The ERC 90
is a light armoured vehicle with 6 wheels, armed with a 90-mm gun. It
is equipped to carry out anti-tank missions.
The case and turret
consist of tack welded steel plates: field of fire in direction: 360°
field of fire in height: -8° with +15° pointing in site and layer
ensured by electric drives.
Direction is provided by observation
glasses and firing direction by a laser system of telemetry
With good mobility over ground and water it can fight in contaminated
atmosphere and is transportable by air. It is intended for safe
reconnaissance missions in traditional or nuclear environments.
ERC-90 NG
The ERC 90 NG is essentially the upgraded
model ordered by the French army, with a new powertrain comprising a
more powerful MTU 170 hp engine and six-speed Renk automatic gearbox.
The increased power allows a modernised electrical turret drive and
eases workload for the crew in combat conditions.
Armour protection has been upgraded to NATO STANAG level 3 in the
front and level 2 for the rest of the vehicle. A number of turrets can
be fitted to the vehicle, including the 90mm gun or the 40mm.
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ERC-90 Specifications |
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Type |
Six wheeled light
armoured reconnaissance vehicle |
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Manufacturer |
Panhard |
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Crew |
3 |
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Armament |
Main gun 90mm cannon, two 7.62mm
machine guns |
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Length |
7.8m |
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Height |
2.2m |
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Width |
2.5m |
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Weight |
8 tonnes |
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Powerplant |
Peugeot V-6 petrol engine producing
155hp at 5,250rpm |
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Performance |
Road speed 90km/h, range 730km |
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Variants |
EMC 91 Fire support version armed with 81mm
mortar, ERC 20 Anti-aircraft version with 2 x 20mm cannons, ERC
60-20 Fitted with a 60mm mortar and a 20mm cannon, ERC 90 F1
Fitted with the Hispano-Suiza Lynx 90 turret, ERC 90 Sagaie
Fitted with GIAT TS 90 turret, ERC 90 Sagaie 2 Slightly larger
version fitted with twin engines and improved turret |
