| Stingray: General | |||
| Date of first acceptance | 1988 | Total acceptances | 106 |
| Manufacturer | Cadillac Gage Co. | Crew |
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| Stingray: Dimensions | |||
| Combat weight | 44,500lbs 20,200kg |
Height | 100" 250cm |
| Length without gun | 248" 630cm |
Gun overhang forward | 117" 297cm |
| Width | 107" 272cm |
Ground clearance | 18" 46cm |
| Turret ring diameter | 72.0" 183cm |
Ground pressure, zero penetration | 10.2psi .72kg/cm² |
| Stingray: Armament | ||||||
| Type | Mount | Ammunition | Traverse | Max traverse rate | Elevation | Max elevation rate |
| 105mm Gun LRF | Turret | 32 rounds (8 ready) |
360° (manual and electrohydraulic) |
30°/sec | +20° to -7.5° (manual and electrohydraulic) |
40°/sec |
| 12.7mm M2HB MG | Commander's cupola | 1100 rounds | 360° (manual) |
-- | Manual | -- |
| 7.62mm M240C MG | Coaxial to 105mm gun | 2400 rounds | 360° (manual and electrohydraulic) |
30°/sec | +20° to -7.5° (manual and electrohydraulic) |
40°/sec |
| Night vision | ||||||
| M36E1 day/night sight for gunner, NV52C day/night sight for commander | ||||||
| Stingray: Armor |
| Assembly |
| Welding |
| Type |
| Cadalloy steel |
| Stingray: Automotive | |||
| Engine | Detroit Diesel 8V-92TA; 8 cylinder, 2 cycle, vee, turbocharged diesel | ||
| Horsepower | 535@2300rpm | Fuel capacity | 170gal 640L |
| Transmission | Allison XTG-411-2A | ||
| Stingray: Suspension | ||
| Type | Road wheels | Track return rollers |
| Torsion bar | 6 dual/track | 3 dual/track |
| Drive sprockets | Idlers | Shock absorbers | Rear drive | Dual at front of track | 3/track |
| Stingray: Track | |||
| Center guide, double pin, steel with detachable rubber pad | |||
| Width | 15" 38cm |
Pitch | 6" 15cm |
| Stingray: Performance | |||
| Max level road speed | 42mph 68kph |
Max trench | 84" 210cm |
| Max grade | 60% | Max vertical obstacle | 30" 76cm |
| Max fording depth | 42" 110cm |
Cruising range | 300mi 480km |
The Stingray was a private venture by Cadillac Gage (now Textron Marine & Land Systems Division of Textron, Inc.) built to provide main battle tank-class firepower to a light deployable tank. The British-produced Royal Ordnance Nottingham Low Recoil Force 105mm gun is derived from the L7A3 and can fire all standard NATO 105mm ammunition, and a novel recoil system and muzzle brake reduced the recoil force of the gun by 60%. The gun weighs 1,932kg (4,259lb) not counting the recoil guard; it has a 762mm (30.0") service recoil length; and it has a service trunnion pull of 11,600kg (25,600lb). Stingray is armored to withstand 14.5mm ammunition frontally, and 7.62mm ammunition on all other surfaces. Stingray is only used by the Royal Thai Army. The Thai Stingrays were fitted with a British Marconi digital fire control system, and a 2-axis gun stabilizer is optional. The suspension of the Stingray is derived from that of the M109 self-propelled howitzer.
