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Stingray light tank
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Tanks · United States · 1989
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Stingray light tank
Stingray light tank Photo: Mobius1TH · Wikimedia Commons · CC0
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Firepower
60
Protection
40
Mobility
80
Technology
55
Reliability
75
Crew Survivability
50
Operational Range
65
Logistics
70
Historical Performance
60
Strategic Impact
30
Origin United States
ManufacturerTextron Marine & Land Systems
CategoryTanks
EraCold War
In service1989–1990
Operators3 countries
Quantity106
Data Quality84%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
58
Tanks MASS Rating
32/89
Cold War
122/563
All-Time
Tanks · 10 axes scored
Firepower
60
Protection
40
Mobility
80
Technology
55
Reliability
75
Crew Survivability
50
Operational Range
65
Logistics
70
Historical Performance
60
Strategic Impact
30
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the tanks category.
01 / Overview
Stingray light tank
Category
Production
1989–1990
Quantity
106
Unit Price (current)
$4.0M↗ 183% inflation · 1987→2025
Original Price
$1.4M (1987)
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TANKS · COLD WAR
32
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
75
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$4.0M
Original: $1.4M (1987)
Inflation: +%183
58
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
  • GenerationPost-Cold War
  • Combat Weight22.6 t
  • Crew Size4
  • Service Entry Year1989
◈Firepower7MOD.7
◇Mobility6MOD.6
◆Dimensions3MOD.3
  • Length (Hull)9.3 m
  • Width3 m
  • Height2.7 m
⬢Amphibious & Special4MOD.4
▲Production & Service1MOD.1
  • Current Service StatusActive Service
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 1987Sale: Thailand (106 units) · $150 M
  2. 1989Production started
  3. 1990Production ended
37
years in service
1
years in production
106
units produced
3
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Operators
Operator Inventory1country · 106units
106active
Stingray light tankSALES1records
YearBuyerQuantityAmountPresent Value (2025)
1987Thailand106$150.0 M$425.1 M
ⓘ "Present Value" is an estimated amount adjusted for inflation.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE15terms
Armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot: a type of kinetic energy penetrator ammunition.
Computerised Basic: a fire control system generation in tanks that provides fundamental computer‑assisted ballistic calculations without advanced targeting aids such as laser rangefinders or thermal imaging.
Type of internal combustion engine fuel, refined from crude oil.
A fully automatic tank transmission shifts gears without driver intervention, using hydraulic or electronic controls to select appropriate gear ratios based on engine speed and vehicle load.
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.
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical protection for tank crews.
Enhanced low-light visibility through specialized optics or sensors.
A rifled gun has spiral grooves cut into its barrel.
Handheld or vehicle-mounted devices that release dense smoke to obscure vision, conceal movements, or screen friendly forces from enemy observation.
Thermal sights are infrared imaging devices mounted on a tank's gunner station that detect heat emitted by objects, enabling target identification and aiming in low‑visibility conditions.
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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