |
| Speed | 72 km/h |
| Crew | 3 |
| Main armament | 30 mm Mauser MK 30/2 (ASCOD Ulan/Pizarro) |
Operators
| Country | Quantity | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 204 | confirmed |
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