The designer was Lt. Colonel Alfredo Baisi.[1] The word Nahuel means "jaguar" in the aboriginal language Mapudungun.[1] It was armed with a 75 mm gun (taken from the Krupp Model 1909 Field Gun used by the Argentine Army) in a rotating armored turret.[1]
Its design is similar to that of the United States Army M4 Medium and the early versions of the M3 Grant but with sloped armor. Contrary to popular belief it was not a copy of the M4 Sherman, but the design of the M4 influenced it.[1]
Productionedit
Only 12 tanks and one wooden mock-up were produced by the Arsenal Esteban de Luca in Buenos Aires and supplied to the Argentine Army, because of the availability of cheap surplus Sherman tanks, several of which were provided by Belgium and the United Kingdom in the late 1940s.[1]
^ abcde. Archived from the original on October 29, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2008.
Bibliography
(in Spanish) Sigal Fogliani, Ricardo Jorge, Nahuel DL 43 - Tanques Argentinos (desde sus orígenes hasta 1950), Editorial Dunken, Buenos Aires, 2004, ISBN987-02-0788-X.
(in Spanish) Sigal Fogliani, Ricardo Jorge, Blindados Argentinos, de Uruguay y Paraguay, Ayer y Hoy Ediciones, Buenos Aires, 1997. ISBN987-95832-7-2.
Ogorkiewicz, Richard (2015). Tanks: 100 years of evolution. Osprey Publishing. ISBN978-1472806703.
Rauch, Georg V. (June 2013). "El tanque argentino Nahuel DL-43" (in Spanish). ReDiU, Revista Digital Universitaria del Colegio Militar de la Nación. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
Heredia, Juan Carlos (2012). "Siguiendo las huellas del Nahuel Para reconstruirlo en 1:35" (in Spanish). Fundación Soldados. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
de Mazarrasa, Javier (1996). La Familia Acorazada TAM [The TAM armoured family] (in Spanish). Valladolid, ES: Quirón. ISBN84-87314-27-9.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nahuel tank.
Photo gallery Mimerswell
1909 Krupp 75mm L/30 gun (field Version)
(in Spanish)Siguiendo las huellas del Nahuel Para reconstruirlo en 1:35, by Juan Carlos Heredia (2012) - Fundacion Soldados website (accessed 2016-10-16)
January 01, 1970
nahuel, nahuel, tank, medium, tank, developed, argentina, during, world, argentine, equivalent, sherman, grant, american, medium, tanks, nahuel, 43argentine, nahuel, tanktypemedium, tankplace, originargentinaservice, historyused, byargentinaproduction, history. The Nahuel DL 43 tank was a medium tank developed in Argentina during World War II It was the Argentine equivalent of the M4 Sherman and the M3 Grant American medium tanks Nahuel DL 43Argentine Nahuel DL 43 tankTypeMedium tankPlace of originArgentinaService historyUsed byArgentinaProduction historyDesignerAlfredo BaisiManufacturerArsenal Esteban de LucaNo built16 1 wooden mock up SpecificationsMass35 tonnesLength6 22 m 20 ft 5 in Width2 33 m 7 ft 8 in Height2 952 m 9 ft 8 2 in Crew5 Commander gunner loader driver co driver Armor80 mmMainarmamentKrupp 7 5 cm Model 1909Secondaryarmament1 7 65 mm Allan machine gun and 3 x 7 65 mm Madsen machine guns roundsEngineFMA Lorraine Dietrich 12 Eb 12 cylinders in W water cooled500 hpPower weight14 3 hp tonneSuspensionvertical volute springOperationalrange250 km on road Maximum speed25 mph 40 km h on road Contents 1 Design 2 Production 3 Operators 4 See also 4 1 Comparable tanks 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksDesign editThe designer was Lt Colonel Alfredo Baisi 1 The word Nahuel means jaguar in the aboriginal language Mapudungun 1 It was armed with a 75 mm gun taken from the Krupp Model 1909 Field Gun used by the Argentine Army in a rotating armored turret 1 Its design is similar to that of the United States Army M4 Medium and the early versions of the M3 Grant but with sloped armor Contrary to popular belief it was not a copy of the M4 Sherman but the design of the M4 influenced it 1 Production editOnly 12 tanks and one wooden mock up were produced by the Arsenal Esteban de Luca in Buenos Aires and supplied to the Argentine Army because of the availability of cheap surplus Sherman tanks several of which were provided by Belgium and the United Kingdom in the late 1940s 1 Operators edit nbsp Argentine ArmySee also editArgentina during World War II Nandu vehicle TAM tank Patagon Comparable tanks edit British Cromwell Canadian Grizzly I German Panzer III German Panzer IV Hungarian Turan III Italian Carro Armato P 40 Italian P43 proposal Japanese Type 3 Chi Nu Romanian 1942 medium tank proposal Swedish Stridsvagn m 42 American M4 ShermanReferences editNotes a b c d e Mailer Edu Argentina tanks Archived from the original on October 29 2012 Retrieved February 24 2008 Bibliography in Spanish Sigal Fogliani Ricardo Jorge Nahuel DL 43 Tanques Argentinos desde sus origenes hasta 1950 Editorial Dunken Buenos Aires 2004 ISBN 987 02 0788 X in Spanish Sigal Fogliani Ricardo Jorge Blindados Argentinos de Uruguay y Paraguay Ayer y Hoy Ediciones Buenos Aires 1997 ISBN 987 95832 7 2 Ness Leland Jane s World War II Tanks and Fighting Vehicles The complete guide HarperCollins Publishers London 2002 ISBN 0 00 711228 9Further reading editOgorkiewicz Richard 2015 Tanks 100 years of evolution Osprey Publishing ISBN 978 1472806703 Rauch Georg V June 2013 El tanque argentino Nahuel DL 43 in Spanish ReDiU Revista Digital Universitaria del Colegio Militar de la Nacion Retrieved 23 March 2019 Heredia Juan Carlos 2012 Siguiendo las huellas del Nahuel Para reconstruirlo en 1 35 in Spanish Fundacion Soldados Retrieved 26 March 2019 de Mazarrasa Javier 1996 La Familia Acorazada TAM The TAM armoured family in Spanish Valladolid ES Quiron ISBN 84 87314 27 9 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nahuel tank Photo gallery TANKS Armoured warfare prior to 1946 Photo gallery Mimerswell 1909 Krupp 75mm L 30 gun field Version in Spanish Siguiendo las huellas del Nahuel Para reconstruirlo en 1 35 by Juan Carlos Heredia 2012 Fundacion Soldados website accessed 2016 10 16 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nahuel DL 43 amp oldid 1204974243, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
