Tanque Argentino Mediano - TAM | A brilliant but unfortunate initiative

We are investigating the Argentine Tanque Argentino Mediano and what has blocked its expected international market success. #tank #ejercitoargentino #army

Why did Argentina develop the TAM family with Germany instead of acquiring a new tank from the U.S.A.?
Could a lightly armoured tank answer the Argentina Army's operational requirements in the 1980s?
How did Argenita's neighbours, Chile and Brazil, react to the TAM?
Which factors have blocked the expected success of the TAM in the international market?

00:00 Introduction
00:54 Historical background
02:30 Programme history
04:07 Survivability
05:02 Mobility
05:30 Firepower
06:36 Specifications
07:22 Modernized variants (TAM S 21 / TAM 2C / TAM 2CA2 / TAM 2IP / TAM 2CIP)
09:04 Other serial variants (VCTP infantry fighting vehicle / VCTM mortar carrier / VCPC command post vehicle / VCA 155 self-propelled howitzer)
09:55 Other non-serial variants (VCLC multiple launch rocket system / VCA ambulance / VCRT recovery vehicle / VC AMUN ammunition carrier / VCCDT fire direction centre / VCDA self-propelled anti-aircraft gun / VCLP bridge layer / VCLM air defence missile launcher / TAP tank)
10:21 Operational history
10:51 Analysis

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