The EE-9 Cascavel is a 6×6 armoured car developed in the 1970s by Engesa of Brazil. It shares many components with the EE-11 Urutu APC. The suspension includes Engesa’s Boomerang double-axle rear drive.The most common configuration the Cascavel III is equipped with an Engesa turret mounting a 90 mm Belgian Cockerill Mk 3 gun produced under licence.Cascavel is the Portuguese word for rattlesnake.
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height (cm)
2.68
length (km)
5.2
weight (kg)
1.09e+07
width (mm)
2.64
origin
Brazil
type
Armored car (military)
used in war
Iran–Iraq War, Colombian conflict (1964–present), Chadian–Libyan conflict, Libyan Civil War, Gulf War, Second Congo War
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