The 12th Brigade "GUADARRAMA" as the only Large Armoured Unit in the Spanish Army considers itself to be heir and trustee
of the tradition of all our armoured units
That is why it has created a Museum of Armoured Units to conserve the materials that our predecessors used and where it can be seen how the evolution of these assets conditioned their methods.
It is located on the "EL GOLOSO" Base, 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade "Guadarrama" headquarters, belonging to the 1st Mechanized Infantry Division "Brunete".
Entrance to the Base is easily accessible through gate no. 1, at km. 18 of the "Madrid - Colmenar Viejo" road.
General view
Inside the Base, the museum also has an excellent location, very near the entrance itself, without visits altering the life or instruction of its Units.
As the Collection is within the military base, the visits must follow its security regulations. Thus, in order to visit the "El Goloso" collection a request must be made prior to the visit by supplying the following details:
Fax/letter/document indicating:-date (propose two options), suggested time (preferibly from Monday to Friday)-name and identity card number (DNI) of the applicants,licence plate number and model of the vehicle(s)-telephone number and contact person, fax number (if applicable).
Tel: 91 6599300 ext 6473
Fax: 91 6599658
General view
Given the large dimensions of the principal Museum pieces, its main centre is made up of an open air exhibit in the gardens opposite the command building of the 31st "Asturias" and 61st "Alcázar de Toledo" Infantry Regiments.
This surface is divided by themes into four areas:
The South garden is where the oldest pieces in the museum are located, that is, from the first models in our armoured units until 1939. Centre garden, where tanks, anti-tank defences and self-propelled pieces used during the post-war era and World War II, as well as those received from the United States, are exhibited.
In the East garden there are vehicles from France or those modified in Spain during the 70s.
Finally, in the North garden, all the anti-tank defences and vehicles from the various Armed Services are assembled.
Thus, it constitutes an exhibit in constant evolution to which new pieces are being added and which permits us to follow the history of the old Armoured Division and the rest of these Units in Spain.
Monolith
At the Base entrance, on the premises of the Visitors Hall and Information Point, various uniforms worn by the Armoured Division units are displayed, along with ammunition and supplies for their tanks and artillery pieces, weapons, models and other equipment.
From this point, it will be easy to locate the museum exhibit which is less than 50 m. to the East, moving toward the centre of the base.
There you will find a sign post that announces the Museum and marks the starting point for the visit of the South garden, which contains the oldest pieces.
1917 model Renault FT Tank
This French tank designed in 1917 represented important progress in the concept of tanks when it appeared due to its rotating turret. There were two versions, one armed with a 37 mm Puteaux cannon (like the one pictured) and the other with an 8 mm Hotchkiss machine gun.
1917 model Renault FT Tank
Spain bought its first 12 in 1922 for the Spanish-Moroccan War, where very soon the first individual Distinguished Cross for Spanish tanks was won in one of them; in 1925 they participated in the Alhucemas landing, thereby leading the first tank disembarkation in History.
Some of these original models intervened in the civil war, alongside others which were purchased subsequently, the latter being the group to which the tank shown belongs.
1917 model Renault FT Tank
Weight: 6.7 Tn.
Renault 4 cylinder 40 HP engine.
Maximum speed: up to 8 km/h.
Range: 39 km.
Two man crew: driver and commanding officer-gunner-loader.
Armour: steel, from 16 to 6 mm.
The Schneider 75 S mod. 16 short cannon, equipped on the Schneider CA - 1 model 1916 tank, right side mounted (see the metal diagram); it also has two Hotchkiss machine guns.
Spain purchased 6 of these tanks in 1921, with which an Assault Artillery Battery was formed that fought in the Spanish-Moroccan War and won the collective Military Medal as well as another individual one.
The 4 surviving tanks returned to the Peninsula and reached the Civil War, where they intervened in the initial combats, but very soon became unserviceable.
Crew: 7 men.
Motor: 4 cylinder 55 HP Schneider.
Armour: Maximum 19 mm, hardened steel.
(CANNON) Calibre: 75 mm. / 9.5 calibres in length.
Maximum range: 2,100 m.
Util: 600 m.
Piece weight: 210 kg.
"Arellano" 40mm. Infantry Cannon.
This escort Infantry cannon was designed in 1927 by Major Ramírez Arellano and manufactured entirely in Spain at the Trubia factory.
With a 40 mm calibre, it could be used as an anti-tank weapon with advanced technical characteristics for the epoch; its design had several innovations, such as the simple and, for those times, light adjustment of the tubular shafts and the sheet metal wheels that could pivot to increase soldier operator protection without increased weight.
There was a prototype of a tank version.
Calibre: 40 mm.
Barrel length: 27 calibres.
Weight on wheels: 196 kg.
Weight on tripod: 160 kg.
Horizontal Sector: 40º.
Vertical Sector: -10º to +20º
Initial Velocity: 520 m/s.
Perforation: 14 mm to 2,000 m.
Maximum Range: 4,500 m.
A Swiss design that in the 30s was in service in armies worldwide due to its modern design, light weight and ease of transport.
It has a 20 mm calibre and a barrel length of 70 calibres, with the capability to fire explosive and perforating projectiles.
The cannon reached Spain in the 1930s and during the war more reached both sides from their respective country-suppliers.
The one shown is in an immediate anti-tank fire position on its two transport wheels and with a 20 cartridge magazine.
Total Weight: 363 kg.
Fire Rate (automatic): 450 r.p.m.
Perforation: 30 mm. to 500 m.
Crew: 6.
The Panzerkampfwagen 1 is a German design from the early 1930s, planned as an instruction tank. The engine of this version (Ausfürung A) was seen to lack power.
They reached Spain with the first Condor Legion consignments, and crewed by Spaniards, they fought throughout the entire war. The symbols painted on this one mean 11th Battalion (the circle), 4th Company (top, red) 11th Platoon (bottom, yellow).
Two man crew: driver and commander-gunner.
Armament: 2 7.92 mm MG-13 machine-guns on turret.
Engine: 4 opposing cylinder air-cooled 57 HP Krupp.
NOTE: The tracks and the wheel undercarriage are not authentic, but rather a reproduction.
1935 model Leggero L-3-35 Tank
In its day it was called Fiat-Ansaldo "small armoured tank", (or also "Veloce HP-35" tank). They arrived in Spain with the Italian CTV during the early months of the War, fought throughout the same and achieving the organisation of four Companies. There were some flame thrower versions.
1935 model Leggero L-3-35 Light Tank and in the background a T-26 Tank
This one represents the 7th tank of the 2nd Company.
Following the War, they remained in Spain where they equipped the Cavalry Dragoon Regiments.
2 man crew: driver and commander-gunner.
Weight: 3.2 Tn.
Maximum armour: 13.5 mm.
Fiat-SPA 4 cylinder 43 HP gasoline engine.
Maximum speed: 40 km/h.
2 Fiat or Breda 8 mm or 6.5 mm. machine-guns.
Among the historic pieces in the Museum this "small armoured tank", so named in the times of its arrival in Spain from Italy in the early months of the Civil War, is outstanding.
It was also known as the FIAT-Ansaldo, the Veloce HP-35 Tank or Leggero L-3-35 Tank.
1933 model T-26 Tank photo of a command model
In Spain it was generally known as "Vickers", since it is a copy of the "Vickers 6 Ton" purchased by the USSR from England, and thousands were manufactured as three T-26 models.
From September 1936, around 450 came to the Spanish Republican zone. In the National zone it was highly valued for its cannon, and owing to this, those captured were put into service when they could be, painted with large flags for easy identification.
There was a series with two rectangular hatches (series 1935) or one circular and another rectangular (series 1936), as this one.
Three man crew: driver, commander-loader and gunner.
Weight: 9.4 Tn.
Maximum armour: 16 mm, steel.
4 cylinder in line GAZ air-cooled 90 HP engine.
Armament: a 45 mm/44, 1932 model cannon and 1 7.62 mm Degtyarev machine-gun, coaxial with the cannon (some with one or two additional machine-guns).
Panzer I Light Tank Panzerk Amkpfwagen IB
The model B (Ausfürung B) of the "Panzer I" was a development of the 'A', with a more powerful engine, due to which the chassis had to be lengthened and in consequence the addition of a new wheel on the undercarriage.
La The Condor Legion had a training unit where it instructed Spanish crews that later, with the same tanks fought in the Tank Battalions of the Legion Regiment of Combat Tanks and later the Tank Group.
In Spain all the Panzer 1 were called "little blacks" due to their very dark grey paint.
2 man crew: driver and commander-gunner.
Armament: two 7.92 mm Dreyse MG-13 machine-guns.
6 cylinder in line 100 HP Maybach engine.
Weight: around 6 Tn.
Maximum armour: 13 mm.
This cannon is a naval piece from the end of the last century.
It was widely used by our Navy as rapid fire secondary artillery on ships, thanks to its patented Nordenfelt closure, as well as by the Marines and Army. It was manufactured at the Placencia factory.
In the early 1930s they moved to port defence, where the War caught them by surprise and some were used as normalised armament on armoured Republican trains from the "4th Armoured Train Brigade", for which they were ideal due to their characteristics and gun carriage pedestal.
This is the oldest piece in our museum.
Calibre: 57 mm.
Barrel length: 42 calibres.
Piece weight: 342 kg.
Initial speed: 569 m/s.
Perforation at 490 m: 100 mm (steel grenade).
It appeared in 1932 and is a development of the 37 mm Mod. 30 cannon that in turn is a patent of the German 37 mm Rheinmetall. A version of the 45 mm was the one employed on contemporary Soviet combat tanks, and both possess good penetration characteristics against contemporary tanks, being able to fire burster grenades.
They arrived in the Republican zone in Spain in March 1937, being the best anti-tank cannon CIC in the War and very highly valued as an escort cannon.
Weight: 450 kg.
Initial speed: 760 m/s (perforating projectile).
Horizontal fire sector: 60º.
Vertical fire sector: -80º to +25º.
CIC effective range: 1,500 m, 6,800 m with burster.
Perforación máxima: 60 rara.
Maximum perforation: 60 mm.
NOTE: This cannon is restored: all its mechanisms function and the colour is a reproduction of the original.
1931 model 88/56 Heavy Anti-aircraft Cannon (Flak. 36)
The famous German "8 point 8" cannon began to be designed in 1931 as AA, it ended up being used for many other missions given its precision, initial speed and fire rate.
Its initial model (Flak. 18) reached Spain as AA with the Condor Legion in 1936, but in 1937 it was already being used as anti-tank, anti-bunker and even as anti-battery.
Following the war, more Flak. 36 models (pictured) arrived, and since 1943 they were manufactured under licence in Trubia under the denomination FT 44.
Dragging weight: 7,200 kg.
Vertical fire sector: -3º to +85º.
Horizontal fire sector: 360º.
Initial speed: 820 m/s.
Maximum horizontal range: 14,820 m. Ceiling: 910 m.
Fire rate: 25 spm.
Crew: commander and 8 men.
NOTE: This cannon was restored by the Museum team.
75/40 mm Verdeja-1 Self-propelled Piece
In January 1939 the prototype of a Spanish designed tank was finished.
The track was a new type, without guide cogs and with the wheels moving along a channel. Its manufacture was ordered under the name Verdeja-1, but at the end of the war economic difficulties caused the cancellation of the project.
Around 1945, the study of the construction of a piece of Self-Propelled Artillery was decided, and to this end the chassis of the Verdeja-1 prototype was used to mount a Spanish designed 75 mm cannon, which was also under trial; the new piece also remained in the prototype stage, which is shown here.
Regarding the piece's tank
weight: 5,450 kg. 6,500 kg.
Crew: 3 men
Engine: 65 HP gasoline Ford V8
Cannon calibre/length 45 mm/44 75 mm /39
Verdeja-I Self-propelled Artillery Piece.
75/40 mm Verdeja-1 Self-propelled Piece
In January 1939, design was completed of the first prototype of a Spanish tank, which should have been manufactured with the name Verdeja- 1 - Economic difficulties and the end of the war led to the cancellation of the project.
Around 1945 it was decided to manufacture a Self-Propelled artillery piece on the Verdeja-1 chassis.
This is the sole prototype from that project.
1933 model T-26 Tank (Photo of a command model)
At the end of the war, there were a large number of T-26 tanks remaining from those which arrived in Spain during the campaign from the USSR and were put into service due to their highly valuable cannon and they equipped practically all Tank Units.
Precisely this one served in our 61st Tank Regiment "Alcázar de Toledo" and has been painted just as it was in 1941.
Within the 1933 models, there were series with one rectangular hatch and another circular one or with two rectangular hatches (1935 series), which were the most usual, as this one pictured.
Tripulación tres hombres: conductor, jefe-cargador y tiradorPeso: 9,4 Tn.
Maximum armour: 16 mm, steel.
4 cylinder in line, air-cooled 90 HP GAZ Engine. Armament: one 45mm/44 mod. 1932 cannon and 1 Degtyarev 7.62 mm calibre, coaxial machine-gun.
25 mm SA-L model 37 Anti-tank Cannon
The French 'antichar' 25 mm model 1937 Puteaux was a development of the mod. 34 Hotchkiss, although somewhat lighter and therefore even weaker.
The Germans captured many of them from France in their May 1940 campaign and subsequently sold them to third party countries.
Spain bought them, despite their bad characteristics, due to the need for these weapons in the middle of the World War.
It has a tube curbstone to launch 6.6 calibre beehive charges, in order to increase its perforation somewhat.
Calibre: 25 mm.
Barrel length: 77 calibres.
Weight in action: 310 kg.
Perforation: 40 mm to 200 m (steel hard-core projectile). Crew: Corporal Commander of the piece and 4 men.
This cannon, derived from the 50 mm, which in turn is derived from the 3.7 cm Pak. 35, entered service in 1942 in the middle of World War II and was very successful due to its simple, light design and its excellent perforation, thus becoming the main anti-tank weapon in German light infantry tank units. They came to Spain in 1943 with other German material and were assigned to the Light Infantry Tank Companies and Light Infantry Tank Battalions. Battery weight: 1,425 kg. Cannon: calibre 75 mm. Barrel length: 46 calibres. Height in firing position: 1.37 m. Initial speed (PzG. 39): 792 m/s.
Perforation at 500 m: 135 mm.
Panzer IV (Pz kw. IV Ausf H Tank)
The Panzer IV was the only tank manufactured in Germany during the entire Second World War, as well as the one manufactured in the greatest numbers and the most employed in all types of variants.
In 1944, 20 units of the Ausf. H. version arrived by rail in Spain. As the most modern tank of the moment, they all came to the recently created Armoured Division "Brunete" and finally they were grouped together in two Companies of the 61st Regiment "Alcázar de Toledo". Later they passed on to Cavalry Regiments and finally 17 were sold to Syria, which used them in the Seven Days War.
5 Person Crew: driver and radio-machine gunner in the hull and tank commander, gunner and loader in the turret.
Armament: 75 mm KwK. 40 cannon, 48 calibres in length; 3 7.92 mm MG-34 machineguns.
Engine: 12 cylinder in V, gasoline 320 HP Maybach HL120.
It is the classic concept of the World War II German assault piece.(Sturmgeschütz), for close infantry support: the StuG.111 is based on the Pzkw.111 (Panzer III) tank chassis, with a larger calibre cannon than the tank.
In 1944, 10 new pieces were acquired in Germany and went to the School for Artillery Application where the "Assault Battery" was created for experiments until these were ended around 1954.
Armament: 75 mm Stuk.40 cannon of 48 calibre length 1 7.92 mm MG-34 or MG-42 machinegun.
Weight: 24 Tn.
Engine: 300 HP gasoline Maybach HL12OTRM.
4 Man Crew: driver, loader, gunner and piece coomander.
Maximum armour: 80 mm on the frontal.
St G III Assault Cannon
StuG. III Ausf G Assault Cannon
Responding to the classic concept of the Second World War German assault piece, the StuG 111 is based on the PzKw or Panzer 111 tank chassis, the most celebrated German tank of the war.
In 1944 10 new pieces were acquired in Germany which were assigned to the School for Artillery Application, where the Assault Battery was created.
NOTE: This assault cannon came to the Museum at the beginning of 1992, and was restored, and even brought into operation.
Following the War, all models of the Oerlikon antiaircraft cannons that arrived made up the Spanish light anti-aircraft defence base.Moreover, since 1943 they were manufactured in Spain by the Arms Factory of Oviedo in several series as 20 m/m O.K.N.
The one we show is in the antiaircraft fire position with a 360º sector.
Weight in position: 363 kg.
Theoretical automatic fire rate: 450 s.p.m.
Horizontal range: 4,000 m.
Vertical range: 2,000m. m.
29 kg, 60 cartridge Drum
Chamber: 20 x 110 RB.
The US M-47 tank is an arm used in World War II and an improved version of the M-46.From 1952 to 1953 it was manufactured in great numbers and exported to many countries.
The first of these tanks to arrive in Spain were in the 61st Regiment "Alcázar de Toledo" in 1954; in all around 400 arrived, which converted it into the most representative of our tank units.
M-47 "Patton" Tank “model E1
Weight: 46 Tn in combat.Crew: 5 (tank commander, gunner and loader in the turret as well as driver and machine-gunner in the hull).
Armament: 90 m/m cannon and three 7.62 and 12.70 mm machine-guns.Engine: 12 cylinder in V 810 HP Continental AV-1790 -.
The US M-47 Patton tank is the great protagonist of Armoured Unit modernization in European armies.
During the 1950s it was mass produced and equipped the main armies of the world.
Over 400 reached Spain, which converted it into the most representative tank in the Spanish Armoured Units.
1948 model 203/25 Self-propelled M-55 Howitzer
It is a heavy self-propelled piece developed from 1948 to 1952 and produced until 1955. It was one of the first with a closed turret. Mechanically it is based on the M-47 and M-48 tanks. In Spain only 4 pieces were acquired from Belgium in 1974 that were always at the Artillery Academy in Segovia for trials and experiments.
8" (203.2 mm) howitzer with 25 calibres barrel, and 10 shots in the turret.
Projectile weight: 90.7 kg.
Maximum range: 16,800.
Ua 12.70 m/m anti-aircraft machine-gun.
Crew: 5 men
Weight: 44.4 Tn in combat.
12 cylinder in V 810 HP AV-1790 Continental Engine.
1951 model M-48 "Patton" Tank
Directly derived from the M-47, a sample of the new trends in tank design after World War II: rounded turret and four person crew.
In 1967 the first 54 tanks began to arrive in Spain for the 1st Battalion of the 61st Armoured Infantry Regiment "Alcázar de Toledo"; later another 56 model M-48 A1s reached the 11th Battalion, of which part were in service in the Sahara.
Weight in combat: 47 Tn.
Crew: 4 (driver, tank commander, gunner, loader).
Armament: 90 mm cannon and two 7.62 and 12.70 mm machine-guns.
12 cylinder in V 810 HP AV-1790 Continental Engine.
It was the US light tank manufactured between 1951 and 1956; it was exported to many different countries; the models only differ with respect to the engine and internal systems. They reached Spain from 1960, around 180 in all, and were employed overall by Cavalry Units and by Tank Battalion Reconnaissance Platoons in Infantry.
A modernisation was studied but was not carried out.
Weight: 23 Tn in combat.
Range: 160 km.
4 Man Crew: driver, gunner, loader and tank commander.
6 cylinder 500 HP gasoline AOS-895 Continental Engine.
Armament: 76 mm cannon and two 7.62 and 12.70 mm machine-guns.
105/23 Self-propelled M-37 Howitzer
The M-37 is a US self-propelled piece with a 105 mm howitzer designed at the end of World War II on an M-24 "Chaffee" light tank chassis to replace the M-7 'Priest'.
In 1953, as a consequence of the Spanish-US accords, 36 of these Howitzers reached Spain; in 1965 12 of these pieces reached the 12th Self-propelled Group of our Brigade.
105 mm Howitzer with 23 calibre barrel length, 126 shots and 11,000 m maximum range.
Personnel: seven men.
Two 8 cylinder in V 110 HP Cadillac 44T24 private car Engines, coupled to a "Hidramatie" transmission.
1965 model AMX-30 E Medium Tank
The AMX-30 tank was a French design of the 1960s, simultaneous with the German Leopard 1, of the so-called "2nd generation".
In 1968 their licence for manufacture in Spain was acquired, thus it was the first and only tank massed-produced in Spain. The Spanish model (E) has slight differences from the French one.
An initial series of 180 was manufactured to equip the Armoured Division-, later it was increased to a total of 300.
Weight in combat: 36 Tn.
Crew: 4 men.
Maximum speed: 65 km/h.
Range: around 600 km.
Armament: 105 mm (56 calibre) F1 cannon, 1 12.70 cal. Browning coaxial machine-gun and 1 turret mounted 7.62 mm MG-1 machine-gun.
Submerged fording capabilities up to 4.5 m.
The M-47 E is the project presented by Chrysler Spain to modernise the numerous, but now outdated, M-47 in service in the Spanish Army. It has a diesel AVDS-1790-2 engine derived from the former gasoline one, which obliged changing the grilles and deck, eliminated the need for the driver's assistant along with other improvements.
Three versions were built: The M-47 E and M-47 E1 maintained the 90 mm cannon, and the M-47 E2 had a 105 mm Rheinmetall cannon
mm cannon, and the M-47 E2 had a 105 mm Rheinmetall cannon.
Weight: 46.8 Tn. in combat.
Crew: 4 men (driver, commander, gunner and loader).
Diesel turbo fuelled 750 HP AVDS-1790-2A Continental Engine.
Maximum speed: 56 km/h.
Range: 600 km.
NOTE: This tank belonged to the 8th Armoured Light Cavalry Regiment "Lusitania", whose emblems it conserves, and it is in service.
Panhard AML.245 H-60 Self-propelled Machine-gun
This French "Light Self-propelled Machine-gun" entered service in 1961, assigned to the Algerian war.On the same basic chassis different turret models can be mounted, thus making up a complete family.
In 1965 the first ones reached Spain assigned to the Legion Light Saharan Groups, the H-60 models with a 60 mm mortar turret and 2 machine-guns and the H-90 models with a turret with a 90 mm cannon. Later, more of the same models were purchased.
When they were taken out of service, all the 90 m/m turrets passed on to the Cavalry Exploration Vehicles (armoured personnel carriers).
H-60 H-90
Weight: 4.8 Tn 5.5 Tn
Crew: 3 men (driver, gunner and loader)
Armour: steel, from 30 mm to 8 mm
4 cylinder air cooled 89 HP Panhard 4 HD Engine, independent four wheel traction.
This is a Spanish development of the Soviet 45 mm Mod. 32 that had arrived during the War.
Already during the campaign, some cannons from tanks destroyed and captured by the nationals were mounted in gun carriages manufactured in Spain by the NAVAL factory in Sestao. In 1940, and faced with the need for anti-tank weapons, they began to be manufactured completely, with some improvements, such as the trigger in the elevation wheel, the suspension, and sheet metal wheels.
In the 1950s CETME developed some sub-calibre projectile ammunition that perforated 150 mm steel.
Weight: 486 kg. .
Total height: 1.115 m.
Calibre: 45 mm.
Barrel length: 44 calibres.
Calibre of CETME sub-calibre projectile : 25 mm.
Velocidad Initial CETME sub-calibre projectile speed: 1,200 m/s.
Perforation at 1,500 m of the CETME sub-calibre projectile: 110 mm.
Designed by the Spanish company "Placencia of Arms" in 1940, it was in service from 1948 in Infantry Regiments, where it stayed for many years.
In the Spanish Army they served as anti-tank and escort, later being passed on to Mountain Units when they became outdated, since they can be broken up into 8 loads.
Battery weight: 925 kg.
Cannon: 60 mm calibre.
Barrel length: 45 calibres.
Horizontal Sector: 50º.
Vertical Sector: -5º a +30º.
Armour piecing projectile: initial speed: 790 m/s.
Perforation: 90 mm to 100 m.
These weapons whose development started before WWI but became widely used during WWII are based on the partial breech expulsion of gunpowder to off-set recoil force.
The US M-20 cannon appeared in 1945, operating in the Pacific, where it was highly valued for its speed; it employs a 7.62 mm Browning M1919 machine-gun tripod.
They reached Spain following the Spanish-US accords.
Calibre: 75 mm.
Barrel length: 22 calibres.
Cannon weight: 52 kg.
Initial speed: 305 m/s.
Maximum speed: 6,580 m.
This is the military (or "light") version of the well-known Land-Rover designed and manufactured in Spain by SANTA ANA Engineering and Metal Works for the Armed Forces.
Initially they had a gasoline engine which was subsequently replaced in them all by a diesel engine. The short models (88") and long ones (109"), as well as many versions, were used by all the Armed and Military Services.
NOTE: This is the only existing military gasoline model, courtesy of SANTANA.
Peso: 1080 kg.
Motor: 4 cylinder, 2286 cc, 81 HP Land-Rover.
Transmission: 4 x 4 with 4 forward gears, 1 reverse and a reduction gear.
Load: 7 seats or 760 kg.
1941 model M-3 A1 Armoured Half-Tracked Truck
This US armoured half-tracked vehicle is one of the classic World War II vehicles.
In Spain they were officially called COB (Armoured tracked truck) and popularly known as "Carriers"-
They mechanized Infantry, Cavalry and Sappers units. -
Manufactured by the thousands, many versions were built for the transport of personnel, mortars, multiple AA machine-guns, ambulances, etc.
Weight, empty: 6,950 kg.
Total weight: 9,310 kg.
Crew: 13 men (one squad).
Engine: 6 cylinder aligned 127 HP gasoline White 160 AX.
NOTE: The vehicle shown is in operating order.
The 60/50 Placencia mod. 51 anti-tank cannon is a weapon of Spanish design and manufacture, developed from the same manufacturer's 60/45.
It was built from 1953. It could be used as a support cannon, thus being equipped with a burster grenade.
Battery weight: 1,095 kg.
Cannon: calibre 60 mm. barrel length 50 calibres.
Horizontal sector: 50º.
Vertical Sector: -5º to +25º.
Perforation at 500 m: 150 mm.
Perforation at 1,000 m: 110 mm. Crew: seven men.
Armour thickness: 5 mm.
These cannons, which entered service during World War II and had great success due to their simple and light design, arrived in Spain in 1943 with other German material and were assigned to Division Anti-tank Defence Battalions, where they also had a support mission.
Years later new sub-calibre hard core armour piercing projectiles were developed in Spain, which, with an initial speed of 1,025 m/s, could perforate 265 mm steel at 100 m.
They were finally assembled into the single 35th Anti-tank Defence Regiment "Toledo".
Battery weight: 1,450 kg.
Cannon: 75 mm calibre.
Crew: Squad made up of a piece commander and 9 men.
Maximum rate of fire: 14 shots/min.
This US post-war model derives from the 75 mm M-20; it could be transported and fired from a jeep and could destroy almost any contemporary tank. In Spain the manufacturing licence was acquired and it formed part of equipment of Combat Groups, Infantry Battalions and Cavalry Groups: the 1966 Division had over 100.
They have again been adopted in the new equipment of plan RETO.
Calibre: 105 mm (real).
Weight: 415 kg.
Effective range: 1,200 m.
Perforation: 450 mm concrete.
The 12th Armoured Brigade "GUADARRAMA" is proud to be able to show this collection.
The collection of these vehicles and weapons has been carefully fostered by the most avid tank enthusiasts in our Army as well as other tank fans. At present there is a Circle of Friends of Armoured Units that supports us and advises on improving and increasing awareness of this Museum.
September 1996 Data
