CM-12 tank

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CM-12 tank
A CM-12 at the ROCA Infantry School
Type	Main battle tank
Place of origin	Taiwan
Service history
In service	1990–present
Production history
Designer	Armored Vehicle Development Center
Manufacturer	Armored Vehicle Development Center
Unit cost	US$ 3.5 million
No. built	100
Specifications
Mass	48.5 tonnes (53.5 short tons; 47.7 long tons)
Length	6.95 meters (22 ft 10 in) (hull) 9.30 meters (30 ft 6 in) (cannon forward)
Width	3.65 meters (12 ft 0 in)
Height	3.1 meters (10 ft 2 in)
Crew	4
Main armament	105 mm (4.1 in) M68A1 gun
Secondary armament	.50 BMG (12.7×99mm) M2 Browning 7.62×51mm NATO M240 machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO T74 machine gun
Engine	Continental AVDS-1790-2C air-cooled Twin-turbo diesel engine 750 hp (560 kW)
Power/weight	15.46 hp/t
Suspension	Torsion bar suspension
Operational range	203 kilometers (100 mi)
Maximum speed	48 km/h

The CM-12 tank is a modified M48A3 made for the Republic of China Army situated on Taiwan. The Armored Vehicle Development Center (AVDC) used the extra 100 fire-control system units from the production of the CM-11 Brave Tiger to modify the existing M48A3 tanks of the ROC Army. The modification was completed as of 1993.^[1] The CM-12 can be distinguished from the CM-11 by the rounded glacis plates, and from the M48A3 by the 105mm M68A1 cannon, which is longer than the 90mm T139/M3A1 cannon on the M48A3 and lacks a muzzle brake, and by the different commander's cupola.