Stingray light tank
The Stingray, sometimes known as the Commando Stingray, is a light tank produced by Textron Marine & Land Systems division (formerly Cadillac Gage). It was specifically designed to use as many existing components of other American armored fighting vehicles as possible to keep costs down. The Stingray was a private venture project aimed at foreign countries. As of 2020, Textron has kept the Stingray name registered.
| Stingray | |
|---|---|
A Stingray tank at Cobra Gold 2019 exercise in Sukhothai, Thailand | |
| Type | Light tank |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1989–present |
| Used by | Thailand |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Cadillac Gage |
| No. built | 106 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 22.6 tonnes |
| Length | 9.3 m (30 ft 6 in) with gun forward |
| Width | 3 m (9 ft 10 in) |
| Height | 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) |
| Crew | 4 (commander, driver, gunner, radio operator/loader) |
| Armor | 23 mm |
Main armament | L7 LRF 105 mm rifled tank gun |
Secondary armament | 7.62 mm co-axial machine gun, 12.7 mm AA machine gun |
| Engine | Detroit Diesel Allison 8V-92TA, liquid cooled turbo charged 2-stroke V-8 diesel engine 535 hp (399 kW) at 2300 rpm |
| Transmission | SNT Dynamics/Allison Transmission XTG411-4A 4 forward, 2 reverse |
| Suspension | Independent trailing arm torsion bar |
Operational range | 300 miles (480 km) |
| Maximum speed | 70 km/h (43 mph) |
It was exported for use by armed forces of Thailand, who remain the only user.
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