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== Description ==
 
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' (shortened to '''{{Specs|pseudonym}}''', English translated as: ''Argentinian Medium Tank'') is a rank {{Specs|rank}} German light tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.81 "The Valkyries"]].
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It's one of the best tanks Germany has to offer at this battle rating, with slightly better mobility than the A1A1 and the ability to scout. The minimal armour and overpressure vulnerability are downsides. Similar to the A1A1, it struggles when stock but holds its own very nicely once APFSDS is unlocked.
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' (shortened to '''{{Specs|pseudonym}}''', English translated as: ''Argentine Medium Tank'') is a rank {{Specs|rank}} German light tanks {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.81 "The Valkyries"]].
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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The armour is composed of welded steel, providing protection up to 32 mm. The front can defend against 12.7 mm machine gun ammo, but the side armour is only proof against standard machine guns of 7.62 mm. However, most enemies that can be faced will usually have a 12.7 mm machine gun or larger in their possession, making it so even a burst of bullets could riddle the TAM with holes. With this in mind, take caution when flanking a tank with a disabled gun to get a side shot, as you can easily lose a few crew members to machine gunfire. This becomes less of an issue after unlocking the APFSDS round when side shots are rarely as necessary. The TAM also is vulnerable to overpressure, so large-calibre HE rounds have a chance of instantly destroying the vehicle.
 
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'''Armour type:'''
 
  
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* Rolled homogeneous armour (hull, turret)
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* Cast homogeneous armour (gunner periscope)
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The armour is composed of welded steel, providing protection up to 32 mm.
  
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The front can defend against 12.7 mm machine gun ammo, but the side armour is only proof against standard machine guns of 7.62 mm. However, most enemies that can be faced will usually have a 12.7 mm machine gun or larger in their possession, making it so even a burst of bullets could riddle the TAM with holes.
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! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
 
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| Hull || 11 mm (77°) ''Upper glacis - Engine access panel'' <br> 32 mm (77°) ''Upper glacis - Sides'' <br> 32 mm (29°) ''Lower glacis - Top'' <br> 32 mm (60°) ''Lower glacis - Bottom'' || 15 mm (30°) ''Top'' <br> 15 mm ''Bottom'' || 11 mm (23°) ''Upper plate'' <br> 11 mm (27°) ''Lower plate''|| 11-32 mm (13°) ''Front glacis'' <br> 11 mm ''Crew compartment'' <br> 5 mm ''Radiator vents''
 
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| Turret || 50 mm (5-35°) ''Turret front'' <br> 30 mm + 30 mm (51-63°) ''Mantlet Front'' <br> 25 mm (7-10°) ''Mantlet Sides'' <br> 20 mm (79°) ''Roof glacis'' <br> 30 mm (cylindrical) ''Gunner periscope'' || 25 mm (24-27°) ''Crew Compartment'' <br> 15 mm (27°) ''Bustle'' <br> 25 mm ''Cupola well'' || 15 mm (22°) <br> 11 mm (79°) ''Turret underside''|| 20 (11°) ''Roof glacis'' <br> 11 mm
 
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| Cupola || colspan="3" style="text-align:center" | 35 mm (cylindrical) || 35 mm ''Outer ring'' <br> 11 mm ''Centre''
 
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'''Notes:'''
 
  
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* Suspension wheels, tracks and torsion bars are 20 mm thick.
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The TAM also is hull-breakable, and so rounds that hit have a chance of instantly destroying the vehicle.
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* The belly is 11 mm thick.
 
  
 
=== Mobility ===
 
=== Mobility ===
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Mobility is not bad, with a max of 70 km/h on the road in both forward and reverse. Off road mobility is quite average, especially on flat terrain, but there is a poor steering response.
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The mobility is not bad, with a max of 75 km/h (RB) on the road in forward and -50 km/h in reverse. Off-road mobility is quite average, especially on flat terrain, but there is a poor steering response. The TAM is powered by a MTU (Motoren- und Turbinen-Union Friedrichshafen GmbH) MB 833 Ka-500 520 kW (720 hp) that produces a good 720 hp at 2,400 rpm.
 
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=== Modifications and economy ===
 
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After Parts and FPE, the most important modules are the DM23 shell and the NVD upgrade. After that, the focus should be on the Laser rangefinder or mobility upgrades, depending on personal preference.
 
  
 
== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
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{{Specs-Tank-Armaments}}
 
 
=== Main armament ===
 
=== Main armament ===
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{{main|FMK.4 Modelo 1L (105 mm)}}
 
{{main|FMK.4 Modelo 1L (105 mm)}}
  
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! colspan="5" | [[FMK.4 Modelo 1L (105 mm)|105 mm FMK.4 Modelo 1L]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
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! colspan="6" | [[FMK.4 Modelo 1L (105 mm)|105 mm FMK.4 Modelo 1L]]
 
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! Mode !! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
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! colspan="3" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity
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! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
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! rowspan="1" | Vertical <br> guidance
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! Stock !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
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! rowspan="1" | Horizontal <br> guidance
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! rowspan="1" | Stabilizer
 
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| colspan="3" | 50 || -7°/+18° || ±180° || Two-plane
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| rowspan="2" | 50 || rowspan="2" | -7°/+18° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | Two-plane || 22.8 || 31.6 || 38.4 || 42.5 || 45.2 || rowspan="2" | 8.71 || rowspan="2" | 7.70 || rowspan="2" | 7.10 || rowspan="2" | 6.70
 
 
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! colspan="6" | Turret rotation speed (°/s)
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| 14.3 || 16.8 || 20.4 || 22.6 || 24.0
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! style="width:4em" |Mode
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! style="width:4em" |Upgraded
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
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| ''Arcade'' || 22.8 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
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| ''Realistic'' || 14.28 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
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| 8.7 || __.__ || __.__ || 6.7
 
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==== Ammunition ====
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===== Ammunition =====
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{{:FMK.4 Modelo 1L (105 mm)/Ammunition|DM13, DM512, DM12, DM23, M416}}
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==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
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! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 0° Angle of Attack'''
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| DM13|| APDS || 303 || 302 || 296 || 277 || 257 || 252
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| DM502 || HESH || 127 || 127 || 127 || 127 || 127 || 127
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| DM12 || HEATFS || 400 || 400 || 400 || 400 || 400 || 400
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| DM23 || APFSDS || 337 || 335 || 330 || 322 || 314 || 306
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! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of <br /> warhead
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! rowspan="2" |Velocity <br /> in m/s
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! rowspan="2" |Projectile<br />Mass in kg
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! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse delay''
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''in m:''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse sensitivity''
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''in mm:''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Explosive Mass in g<br /> (TNT equivalent):''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Normalization At 30° <br> from horizontal:''
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| DM13|| APDS || 1,478 || 4 || N/A || N/A || N/A || +1.5° || 75° || 78° || 80°
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| DM502 || HESH || 730 || 15 || 0.4 ||  0.1 || 4,310 || +0° || 73° || 77° || 80°
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| DM12 || HEATFS || 1,173 || 11 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 1,270 || +0° || 65° || 72° || 75°
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| DM23 || APFSDS || 1,455 || 3.8 || N/A || N/A || N/A || ? || 76° || 77° || 78°
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! Projectile<br />Mass in kg
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! ''Screen radius <br /> in m''
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! ''Explosive Mass in g<br /> (TNT equivalent):''
 
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| M416 || 730 || 11.4 || 20 || 5 || 25 || 50
 
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=== Machine guns ===
 
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{{main|FN MAG 60-40 (7.62 mm)}}
 
{{main|FN MAG 60-40 (7.62 mm)}}
  
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The TAM is equipped with two machine guns with a total of 4,000 rounds.
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| Coaxial || 2,000 (200) || 600 || N/A || N/A
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! rowspan="1" | Fire rate <br> (shots/minute)
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! rowspan="1" | Vertical <br> guidance
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! rowspan="1" | Horizontal <br> guidance
 
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! rowspan="1" | Fire rate <br> (shots/minute)
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| colspan="4" | 2,000 (200) || 60 || -__°/+__° || ±__°
 
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The small calibre of the FN MAG 60-40 machine guns make them largely ineffective against all armoured vehicles but the ones with an open compartment. They still can be used to ping targets as a rangefinding help or to mow down minor obstacles blocking your line of sight.
 
  
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
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The TAM is a classic light tank, in that it has high mobility and a powerful armament with thin armour, but lacks gunner-sight NVD.
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The TAM could be played as an assassin, scout, or as a support vehicle on the battlefield. This variety of role is capable due to the powerful 105 mm cannon with an ammunition variety akin to the [[Leopard A1A1]], at the same time the thin armour prohibits any head-on combat which encourages fighting behind the front lines or from the flanks. Keep an eye out as any enemy that can be faced will be able to destroy the TAM if they so much as get a bead on with their armaments.
  
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'''Characteristics'''
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The best way to use the TAM is exploit the scouting ability to mark enemies on the map, then call in friendlies to do the heavy fighting against them. While the team keeps the enemy busy, take pot shots with the 105 mm to also pick off the enemy as their attention is diverted from the TAM.
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The mobility of the TAM is quite good, allowing it to out accelerate allies and enemies alike, as well as to reach the battle much quicker. This comes with a drawback though; the TAM has very little to speak of in terms of armour. Nearly every shot will penetrate the armour. Heavy machine gun rounds can even penetrate the side of the tank, and aircraft with cannons or machine guns are a great threat. Many autocannons from tanks or SPAAGs are able to penetrate the TAM from the front, although the steep slope of the upper glacis is able to bounce rounds.
 
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DM23 APFSDS can penetrate most - if not all - enemies that can be faced by the TAM, making it the main ammunition choice of most TAM commanders. Despite having access to a decently powerful APFSDS round, there is more ammunition that should be considered. The DM12 HEATFS round has a penetration of 400 mm - enough to penetrate anything but composite armour or ERA. The DM502 HESH round is probably the least useful of the ammunition choices, due to it being situational. It can be useful, but will often have trouble penetrating the front of enemy tanks; it is best used to hit the roof of a tank to splash down into the crew compartment. The M416 smoke round, while nearly useless against enemy tanks, can be incredibly useful in the right situation. It can be used to lay down visual cover for teammates or the TAM itself, to blind the enemy, or to lay a path to a well defended capture point. The -7° of gun depression is usable, but the commander must be careful not to put the TAM in a position where it has insufficient gun depression to fire without exposing too much of the tank.
 
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'''Playstyle'''
 
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Due to its characteristics, the TAM is a very versatile tank. The flanking and scouting gameplay style uses all the advantages of the TAM, while negating the disadvantages, making it one of the best ways to drive the TAM. The TAM's high mobility allows it to assume strong, advanced positions before the enemy expects it to. From there, the scouting ability and powerful armament can be used to mark enemy tanks on the map for friendly tankers to be aware of, or to annihilate them tanks from the side or front. It can do this either by sniping from longer ranges or by ambushing at closer ranges. The versatile ammunition selection allows practically any enemy tank to be engaged effectively from any angle. In closer range areas of a map, the TAM can use its high mobility to hit the enemy where they don't expect it or before they expect it. Hit and run tactics are good because it helps to prevent the enemy from honing in on the TAM's location to knock it out. Due to the low armour of the TAM, the best way to ensure survival is to not be hit. This is why ambushes, sniping, or flanking are the safest and most successful tactics, although aggressive pushes can work as well. Overall, the heavy firepower, scouting ability, and good mobility allow the TAM to be successful in any sort of map or situation. Be aware the TAM lacks gunner or commander's sight NVD.
 
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
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'''Pros:'''
 
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* Good firepower
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* Decent firepower
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* Faster and more manoeuvrable than the Begleitpanzer 57
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* Faster and more manoeuvrable than the begliatpanzer57
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* Wide variety of ammo - APFSDS, APDS, HEAT-FS, HESH, and smoke shells
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* It has all kind of shells for diffrent situations or to destroy all kind of tanks
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* Commander's machine gun has a very high elevation limit, letting you shoot at planes and helicopters passing by
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* Unlike other tanks the gun dosen't bounce at high speed
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* Little armour sometimes lets you survive AP shots as they pass through the tank without dealing much damage
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* The mounted turret has great depression very good for shooting choppers and planes
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* Turret is on the back, by reversing out of cover, you don't expose the whole vehicle
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* Little armor makes AP shots to pass through the tank without dealing much damage
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* very fast turret rotation amd aiming
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* Turret is on the back, won't need to expose all the tank to shoot from cover
 
* First ammo rack has more than enough shells for a battle
 
* First ammo rack has more than enough shells for a battle
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* By loading 21 shells all ammo racks except the one in the turret rear can be emptied
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* Cheap repair cost
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
  
 
* Very thin armour providing little to no protection
 
* Very thin armour providing little to no protection
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* Ammunition price is quite high(APFSDS shells are 1300SL)
 
* Impossible to depress the gun when facing backwards
 
* Impossible to depress the gun when facing backwards
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* Turret is on the back, in some situations, you will have to expose the whole tank to shoot, especially if you need gun depression (engine deck stops the gun from depressing)
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* Hard stock grind
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* No thermals, only NVD
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* Turret is on the back at some situations you will have to expose the whole tank to shoot
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* Unlike other german tanks doesn't have a great zoom(just x8.00)
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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During the 1960s, Argentina was looking far and wide for offers to update its ageing fleet of WW2-era tanks. After obtaining some vehicles, the U.S. refused to make further vehicle sales. This forced Argentina to shift their attention towards the European market, resulting in the purchase of a number of French AMX-13s and its variants.
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During the 1960s, Argentina was looking far and wide for offers to update their aging fleet of WW2-era tanks. After obtaining some vehicles, the U.S. refused to make further vehicle sales. This forced Argentina to shift their attention towards the European market, resulting in the purchase of a number of French AMX-13s and its variants.
  
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In 1973 however, the Ministry of Defense drew up a set of requirements for a completely new combat vehicle that would be produced domestically and would to enter service by 1980. Despite knowing what they wanted, Argentinian engineers lacked the technical know-how in order to actually design and produce such a vehicle. Faced with this problem, the Argentinian government sought collaboration with a foreign company in order to design and build the vehicle they wanted. Eventually, a contracted was signed with the German Thyssen-Henschel company, a joint development effort soon ensued.
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In 1973 however, the Ministry of Defense drew up a set of requirements for a completely new combat vehicle that would be produced domestically and would to enter service by 1980. Despite knowing what they wanted, Argentinian engineers lacked the technical know-how in order to actually design and produce such a vehicle. Faced with this problem, the Argentinian government seeked a collaboration with a foreign company in order to design and build the vehicle they wanted. Eventually, a contracted was signed with the German Thyssen-Henschel company, a joint development effort soon ensued.
  
 
The TAM (Tanque Argentino Mediano, eng: Argentinian Medium Tank), as it would be designated, was based off the German Marder IFV and equipped with a modification of the British, the Royal Ordnance L7A3 cannon that was produced in Germany. The first two prototypes of the TAM were built in 1976 and 1977 respectively and underwent extensive testing over the course of two years.
 
The TAM (Tanque Argentino Mediano, eng: Argentinian Medium Tank), as it would be designated, was based off the German Marder IFV and equipped with a modification of the British, the Royal Ordnance L7A3 cannon that was produced in Germany. The first two prototypes of the TAM were built in 1976 and 1977 respectively and underwent extensive testing over the course of two years.
  
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After successfully passing testing, the TAM was put into mass production in 1979. The vehicles were armed with FMK.4 Modelo 1L cannons, which was a domestic licensed copy of the original German cannon. The government ordered 200 vehicles of the IFV variant. However, economic difficulties resulted in the order being only partially fulfilled before production was restarted later on. Argentina was also very keen on exporting the TAM to other countries, but despite interest and some contracts being signed, the TAM was never widely exported for various reasons.
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After successfully passing testing, the TAM was put into mass production in 1979. The vehicles were armed with FMK.4 Modelo 1L cannons, which was a domestic licensed copy of the original German cannon. The government ordered 200 vehicles of the IFV variant. However, economic difficulties resulted in the order being only partially fulfilled, before production was restarted later on. Argentina was also very keen on exporting the TAM to other countries, but despite interest and some contracts being signed, the TAM was never widely exported for various reasons.
  
 
A total of around 280 TAMs were built and most of them still serve in the Argentinian army, albeit with upgraded equipment. The TAM was never deployed in any combat operations to this date.
 
A total of around 280 TAMs were built and most of them still serve in the Argentinian army, albeit with upgraded equipment. The TAM was never deployed in any combat operations to this date.
  
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Rank VI USA | Premium | Golden Eagles
A-10A Thunderbolt (Early)
TAM
germ_thyssen_henschel_tam.png
TAM
Germany flag.png Germany
VI Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
8.7 8.7 8.7
Class:
Research:160 000 Specs-Card-Exp.png
Purchase:450 000 Specs-Card-Lion.png
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Description

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The Tanque Argentino Mediano (shortened to TAM, English translated as: Argentine Medium Tank) is a rank VI German light tanks with a battle rating of 8.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.81 "The Valkyries".

General info

Survivability and armour

The armour is composed of welded steel, providing protection up to 32 mm.

The front can defend against 12.7 mm machine gun ammo, but the side armour is only proof against standard machine guns of 7.62 mm. However, most enemies that can be faced will usually have a 12.7 mm machine gun or larger in their possession, making it so even a burst of bullets could riddle the TAM with holes.

The TAM also is hull-breakable, and so rounds that hit have a chance of instantly destroying the vehicle.

Mobility

Mobility is not bad, with a max of 70 km/h on the road in both forward and reverse. Off road mobility is quite average, especially on flat terrain, but there is a poor steering response.

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: FMK.4 Modelo 1L (105 mm)
105 mm FMK.4 Modelo 1L
Capacity Vertical
guidance 		Horizontal
guidance 		Stabilizer
50 -7°/+18° ±180° Two-plane
Turret rotation speed (°/s)
Mode Stock Upgraded Prior + Full crew Prior + Expert qualif. Prior + Ace qualif.
Arcade 22.8 __.__ __.__ __.__ __.__
Realistic 14.28 __.__ __.__ __.__ __.__
Reloading rate (seconds)
Stock Prior + Full crew Prior + Expert qualif. Prior + Ace qualif.
8.7 __.__ __.__ 6.7
Ammunition
Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Penetration in mm @ 0° Angle of Attack
10m 100m 500m 1000m 1500m 2000m
DM13 APDS 303 302 296 277 257 252
DM502 HESH 127 127 127 127 127 127
DM12 HEATFS 400 400 400 400 400 400
DM23 APFSDS 337 335 330 322 314 306
Shell details
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Velocity
in m/s 		Projectile
Mass in kg 		Fuse delay

in m:

Fuse sensitivity

in mm:

Explosive Mass in g
(TNT equivalent): 		Normalization At 30°
from horizontal: 		Ricochet:
0% 50% 100%
DM13 APDS 1,478 4 N/A N/A N/A +1.5° 75° 78° 80°
DM502 HESH 730 15 0.4 0.1 4,310 +0° 73° 77° 80°
DM12 HEATFS 1,173 11 0.0 0.1 1,270 +0° 65° 72° 75°
DM23 APFSDS 1,455 3.8 N/A N/A N/A  ? 76° 77° 78°
Smoke characteristic
Ammunition Velocity
in m/s 		Projectile
Mass in kg 		Screen radius
in m 		Screen time
in s 		Screen hold time
in s: 		Explosive Mass in g
(TNT equivalent):
M416 730 11.4 20 5 25 50

Machine guns

Main article: FN MAG 60-40 (7.62 mm)

The TAM is equipped with two machine guns with a total of 4,000 rounds.

7.62 mm FN MAG 60-40
Coaxial mount
Capacity (Belt capacity) Fire rate
(shots/minute) 		Vertical
guidance 		Horizontal
guidance
2,000 (200) 600 N/A N/A
Pintle mount
Capacity (Belt capacity) Fire rate
(shots/minute) 		Vertical
guidance 		Horizontal
guidance
2,000 (200) 60 -__°/+__° ±__°

Usage in battles

The TAM could be played as an assassin, scout, or as a support vehicle on the battlefield. This variety of role is capable due to the powerful 105 mm cannon with an ammunition variety akin to the Leopard A1A1, at the same time the thin armour prohibits any head-on combat which encourages fighting behind the front lines or from the flanks. Keep an eye out as any enemy that can be faced will be able to destroy the TAM if they so much as get a bead on with their armaments.

The best way to use the TAM is exploit the scouting ability to mark enemies on the map, then call in friendlies to do the heavy fighting against them. While the team keeps the enemy busy, take pot shots with the 105 mm to also pick off the enemy as their attention is diverted from the TAM.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Decent firepower
  • Faster and more manoeuvrable than the begliatpanzer57
  • It has all kind of shells for diffrent situations or to destroy all kind of tanks
  • Unlike other tanks the gun dosen't bounce at high speed
  • The mounted turret has great depression very good for shooting choppers and planes
  • Little armor makes AP shots to pass through the tank without dealing much damage
  • very fast turret rotation amd aiming
  • Turret is on the back, won't need to expose all the tank to shoot from cover
  • First ammo rack has more than enough shells for a battle
  • Cheap repair cost

Cons:

  • Very thin armour providing little to no protection
  • Ammunition price is quite high(APFSDS shells are 1300SL)
  • Impossible to depress the gun when facing backwards
  • Hard stock grind
  • Turret is on the back at some situations you will have to expose the whole tank to shoot
  • Unlike other german tanks doesn't have a great zoom(just x8.00)

History

During the 1960s, Argentina was looking far and wide for offers to update their aging fleet of WW2-era tanks. After obtaining some vehicles, the U.S. refused to make further vehicle sales. This forced Argentina to shift their attention towards the European market, resulting in the purchase of a number of French AMX-13s and its variants.

In 1973 however, the Ministry of Defense drew up a set of requirements for a completely new combat vehicle that would be produced domestically and would to enter service by 1980. Despite knowing what they wanted, Argentinian engineers lacked the technical know-how in order to actually design and produce such a vehicle. Faced with this problem, the Argentinian government seeked a collaboration with a foreign company in order to design and build the vehicle they wanted. Eventually, a contracted was signed with the German Thyssen-Henschel company, a joint development effort soon ensued.

The TAM (Tanque Argentino Mediano, eng: Argentinian Medium Tank), as it would be designated, was based off the German Marder IFV and equipped with a modification of the British, the Royal Ordnance L7A3 cannon that was produced in Germany. The first two prototypes of the TAM were built in 1976 and 1977 respectively and underwent extensive testing over the course of two years.

After successfully passing testing, the TAM was put into mass production in 1979. The vehicles were armed with FMK.4 Modelo 1L cannons, which was a domestic licensed copy of the original German cannon. The government ordered 200 vehicles of the IFV variant. However, economic difficulties resulted in the order being only partially fulfilled, before production was restarted later on. Argentina was also very keen on exporting the TAM to other countries, but despite interest and some contracts being signed, the TAM was never widely exported for various reasons.

A total of around 280 TAMs were built and most of them still serve in the Argentinian army, albeit with upgraded equipment. The TAM was never deployed in any combat operations to this date.

- From Devblog

Media

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See also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

  • reference to the series of the vehicles;
  • links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links


Germany light tanks
Pz.II  Pz.II C · Pz.II C (DAK) · Pz.II C TD · Pz.II F · Pz.Sfl.Ic
Sd.Kfz.234  Sd.Kfz.234/1 · Sd.Kfz.234/2 · Sd.Kfz.234/2 TD
Marder  Marder A1- · Marder 1A3 · Begleitpanzer 57 · DF105
  PUMA
Wheeled  Sd.Kfz.221 (s.Pz.B.41) · Class 3 (P) · Radkampfwagen 90
Other  Ru 251 · SPz 12-3 LGS
Argentina  TAM · TAM 2C · TAM 2IP · JaPz.K A2
Czechoslovakia  Pz.35(t) · Pz.38(t) A · Pz.38(t) F · Pz.38(t) n.A. · Sd.Kfz. 140/1
France  Pz.Sp.Wg.P204(f) KwK
Lithuania  Vilkas
USA  leKPz M41
USSR  SPz BMP-1

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