- EE-11 Urutu
Infobox Weapon
name=EE-11 Urutu
caption= EE-11 Urutu
origin=BRA
type=Armored personnel carrier
is_vehicle=yes
crew= 1+12
length= 6.15 meters
width= 2.65 meters
height= 2.125 meters
weight= 11,000 kg empty, 14,000 kg combat
armour= 6-12 mm 2 layer steel plating
primary= 1x12.7 MG, also supports 90mm Cannon, 20 mm cannon, orMILAN missiles
engine=Detroit Diesel 6V-53T 6-cylinder water-cooled diesel
engine_power= 260 hp
max_speed= 105 km/h
suspension= Engesa Double Axle Boomerand DriveThe EE-11 Urutu is a
6x6 armored personnel carrier developed in the seventies byEngesa ofBrazil . It used as many commercially available parts as possible. It also shares many components with theEE-9 Cascavel Armoured fighting vehicle . The suspension includes Engesa's Boomerang double-axle rear drive. TheBrazilian Marine Corps use a modifiedamphibious variant with propellers and more powerful engine. "Urutu" is a kind ofsnake .EE-11 Urutu has been used in combat by
Libya ,Iran andIraq . In combat, Urutu was no worse than itsSoviet counterparts, such as theBTR-60 orBTR-70 . Since its conception, Urutu was made for minor uses in combat. Today, the Urutu is obsolete, due to its lack of protection against modernarmor piercing bullets. Urutu production stopped in 1987. Urutu is now being used by the Brazilian army, in Haiti.User countries
Bolivia ,Brazil ,Colombia ,Ecuador ,Gabon ,Guyana ,Iraq ,Iran ,Libya ,Paraguay ,Saudi Arabia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Gulf_War_military_equipment#Saudi_Arabia] ,Surinam ,Tunisia ,United Arab Emirates ,Uruguay ,Venezuela , andZimbabwe .External links
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/brazil/ee-3.htm Globalsecurity.org]
*fr icon [http://www.armyrecognition.com/Amerique_du_sud/Bresile/vehicules_a_roues/EE_11/Engesa_EE11_Bresil_description.htm Armyrecognition.com]
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