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{{Infobox weapon
{{Infobox weapon
| name              = ZTA Light Tank
| name              = ZTA-1
| image              = TAM1 (cropped).jpg
| image              = ZTA2.png
| image_size        = 300
| image_size        = 300
| caption            = Argentine Army TAM from 1st Armored Brigade
| caption            = ZTA-1 during it acceptance trials
| origin            = {{flag|Zacapican}}
| type              = {{wp|Light tank}}
| type              = {{wp|Light tank}}
| is_vehicle        = yes
| is_vehicle        = yes
| service            = 1970
| is_UK              =  
| used_by           = [[Zacapican]]
| service           = 1957-1970
| wars              =  
| wars              =  
| designer          = [[NTT|NTT 114]]
| designer          = [[YAT program|YAT 114]]
| manufacturer      = [[Cuauhquetztia]]
| number            = 400
| unit_cost          = 1.5 million.
| length            = 6.273 m (20 ft, 7 in) (4.8 m (15 ft, 9 in) without gun)
| production_date    = 1970-2020
| width              = 3.149 m (10 ft, 4 in) (over the tracks)
| number            = 1500
| height            = 2.26 m (7 ft, 5 in) (over the periscopes)
| variants          = See [[#Variants|Variants]]
| origin             = {{flag|Zacapican}}
| length            = {{convert|6.75|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| design_date        = 1954–1957
| width              = {{convert|3.25|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| manufacturer      = [[Cuauhquetztia]]
| height            = {{convert|2.42|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| unit_cost          =  
| weight             = {{convert|30.5|t|abbr=on}}
| production_date    = 1957-1967
| suspension        = {{wp|Torsion-bar}}
| variants          =  
| speed              = {{convert|75|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}
| crew              = 4
| vehicle_range      = {{convert|590|km|abbr=on}}, {{convert|800|km|abbr=on}} with auxiliary fuel tanks
| weight            = 16.3 tonnes
| primary_armament  = {{convert|105|mm|in|2|abbr=on}} {{wp|Royal Ordnance L7|NM O4 canon}}
| armour            = 10-32 mm (steel)
| secondary_armament = 2×{{convert|7.62|mm|in|2|abbr=on}} machine gun
| primary_armament  = 1× TlTQ-109 75mm cannon
| armour             =  
| secondary_armament = 1× 12.7&nbsp;mm heavy machine gun<br>2× 7.62&nbsp;mm machine gun
| engine            = Ci-500 {{wp|Straight-six engine|6-cylinder}} {{convert|22.4|L|cuin|abbr=on}} {{wp|Diesel engine|diesel}}
| engine             = 8-cylinder opposed-piston gas engine
| engine_power      = {{convert|720|hp|order=flip|abbr=on}}
| engine_power      = {{cvt|250|kW|hp}}
| pw_ratio          = 24 hp/tonne
| transmission      =
| crew              = 4
| fuel_capacity      = 700 liters
| suspension        =
| clearance          = 43.1 cm (1 ft, 5 in)
| speed              = {{convert|56|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}  
| pw_ratio          = {{cvt|15.89|kW|hp}} per tonne
| vehicle_range      = 340km
}}
}}


The '''Light Armored Vehicle''' ({{wp|Nahuatl}} Zazatepoztli Acocqui) better known as the '''ZTA Light Tank''' is a [[Zacapican|Zacapine]] {{wp|light tank}} design which serves as the basis for a family of  {{wp|armoured fighting vehicle|armoured fighting vehicles}} in service with the [[Zacapine Armed Forces]] in a variety of roles. The light tank and its variants were introduced in the early 1970s as a compliment to the heavier [[O74]] {{wp|main battle tank}} and its derivatives. Both families of vehicles were the products of the major military modernization efforts of the mid to late 1960s which saw all aspects of the Zacapine military and its equipment revisited. As with the O74, the ZTA tank and the many vehicles based on its chassis remain in active military service in Zacapican and a number of nations around the world. The ZTA platform remained in production for 50 years before the [[Cuauhquetztia]] factories allocated to ZTA production were diverted to produce the ZTA and O74's replacement, the [[O17]] and its new variants. Components for maintenance and sustainment will continue to be produced until such time as the Zacapine military retires its fleet of venerable ZTA vehicles.
[[Category:Zacapican]]
 
The ZTA light tank was designed by [[NTT|NTT 114]], the same design bureau responsible for the O17 family which is planned to replace it. At the time of the commissioning of the project by the Zacapine government in 1965, the ZTA represented the first fully indigenous design for an armored vehicle in Zacapine history. Before 1965, Zacapican had first imported the early generation of armored vehicles, then established domestic production of foreign designs, and even established semi-indigenous modifications and derivatives of foreign designs, but had never created a fully indigenously designed and manufactured vehicle type. The ZTA was one of many projects designed to foster {{wp|autarky}} in the arms industry and defense-related sectors, whilst bolstering the credibility and standing of the Zacapine arms industries on the world market.
 
==Development==
 
[[Category: Zacapican]]

Latest revision as of 12:02, 19 May 2023

ZTA-1
ZTA2.png
ZTA-1 during it acceptance trials
TypeLight tank
Place of origin Zacapican
Service history
In service1957-1970
Production history
DesignerYAT 114
Designed1954–1957
ManufacturerCuauhquetztia
Produced1957-1967
No. built400
Specifications
Weight16.3 tonnes
Length6.273 m (20 ft, 7 in) (4.8 m (15 ft, 9 in) without gun)
Width3.149 m (10 ft, 4 in) (over the tracks)
Height2.26 m (7 ft, 5 in) (over the periscopes)
Crew4
Armor10-32 mm (steel)
Main
armament
1× TlTQ-109 75mm cannon
Secondary
armament
1× 12.7 mm heavy machine gun
2× 7.62 mm machine gun
Engine8-cylinder opposed-piston gas engine
250 kW (340 hp)
Power/weight15.89 kW (21.31 hp) per tonne
Ground clearance43.1 cm (1 ft, 5 in)
Fuel capacity700 liters
Operational
range
340km
Speed56 km/h (35 mph)
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