EE-11 Urutu
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The EE-11 Urutu is a 6x6 armored personnel carrier developed in the seventies by Engesa
of Brazil
. It used as many commercially available parts as possible. It also shares many components with the EE-9 Cascavel
Armoured fighting vehicle
. The suspension
includes Engesa's Boomerang double-axle rear drive. The Brazilian Marine Corps
use a modified amphibious
variant with propellers and more powerful engine. "Urutu
" is a Brazilian species of snake
.
EE-11 Urutu has been used in combat by Libya
, Iran
and Iraq
with excellent results and therefore gaining a good reputation for ENGESA products in the Arab world. In combat, Urutu proved to be equal or superior than its Soviet counterparts, such as the BTR-60
or BTR-70
with a much lower operating cost. Such results prompted ENGESA to push forward the development of its main battle tank EE-T1 Osório
.
Urutu production has stopped in 1987 and since then all units still in use by the Brazilian Army have been modernized and upgraded by Army's São Paulo War Arsenal branch as a stopgap until the arrival of the newly designed VBTP-MR
in 2012.
It has still been widely used by the Brazilian Army in the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
.
158 hp against the old. A power gain of 72 hp.
capable of reaching 80 km / h on off-road situation.
changes it was 750 kilometers.
sticker-clipping-forteDado as finished, as the existing units were stationed for years in the courtyards of the Brazilian Army battalions, the armored Engesa EE-11 Urutu can return to active duty. The vehicle used to transport troops, is also one of its main features the fact that frog, even weighing 13 tons. These qualities justified, largely accepted by the armed forces of several Latin American countries.
Because of its attributes, the Brazilian Army has chosen to revive the 226 vipers and more than 600 Rattlesnake (shielded mechanical design similar to Urutu) that are inactive. With motor quite outdated, some with manual gearbox and others with automatic transmission, but a large gap in the technology now exists, should undergo a major overhaul to return to activity. The reformed military vehicles will be able to operate for at least another 15 years. This is to ensure companies that are involved in the restoration of armor, and they made a prototype for evaluation of the army.
Port mortar
Prepared to carry a 81mm mortar, for monitoring forces morotizadas for fire support. Transport beyond the shooter and driver, the trim piece (four officers).
Antitank missile-
With a turret with 25mm cannon and a missile launcher tube anti-car. The crew is made up of drivers, shooters (25mm cannon and missile or missile) and seven armed soldiers.
Fire support
Equipped with the same tower of armored 90mm Rattlesnake. Her crew is composed of commander, driver and gunner, six armed soldiers. This veículom, could fire his piece of 90mm in the water. However, its utility in landing oceanic environment is debatable.
Anti-aircraft
Version equipped with a tower of two 20mm cannon or one 25mm cannon. Besides the standard crew, still has a radar operator.
Car workshop
Usually unarmed version, includes a hydraulic crane and equipment maintenance and wrecking of vehicles on the battlefield. Her crew is composed of two mechanical shooter and driver.
Anti-riot
Version equipped with an anti-plank fence and smoke launchers. Carries 12 more military commander and driver.
Ambulance
Equipped with four stretchers and medical equipment to provide emergency medical care.
Car-command
Designed for car-command of large units and sub-operating units. Allows the monitoring of the battlefield by the operational commands. It takes in two tables attached latreia and places for files, documents and maps, and radio equipment.
VBTP-MR
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Engesa
Engesa – Engenheiros Especializados S/A was a Brazilian company in the agriculture and defense sectors that specialized in producing tactical military trucks, armored fighting vehicles, and civilian Sport utility vehicles....
of Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. It used as many commercially available parts as possible. It also shares many components with the EE-9 Cascavel
EE-9 Cascavel
The EE-9 Cascavel is a 6 x 6 armoured car developed in the 1970s by Engesa of Brazil. It used as many commercially available parts as possible. It also shares many components with the EE-11 Urutu APC...
Armoured fighting vehicle
Armoured fighting vehicle
An armoured fighting vehicle is a combat vehicle, protected by strong armour and armed with weapons. AFVs can be wheeled or tracked....
. The suspension
Suspension (vehicle)
Suspension is the term given to the system of springs, shock absorbers and linkages that connects a vehicle to its wheels. Suspension systems serve a dual purpose — contributing to the car's roadholding/handling and braking for good active safety and driving pleasure, and keeping vehicle occupants...
includes Engesa's Boomerang double-axle rear drive. The Brazilian Marine Corps
Brazilian Marine Corps
The Brazilian Marine Corps is the land combat branch of the Brazilian Navy.- Mission :...
use a modified amphibious
Amphibious vehicle
An amphibious vehicle , is a vehicle or craft, that is a means of transport, viable on land as well as on water – just like an amphibian....
variant with propellers and more powerful engine. "Urutu
Bothrops alternatus
Bothrops alternatus is a venomous pitviper species found in Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina. Within its range, it is an important cause of snakebite. The specific name, which is Latin for "alternating", is apparently a reference to the staggered markings along the body...
" is a Brazilian species of snake
Snake
Snakes are elongate, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes that can be distinguished from legless lizards by their lack of eyelids and external ears. Like all squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales...
.
EE-11 Urutu has been used in combat by Libya
Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
and Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
with excellent results and therefore gaining a good reputation for ENGESA products in the Arab world. In combat, Urutu proved to be equal or superior than its Soviet counterparts, such as the BTR-60
BTR-60
The BTR-60 is the first vehicle in a series of Soviet eight-wheeled armoured personnel carriers. It was developed in the late 1950s as a replacement for the BTR-152 and was seen first time in public in 1961...
or BTR-70
BTR-70
The BTR-70 is an eight-wheeled armored personnel carrier , originally developed during the late 1960s under the industrial designator GAZ-4905. On August 21, 1972, it was accepted into service and would later be exported to the Warsaw Pact and other allies...
with a much lower operating cost. Such results prompted ENGESA to push forward the development of its main battle tank EE-T1 Osório
EE-T1 Osório
The Engesa EE-T1 Osório was a Brazilian main battle tank prototype. It was developed as a privately funded venture by Engesa, with little government support. It was intended to be sold first to Arab and other Third World countries, jump-starting production — and enabling the Brazilian Army to later...
.
Urutu production has stopped in 1987 and since then all units still in use by the Brazilian Army have been modernized and upgraded by Army's São Paulo War Arsenal branch as a stopgap until the arrival of the newly designed VBTP-MR
VBTP-MR
The VBTP-MR is a 6x6 armored personnel carrier jointly developed by Fiat's IVECO and the Brazilian Army as part of its "URUTU-3" modernization program aimed to replace all EE-11 Urutu by 2015....
in 2012.
It has still been widely used by the Brazilian Army in the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
The United Nations Stabilisation Mission In Haiti , also known as MINUSTAH, an acronym of the French translation, is a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti that has been in operation since 2004. The mission's military component is led by the Brazilian Army and the force commander is...
.
New life
The new engine used in the prototype of Urutu generates 230 hp,158 hp against the old. A power gain of 72 hp.
- The prototype reached a top speed of 110 km / h on land free and proved
capable of reaching 80 km / h on off-road situation.
- The time is 950 kilometers. Before the mechanical
changes it was 750 kilometers.
- 226 vipers and more than 600 Rattlesnake should be restored.
sticker-clipping-forteDado as finished, as the existing units were stationed for years in the courtyards of the Brazilian Army battalions, the armored Engesa EE-11 Urutu can return to active duty. The vehicle used to transport troops, is also one of its main features the fact that frog, even weighing 13 tons. These qualities justified, largely accepted by the armed forces of several Latin American countries.
Because of its attributes, the Brazilian Army has chosen to revive the 226 vipers and more than 600 Rattlesnake (shielded mechanical design similar to Urutu) that are inactive. With motor quite outdated, some with manual gearbox and others with automatic transmission, but a large gap in the technology now exists, should undergo a major overhaul to return to activity. The reformed military vehicles will be able to operate for at least another 15 years. This is to ensure companies that are involved in the restoration of armor, and they made a prototype for evaluation of the army.
Combat history
- Colombian Civil War (Colombia)
- Chadian–Libyan conflict (Libya)
- Iran–Iraq War (Iraq)
- Invasion of KuwaitInvasion of KuwaitThe Invasion of Kuwait, also known as the Iraq-Kuwait War, was a major conflict between the Republic of Iraq and the State of Kuwait, which resulted in the seven-month long Iraqi occupation of Kuwait, which subsequently led to direct military intervention by United States-led forces in the Gulf...
(Iraq) - Gulf WarGulf WarThe Persian Gulf War , commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.The war is also known under other names, such as the First Gulf...
(Iraq) - United Nations Stabilization Mission in HaitiUnited Nations Stabilization Mission in HaitiThe United Nations Stabilisation Mission In Haiti , also known as MINUSTAH, an acronym of the French translation, is a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti that has been in operation since 2004. The mission's military component is led by the Brazilian Army and the force commander is...
(Brazil-UN) - Libyan Civil War (Pro-Gaddafi forces and Anti-Gaddafi forces)
Versions
Prepared to carry a 81mm mortar, for monitoring forces morotizadas for fire support. Transport beyond the shooter and driver, the trim piece (four officers).
Antitank missile-
With a turret with 25mm cannon and a missile launcher tube anti-car. The crew is made up of drivers, shooters (25mm cannon and missile or missile) and seven armed soldiers.
Fire support
Equipped with the same tower of armored 90mm Rattlesnake. Her crew is composed of commander, driver and gunner, six armed soldiers. This veículom, could fire his piece of 90mm in the water. However, its utility in landing oceanic environment is debatable.
Anti-aircraft
Version equipped with a tower of two 20mm cannon or one 25mm cannon. Besides the standard crew, still has a radar operator.
Car workshop
Usually unarmed version, includes a hydraulic crane and equipment maintenance and wrecking of vehicles on the battlefield. Her crew is composed of two mechanical shooter and driver.
Anti-riot
Version equipped with an anti-plank fence and smoke launchers. Carries 12 more military commander and driver.
Ambulance
Equipped with four stretchers and medical equipment to provide emergency medical care.
Car-command
Designed for car-command of large units and sub-operating units. Allows the monitoring of the battlefield by the operational commands. It takes in two tables attached latreia and places for files, documents and maps, and radio equipment.
User countries
(24) (24) (723) re-powering is being replaced by the IvecoIveco
Iveco, an acronym for Industrial Vehicle Corporation, originally an alliance of European commercial vehicle manufacturers such as Fiat , Unic and Magirus. Iveco is now an Italian truck, bus, and diesel engine manufacturer, based in Turin...
VBTP-MR
VBTP-MR
The VBTP-MR is a 6x6 armored personnel carrier jointly developed by Fiat's IVECO and the Brazilian Army as part of its "URUTU-3" modernization program aimed to replace all EE-11 Urutu by 2015....
Guarani in 2020 (37) All Sold (56) being re-powering (32) (11) (148) (40) (12) (20) (16) (18) (132) (38) (7)