Jararaca

ENGESA EE-3 Jararaca Scout Car (Brazil)

KEY RECOGNITION FEATURES

• Nose slopes back under hull front headlamps recessed, well sloped glacis plate with horizontal roof line, driver's position protruding from roof line over glacis plate

• Armament normally mounted on top of hull in centre (offset to right), engine rear, air louvres in vertical hull rear

• Vertical hull sides with chamfer between hull sides and roof, door in right hull side on late production models, two road wheels each side at extreme ends of vehicle

SPECIFICATIONS

Crew: Configuration: 4x4 Armament: 1 x 12.7mm MG Ammunition: Length: Width: 1000 x 12.7mm 4.163m 2.235m

Height (top of 12.7mm mount): 2.3m Height (hull top): 1.56m Ground clearance: 0.335m Wheelbase: 2.6m Weight, combat: 5,800kg Power-to-weight ratio: 20.7hp/tonne Engine: Mercedes-Benz OM 314A turbocharged, 4-cylinder watercooled diesel developing 120hp at 2.800rpm Maximum road speed: 100km/hr Maximum road range: 700km Fuel capacity: 140 lit Fording: 0.6m Vertical obstacle: 0.4m Trench: Not applicable Gradient: 60°/o Side slope: 30o/o Armour: Classified Armour type: Steel (2 layers) NBC system: Optional Night vision equipment: Optional

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DEVELOPMENT

EE-3 Jararaca (4x4) was designed by ENGESA to complement its EE-9 (6x6) Cascavel armoured car and EE-11 Urutu (6x6) armoured personnel carrier. Like other ENGESA wheeled armoured vehicles the Jararaca has proven and common automotive components wherever possible. The driver sits front with machine gunner to his right rear and vehicle commander, who also operates communications equipment, to left rear. All three crew members have roof hatches and there is a large forward-opening door in the right side of the hull. Standard equipment included central tyre pressure regulation system that allows driver to adjust tyre pressure to suit ground, and run flat tyres. Optional equipment includes smoke grenade dischargers, passive night vision equipment, NBC system, radios and intercom.

A wide range of armament could be installed on the roof including a pintle-mounted Euromissile MILAN ATGW system, and the standard 12.7mm M2 HB MG can be replaced by a 7.62mm MG or a 20mm cannon. Other armament installations include a 60mm breech-loaded mortar, ENGESA ET-MD oneman turret armed with one 20mm cannon and one 7.62mm MG

VARIANTS

Apart from the different armament options the only known variant is the NBC reconnaissance version with raised roof and NBC monitoring equipment.

STATUS

Production complete. In service with Cyprus, Equador, Gabon and Uruguay.

MANUFACTURER

ENGESA, Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil. This company is no longer in existence.

Right: ENGESA EE 3