TABC-79

   The TABC-79 armored personnel carrier was developed to meet requirements of Romanian army. It uses a number of automotive components of the Romanian TAB-77 8x8 APC. Romania is the only operator of the TABC-79.

   Armor of this APC provides protection against small arms fire and artillery shell splinters. The TABC-79 is completed with an NBC protection system as standard.

   The TABC-79 is armed with a turret-mounted 14.5-mm machine gun and coaxial 7.62-mm MG. Turret of the TABC-79 is the same as previously fitted on some Romanian armored vehicles, including the TAB-77 APC.

   Vehicle has a crew of three and can carry 4 troops. Occupants enter and leave this APC through small triangle-shaped doors in each side of the hull, doors at the rear of the hull or a single roof hatch.

   The TABC-79 is powered by a rear-mounted 798.05N2 turbocharged diesel engine, developing 154 horsepower. Vehicle is fully amphibious without preparation. It is propelled on water by a single waterjet.

Variants

   TAB-C, armored personnel carrier similar to the TABC-79;

   TABC-79M, turetless armored personnel carrier;

   TAB-79A PCOMA, artillery observation post vehicle;

   TAB-79AR, 82-mm mortar carrier;

   TAB RCH-84, radiological and chemical reconnaissance vehicle;

   TCG-80, unidentified variant, possibly armored recovery vehicle;

   AM 425, latest variant of the TAB-79 APC;

   A95, surface-to-air missile system, based on the AM 425 chassis, equivalent to Soviet SA-9.