Weight: 21.5-tons (19,504-kg)
Length: 30' (9.18-m)
Width: 8' 10” (2.69-m)
Height: 7' 9” (2.55-m)
Crew: 3
Armor:
Aluminum armor all around, proof against heavy machine gun fire
Weapons:
-Primary
1x 105-mm Gun M68A1 in soft-recoil turret-mount
-Secondary
1x 7.62-mm M240 machine gun
-Ammunition
30x 105-mm
3,000x 7.62-mm
Engine: Detroit Diesel Allison 6V92TA, 6-cylinder, 550-hp
Power/weight: 25.5-hp/ton
Fuel Capacity: Approx. 148-USG (570-l)
Range: 300-miles (482-km) at a cruising speed of 25-mph
Speed: 43-mph (70-km/h)
The tank being offered, Close Combat Vehicle Light, was built in 1985 by FMC in Santa Clara, California. It is a pilot vehicle. This vehicle is all original inside and out. The exterior paint is in very good condition. The interior could use a cosmetic restoration. It is running and drivable, but the engine shutdown solenoid does not work. Turret function has not been tested.
During the early 1980s, the U.S. Army set forth a requirement for an armored gun system (AGS) to equip the new light divisions. At this time, a 105-mm cannon was considered to be the most suitable weapon for the AGS. The Cadillac Gage Company, Teledyne Continental and FMC Corporation were the three U.S. companies who designs for the requirement.
Between 1983 and 1985, FMC developed and produced a pilot model of their AGS. Called the Close Combat Vehicle Light or CCVL, it incorporated a Rheinmetall modified 105-mm gun M68A1 in a soft-recoil, turret-mount with a co-axial 7.62-mm M240 machine gun. The crew of three consisted of the commander and gunner in the turret with the driver at the front center of the hull. No loader was required as the vehicle used an autoloader. The aluminum armor provided protection from heavy machine gun fire. With a weight of 21.5-tons, the CCVL was air transportable in aircraft such as the C-130 Hercules.
The CCVL and the rest of the AGS system was eventually canceled in the mid 1980s as a result of funding being cancelled due to the Gramm-Rudman Act. Recently, the Army has again shown interest in the AGS project as recent wars have shown the need for a light tracked vehicle equipped with a heavy gun.
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