![]() There are three periscopes forward of his hatch cover and in wet weather a small windscreen with a wiper can be fitted. The driver sits at the front of the vehicle on the left and is provided with a single-piece hatch cover that opens to the left. The SK 105 is immune to 20 mm armour-piercing rounds over its frontal arc.Īdd-on armour on the front part of the chassis and turret is available as an option which provides protection against 35 mm APDS projectiles at a flank arc of ☒0°. The hull of the SK 105 is welded steel and is divided into three compartments: driver's at the front, fighting in the centre and the engine at the rear. ![]() Production of the SK 105 resumed for Botswana, with an order for 20 brand new vehicles and an option on an additional 30 vehicles. The incorporation of this tank is part of the Program of Reaparelhamento of the Navy for equiping fiflemen with more modern equipment. The Navy of Brazil also acquired 17 SK 105 for the Body of Fuzileiros Navais (CFN). They are in service in Argentina, Austria, Bolivia, Morocco and Tunisia. The SK 105 variants include the Greif armored recovery vehicle, the Pionier engineering vehicle and the driver training vehicle. Many of its automotive components are identical to the used ones in the armored troop carrier vehicles of of (APC) built by Steyr, allowing to the users to have an full family of the vehicles based on similar parts, which facilitates training and the logistic support. Although classified as "tank destroyer" by the Austrian army, SK 105 (known as Kurassier) is considered a light tank. The first prototype was ready in 1967 and first production vehicles were delivered in 1971. This light tank was developed by the Saurer-Werk (today Steyr Daimler-Puch).
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