ASCOD
| ASCOD | |
|---|---|
The Spanish Armed Forces Pizarro variant of the ASCOD | |
| Type | Armoured fighting vehicle (ASCOD Ulan/Pizarro) |
| Place of origin | Austria and Spain |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2002–present |
| Used by | See Operators |
| Production history | |
| Developed into |
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| Specifications | |
| Mass | 26.3 tonnes (26,300 kg) (ASCOD Pizarro) 28 tonnes (31 short tons) (ASCOD Ulan) |
| Length | 6.83 m (22 ft) (Pizarro/Ulan), 9.5 m (31.16 ft) (ASCOD) |
| Width | 3.64 m (12 ft) |
| Height | 2.43 m (8 ft) |
| Crew | 3 + 8 passengers |
| Armor | rolled steel armor options for explosive reactive armor and composite armor |
Main armament | 30 mm Mauser MK 30/2 (ASCOD Ulan/Pizarro) |
Secondary armament | MG3 7.62×51mm NATO (Pizarro) FN MAG 7.62×51mm NATO (Ulan/ASCOD 2) |
| Engine | Diesel 600 hp (Pizarro fase 1) 720 hp (Pizarro fase 2) 720 hp (Ulan) |
| Suspension | torsion bar and Piedrafita rotary dampers models AR01 and AR02. |
| Maximum speed | Road: 72 km/h |
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".