Autovehicul Blindat pentru Intervenție (ABI, "Armored Vehicle for Intervention") was a Romanianarmored car based on the chassis of the ARO 240 off-road vehicle. Intended for escort and counterinsurgency missions, the ABI armored vehicle was manufactured by Automecanica Moreni. The export variant was known as AM 100 ALG.
In June 1978, the Romanian government expressed their desire to have an armored car based on the ARO 240 vehicle that was equipped with a machine gun.[3] It was to be supplied to airport security units. A prototype was completed by the end of the year. On May 27, 1979, Nicolae Ceausescu ordered the manufacture of a batch of armored vehicles to parade at the August 23 military parade.[4] The armored car, known as the ABI, was also presented to the Romanian Army, but it was rejected and solely used for airport security.[5] 17 ABIs made their appearances in the military parade on August 23, 1979.
ABI was built on the chassis used by the ARO 240. The armor was made of welded steel plates, 4–10 mm thick, and provided protection only against small caliber bullets and splinters.[2] The armored vehicle was vulnerable to 7.62 mm perforated cartridges.
The driver was seated on the left at the front of the vehicle, and the commander was on the right. The commander had two firing ports at his disposal. One firing port was to the right of the windscreen and the other was a window in front of him. The driver had only one window to fire inside the vehicle.[2] The windshield and left door window were bulletproof. The windows could be additionally protected with folding armor plates, without visible slots. If the windows were covered, the commander and the driver used the six periscopes to see outside. The rear soldiers had four firing ports at their disposal to shoot: two in the rear doors and one in the sides. To see the outside, the soldiers used two observation slots and two periscopes. The turret was equipped with a 7.62 mm PK machine gun.
Variantsedit
AM 100 ALG: Export version for Algeria equipped with a Bulgarian VAMO Model D 3900 A engine, providing 82.5 hp and maximum road speed of 100 km/h.[2]
AM 100 Armoured Off Road Vehicle: A marketed version with infra-red searchlights and a white light searchlight.[2]
Operatorsedit
Algeria: 10 vehicles were delivered in 1987 for use by the police.[5]
Liberia: 5 were delivered in October 1986[11] and paraded at the military parade in Monrovia on November 16, 1986. [1]
^Mincan, Mihai (December 2, 2009). [USLA chief to the Military: You killed my people!]. Adevărul (in Romanian). Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
^Mincan, Mihai (November 29, 2009). [The crimes of the Revolution: the massacre at the Ministry of National Defense]. Adevărul (in Romanian). Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
^Mincan, Mihai (December 1, 2009). [VIDEO General Military, the killer spy]. Adevărul (in Romanian). Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
^Mincan, Mihai (November 30, 2009). [The massacre at the Ministry of National Defense: crimes and desecration]. Adevărul (in Romanian). Archived from the original on March 6, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
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Urdăreanu, Tiberiu (2004). Jurnal 1978-1988 [Journal 1978-1988] (in Romanian). București: Editura Militara. ISBN978-973-32-0663-7. OCLC 81150009.
January 01, 1970
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Autovehicul Blindat pentru Intervenție ABI Armored Vehicle for Intervention was a Romanian armored car based on the chassis of the ARO 240 off road vehicle Intended for escort and counterinsurgency missions the ABI armored vehicle was manufactured by Automecanica Moreni The export variant was known as AM 100 ALG ABIABI in the National Military Museum RomaniaTypeArmoured CarPlace of originRomaniaService historyUsed byRomaniaAlgeriaLiberiaProduction historyDesignerDirecția Tancuri și AutoDesigned1978 1979ManufacturerAutomecanica Moreni ro Produced1979No built17 1 VariantsAM 100 ALG 2 SpecificationsMass4 000 kilograms 4 4 short tons 3 9 long tons Length4 22 m 13 ft 10 in Width2 225 m 7 ft 3 6 in Height1 65 m 5 ft 5 in hull Crew2 4 passengersArmor4 10 mmMainarmament12 7mm DShK machine gunSecondaryarmament7 62 PK machine gunEngineModel D 127 4 stroke diesel68 hpPower weight17 hp tonneTransmission4 4Ground clearance0 195 m 7 7 in Operationalrange600 km 370 mi Maximum speed90 km h 56 mph References 2 Contents 1 History 1 1 Development 1 2 Service 2 Design and specifications 3 Variants 4 Operators 5 References 6 BibliographyHistory editDevelopment edit In June 1978 the Romanian government expressed their desire to have an armored car based on the ARO 240 vehicle that was equipped with a machine gun 3 It was to be supplied to airport security units A prototype was completed by the end of the year On May 27 1979 Nicolae Ceausescu ordered the manufacture of a batch of armored vehicles to parade at the August 23 military parade 4 The armored car known as the ABI was also presented to the Romanian Army but it was rejected and solely used for airport security 5 17 ABIs made their appearances in the military parade on August 23 1979 Service edit ABI vehicles were used during the Romanian Revolution of 1989 when they were involved in several notable incidents such as the massacre by USLA troops in front of the Ministry of Defense headquarters 6 7 8 9 10 Design and specifications editABI was built on the chassis used by the ARO 240 The armor was made of welded steel plates 4 10 mm thick and provided protection only against small caliber bullets and splinters 2 The armored vehicle was vulnerable to 7 62 mm perforated cartridges The driver was seated on the left at the front of the vehicle and the commander was on the right The commander had two firing ports at his disposal One firing port was to the right of the windscreen and the other was a window in front of him The driver had only one window to fire inside the vehicle 2 The windshield and left door window were bulletproof The windows could be additionally protected with folding armor plates without visible slots If the windows were covered the commander and the driver used the six periscopes to see outside The rear soldiers had four firing ports at their disposal to shoot two in the rear doors and one in the sides To see the outside the soldiers used two observation slots and two periscopes The turret was equipped with a 7 62 mm PK machine gun Variants editAM 100 ALG Export version for Algeria equipped with a Bulgarian VAMO Model D 3900 A engine providing 82 5 hp and maximum road speed of 100 km h 2 AM 100 Armoured Off Road Vehicle A marketed version with infra red searchlights and a white light searchlight 2 Operators edit nbsp Algeria 10 vehicles were delivered in 1987 for use by the police 5 nbsp Liberia 5 were delivered in October 1986 11 and paraded at the military parade in Monrovia on November 16 1986 1 nbsp RomaniaReferences edit a b Urdăreanu 2004 p 539 a b c d e f Foss Christopher 2002 ABI armoured car Jane s Armour and Artillery 2002 2003 Jane s Information Group ISBN 0 7106 2425 5 OCLC 50194997 Urdăreanu 2004 p 14 Urdăreanu 2004 p 117 a b Urdăreanu 2004 p 556 Mincan Mihai December 2 2009 Seful USLA catre Militaru Mi ati omorat oamenii USLA chief to the Military You killed my people Adevărul in Romanian Archived from the original on February 26 2021 Retrieved August 16 2021 Mincan Mihai November 29 2009 Crimele Revolutiei macelul de la MApN The crimes of the Revolution the massacre at the Ministry of National Defense Adevărul in Romanian Archived from the original on February 26 2021 Retrieved August 16 2021 Mincan Mihai December 1 2009 VIDEO Generalul Militaru spionul ucigas VIDEO General Military the killer spy Adevărul in Romanian Archived from the original on February 26 2021 Retrieved August 16 2021 Mincan Mihai November 30 2009 Macelul de la MApN crime si profanare The massacre at the Ministry of National Defense crimes and desecration Adevărul in Romanian Archived from the original on March 6 2021 Retrieved August 16 2021 Botez Cristian December 22 2010 Rănile deschise ale Revoluției The open wounds of the Revolution Ziarul Timpul in Romanian Archived from the original on February 28 2021 Retrieved August 16 2021 Urdăreanu 2004 p 542 Bibliography editUrdăreanu Tiberiu 2004 Jurnal 1978 1988 Journal 1978 1988 in Romanian București 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