The Pegaso 3560 BMR (

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of "Blindado Medio sobre Ruedas", "Medium Armored on Wheels") is a 6x6 wheeled

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produced in

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since 1979.

Technical characteristics

Originally powered by a Pegaso 9157/8 306 hp diesel engine, it has an automatic gearbox, torque converter, independent suspension in all six wheels and amphibious capability. It can also be transported by air. It has received different kind of weapons throughout its life and there is also a field ambulance version. As part of its optional amphibious equipment, it has two

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for travel through water. Pegaso BMRs are used by

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, Saudi Arabian, Moroccan and

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Armies. The Spanish Army BMRs (or BMR-600) have been instrumental in the performance of Spanish forces in international interventions in

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and

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. In the last few years, all of them had their original Pegaso engines replaced by new 310 hp

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DS9 61A 24S engines, as part of the "BMR 2" programme. Furthermore, the vehicles were fitted with additional passive armour and an air conditioning unit. They are now known as BMR M1.

Variants

An Egyptian BMR-600 IFV during Operation Desert Shield

* BMR 3560.50 (BMR-PP) (''Porta Personal'') - Basic

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. Can be armed with machine guns, .50cal

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, 7.62mm MG1A1 or an automatic grenade launcher 40mm

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. ** BMR EDEX (''Equipo de Desactivación de Explosivos'') - Version for

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teams, with a higher roofline and special boxes to transport explosives. ** BMR C/C MILAN -

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with

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. ** BMR C/C TOW - Tank destroyer with TOW ATGM. ** BMR VCZ (''Véhiculo de Combate Zapadores'') - Combat engineer vehicle with light bulldozer blade and winch. ** BMR VRAC-NBQ (''Vehículo de Reconocimiento de Áreas Contaminadas'') - Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, reconnaissance vehicle. ** BMR GEL (''Guerra Electrónica'') - Version fitted with specialised equipment for electronic warfare. * BMR 3560.51 (BMR-PC) (''Puesto de Control'') - Command post vehicle. * BMR 3560.53E (BMR-PM-81) (''Portamortero'') - Mortar platform with 81 mm mortar LN M-86 and 100 rounds. * BMR 3560.54 (BMR AMB) (''Ambulancias blindadas '') - Ambulance. * BMR 3560.55 (BMR-Recup) (''Recuperación'') - Light repair vehicle with crane, winch and tow bars. * BMR 3560.56 - Signals vehicle. * BMR 3560.57 - Tank destroyer with

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ATGM. Prototype. * BMR 3560.59E (BMR-PM-120) (''Portamortero'') - Mortar carrier with 120 mm mortar L-65. * VMA (''Vehículo Mecanizado Anfibio'') - With improved amphibious capabilities. Prototype.

Operators

* : 682 * : 260 * : 7 with the Mexican Marines. * : 24 (

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) * : 140 sold to the

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in 1983 and 300 locally produced. * : 100 * : 1 BMR VRAC (''Vehículo de Rescate en Áreas Catastróficas'') prototype vehicle and 2 prototype/pre-series BRM units converted into armoured ambulances have been donated to Ukraine.

References

External links

BMR data (in Spanish)

Santa Barbara's website
{{Modern IFV and APC Armoured personnel carriers Armoured fighting vehicles of Spain Six-wheeled vehicles Wheeled amphibious armoured fighting vehicles Reconnaissance vehicles Wheeled military vehicles Military equipment introduced in the 1970s Armoured personnel carriers of the Cold War

Technical characteristics

Variants

Operators

See also

References

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