ASCOD

ASCOD
The Spanish Armed Forces Pizarro variant of the ASCOD
TypeArmoured fighting vehicle (ASCOD Ulan/Pizarro)
Place of originAustria and Spain
Service history
In service2002–present
Used bySee Operators
Specifications
Mass26.3 tonnes (26,300 kg) (ASCOD Pizarro)
28 tonnes (31 short tons) (ASCOD Ulan)
Length6.83 m (22 ft) (Pizarro/Ulan), 9.5 m (31.16 ft) (ASCOD)[citation needed]
Width3.64 m (12 ft)
Height2.43 m (8 ft)
Crew3 + 8 passengers

Armorrolled steel armor
options for explosive reactive armor and composite armor
Main
armament
30 mm Mauser MK 30/2 (ASCOD Ulan/Pizarro)
Secondary
armament
MG3 7.62×51mm NATO (Pizarro)
FN MAG 7.62×51mm NATO (Ulan/ASCOD 2)
EngineDiesel
600 hp (Pizarro fase 1)
720 hp (Pizarro fase 2)
720 hp (Ulan)
Suspensiontorsion bar and Piedrafita rotary dampers models AR01 and AR02.
Maximum speed Road: 72 km/h

The ASCOD (Austrian Spanish Cooperation Development)[1] armoured fighting vehicle family is the product of a cooperation agreement between Austrian Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG and Spanish General Dynamics Santa Bárbara Sistemas. Both companies are now divisions of a unit of General Dynamics. The ASCOD family includes the LT 105 light tank equipped with a 105 mm gun, a surface-to-air missile launcher, an anti-tank guided missile launcher, mortar carrier, R&R vehicle, command-and-control vehicle, ambulance, artillery observer, and the AIFV model.

In Spanish service, the vehicle is called "Pizarro". The Austrian version is called "Ulan".

  1. ^ "ASCOD Autonomous Platform unveiled in Spain". Janes.com. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 2024-05-20.