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Army Equipment page: Cougar

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The Cougar is part of the 6x6 Armoured Vehicle, General Purpose (AVGP) family of vehicles built by General Motors in London, Ontario. The hull is from the Swiss MOWAG Piranha and the turret is from the British Alvis Scorpion. Canada purchased 195 Cougars in 1979.

The vehicle is officially designated a tank trainer, although it is also refered to as a direct fire support vehicle. It has a 76mm gun and a 7.62mm C-6 MG co-axial in a turret with manual traverse. It has a crew of 3 (crew commander, gunner, driver) and is fully amphibious.

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Characteristics:

Crew: 5 soldiers

Length:

5.97 m

Width:

2.50 m

Height:

2.62 m

Speed:

100 km/hr

Range:

600 km

Weight:

10.5 t

Gradient maximum:

60%

Side slope maximum:

30%

Minimum turn diameter:

13 m

Armament:

76-mm L23A1 gun;
7.62-mm machine-gun mounted on a two person ALVIS gun tourret;
2 four-barrel smoke grenade launchers

Sights
Crew Command:
Gunner:


day sight AV No 71
day sight AV No 54

Spotlight:

500,000 candle power

Engine:

Detroit Diesel 275 hp
6V53T two-cycle turbocharged diesel

Transmission:

automatic
(5 forward gears, 1 reverse)

Suspension:

Hydraulic shock absorbers

Wheels:

6 X 6 drive

Tires:

Michelin (steel belted radial)
27.9 cm x 40.6 cm

Brakes:

Air over hydraulic with engine brake mounted on exhaust valves

Electrical system:

4 X 12 V

Batteries:

2 x 12 V

Alternator:

24 V, 100 amps

 

Entered service in 1976

Quantity in service: 195

 

Notes: In 2000, 90 Cougar will be discarded from the army, also the Cougar is being gradually removed from service with the Regular Force and will remain operational at the Reserve unit level only.

 

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Last updated: Saturday, December 04, 1999

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