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SK-105 Kürassier
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SK-105Kürassier

Tanks · Austria · 1971
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SK-105Kürassier

SK-105 Kürassier
SK-105 Kürassier Photo: Grill · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Firepower
45
Protection
15
Mobility
55
Technology
30
Reliability
50
Crew Survivability
20
Operational Range
40
Logistics
30
Historical Performance
35
Strategic Impact
20
Origin Austria
CategoryTanks
EraCold War
In service1971–2001
Operators9 countries
Quantity600
Data Quality87%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
34
Tanks MASS Rating
86/89
Cold War
349/563
All-Time
Tanks · 10 axes scored
Firepower
45
Protection
15
Mobility
55
Technology
30
Reliability
50
Crew Survivability
20
Operational Range
40
Logistics
30
Historical Performance
35
Strategic Impact
20
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the tanks category.
01 / Overview
SK-105 Kürassier
Category
Country
Production
1971–2001
Quantity
600
Operators
Conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TANKS · COLD WAR
86
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
85
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
34
tanks category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the tanks category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
  • Tank ClassificationLight Tank
  • GenerationCold War
  • Combat Weight17.7 t
  • Crew Size3
  • Service Entry Year1971
◈Firepower8MOD.8
▣Protection7MOD.7
◇Mobility7MOD.7
  • Engine Power320 hp
  • Power-to-Weight Ratio18.08 hp/t
  • Fuel TypeDiesel
  • Transmission TypeSemi-Automatic
  • Suspension TypeTorsion Bar
  • Max Road Speed70 km/h
  • Operational Range (Road)500 km
◆Dimensions4MOD.4
  • Length (Hull)5.58 m
  • Length (Overall, Gun Forward)7.76 m
  • Width2.5 m
  • Height2.88 m
▲Production & Service3MOD.3
  • Years in Production30 year
  • Current Service StatusActive Service
  • Notable Variants Count9
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 1945First deployment: Cold War
  2. 1971Production started
  3. 2001Production ended
55
years in service
30
years in production
600
units produced
7
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 2 countries retired it.
04 / Conflicts
SK-105 KÜRASSIER · CONFLICTS SERVED IN0% win
Total Conflicts
1
Victories
0
Ongoing
0
Losses
0
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
05 / Operators
Operator Inventory7country · 705units
705active
SK-105 KürassierSALES6records
YearBuyerQuantityAmountPresent Value (2025)
—Bolivia———
—Argentina———
—Morocco———
—Tunisia———
—Botswana———
—Brazil———
ⓘ "Present Value" is an estimated amount adjusted for inflation.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE13terms
Automated loading system for tank guns, reducing crew workload.
Type of internal combustion engine fuel, refined from crude oil.
High-Explosive Fragmentation: ammunition that explodes on impact, releasing fragments.
High-Explosive Anti-Tank: a type of projectile that uses a shaped charge to penetrate armor.
Optical device that uses laser pulses to measure the distance to a target with high precision.
A tank with reduced armor and weight for increased mobility.
Enhanced low-light visibility through specialized optics or sensors.
A rifled gun has spiral grooves cut into its barrel.
A semi‑automatic transmission in a tank automatically shifts gears using hydraulic or mechanical mechanisms while the driver selects gear positions, reducing manual clutch operation.
Handheld or vehicle-mounted devices that release dense smoke to obscure vision, conceal movements, or screen friendly forces from enemy observation.
Fire control system generation using gyroscopically stabilized optics to improve accuracy during vehicle movement.
A torsion bar is a steel rod that resists twisting and serves as a spring in tank suspensions, with one end fixed to the hull and the other connected to a lever arm moving the road wheel.
Armour made by welding and rolling homogeneous steel plates.
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