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In 1977, the new tank entered the actual vehicle design stage. In 1980, the first prototype was produced and named the of40 tank. "of" is the initials of the two companies' names, and "40" means that the weight of the tank is 40 tons.

Ram main battle tank officially developed:

The successful development of of40 tank laid a solid foundation for the Italian Army to independently develop the Ram main battle tank.

The Ram main battle tank absorbed many of40 design methods during its development, and the two also have many similarities in chassis.

Ram main battle tank:

In 1982, the Italian Army proposed technical specifications for a new main battle tank.

In 1984, the Italian Army and industry reached a consensus on the design specifications for the new tank.

In 1986, the newly formed consortium of Alto Melara and Fiat quickly produced the first prototype, and the second prototype developed was subsequently delivered to the Italian Army for testing.

The Italian Army named this new tank the Ram main battle tank in accordance with international practice.

In 1988, the consortium produced six more prototypes for testing by the Italian Army.

During more than 450 days of military testing, the Ram main battle tank fired more than 3000 rounds of 120mm artillery shells and finally withstood the test.

The Italian Army decided to officially field the Ram main battle tank and planned to purchase 1990 vehicles between 1994 and 300.

In addition to Otto Melara and Iveco Fiat, there are 248 subcontractors involved in the production of Ram main battle tanks.

In June 1992, the Ram main battle tank passed a series of tests such as driving and firepower, and was officially finalized.

In the same year, the Italian military signed a contract with Melara Company to produce 200 Ram main battle tanks.

Loaded into service:

In 1995, the production Ram main battle tank officially rolled off the production line and was delivered into service for 9 years and equipped with 3 armored regiments of the Italian Army.

In 1998, Italy's first Ram main battle tank regiment, the 32nd Armored Regiment, was officially formed.

Technical features of Ram main battle tank:

Overall layout:

The body and turret of the Ram main battle tank are welded with rolled steel plates, and new composite armor is used in key parts.

The car is divided into three cabins: the cockpit is in the front right part, the fighting compartment is in the middle, and the engine and transmission are located at the rear of the car body.

The driver has a single hatch cover and three periscopes, the middle one can be replaced with a passive liquid vision periscope.

The turret is above the middle of the vehicle body and has three crew members. The commander is on the right side of the turret, the gunner is below and in front of the commander, and the loader is on the left side of the turret.

This is also the conventional arrangement of third-generation main battle tanks.

The commander and loader each have a rear-opening single-sash hatch, and there is a periscope in front of the tank commander's hatch.

There is a pop-up window on the left side of the turret. The turret is rectangular in shape and has a large tail cabin at the rear. When the gun is forward, the Ram main battle tank is 1 meters long, the body is 10.54 meters long, the vehicle is 7.6 meters wide with a skirt, 3.55 meters without a skirt, and 3.4 meters high when it reaches the top of the turret.

Ram main battle tank protection system:

The body and turret of the Ram main battle tank are welded with rolled steel plates and use new composite armor in key areas.

The armored skirts in the front arc area of ​​the tank body, including the front of the turret, the front of the body, and the first and second road wheels, are made of composite armor.

Other parts are uniform steel armor.

The upper tracks and suspension devices on both sides of the vehicle are covered by side skirts, thereby improving the protective power of the side armor of the vehicle body.

A set of smoke grenade launchers with four launchers is installed on each side of the Ram main battle tank turret.

The Ram main battle tank is equipped with the sp180 three-defense device designed by the Italian Secker company.

The tank is equipped with sp180 nuclear, chemical and biological protection systems and a British aerospace laser warning device.

Ram main battle tank weapon system:

Chapter 115 Preview of Ram Main Battle Tank Weapon System