| CM-32 | |
|---|---|
 CM-33 armoured vehicle | |
| Type | Armoured fighting vehicle |
| Place of origin | Taiwan and Ireland |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Ordnance Readiness Development Center and Timoney Technology Limited |
| Designed | 2002 |
| Manufacturer | Ordnance Readiness Development Center |
| Unit cost | US$2 million [citation needed] |
| Produced | 2007 |
| No. built | 378 CM-32 and CM-33 delivered (2018),[1] 305 CM-34 delivered (2023[2]) |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 22 tonnes |
| Length | 7 m |
| Width | 2.7 m |
| Height | 2.23 m |
| Crew | 2 + 8 passengers |
| Armor | 12.7 mm AP front arc, 7.62 mm AP all around |
Main armament | 30 mm Mk44 Bushmaster II chaingun (CM-34)
40 mm automatic grenade launcher (CM-32/33) 105 mm rifled gun, or 120 mm mortar (planned) |
Secondary armament | Type 74 7.62 mm machine gun (co-axial) |
| Engine | Caterpillar C12 diesel, 450 hp |
| Suspension | 8×8 wheeled |
Operational range | 800 km |
| Maximum speed | 120 km/h |
The CM-32 "Clouded Leopard" (Chinese: 雲豹裝甲車; pinyin: yúnbào zhuāngjiǎchē; lit. 'Cloud Leopard Armoured Vehicle'), officially Taiwan Infantry Fighting Vehicle (TIFV), is an eight-wheeled armoured vehicle currently being produced for the Republic of China Army. It is based on the 6x6 CM-31 designed by Timoney Technology Limited of Ireland and is further developed by the Ordnance Readiness Development Center.[3]
According to the Taipei Times, it was named after the Formosan clouded leopard, an indigenous animal, to show that the vehicle is "agile and swift".[4]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Taipei Times 2018was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Oryx (March 26, 2023). "Fortress Taiwan: Listing AFVs In Service With The Republic Of China". Copyright. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
- ^ "Defence & Security Intelligence & Analysis - IHS Jane's 360". Janes.com. Archived from the original on 2007-08-15.
- ^ "Thumbs-up for new armoured vehicle". Taipei Times. January 12, 2005. Retrieved June 4, 2007.