TATC

The TATC (Tracked All Terrain Carrier) is a, , designed and produced by Taumata Land Systems, featuring a twin-cab configuration and an articulated steering system. The vehicle was designed with modularity in mind, in fact the back car has the ability of being fitted with a variety of mission modules. Changing the module only requires 4 hours by trained personnel, and can be performed in operational theather.

Design
The TATC was born after the Ngāti Tūmatauenga need for a new tracked vehicle, as the Future Army Force Structure programme significantly cut down the number of tracked vehicles in the army, due to them being old and considered not needed. The new tracked vehicle would be used on foreign deployments, to provide all units of the army with a reliable vehicle to traverse soft and mountainous terrain. The design was ultimated in 2000, and full rate production commenced in 2002, after 2 years of testing. The export version have slight variations from the original Theykan variant.

Engine
The MRAV is powered by an Taumata AA09 6L turbocharged multifuel diesel engine coupled with a ZF 5HP502 gearbox (five forward and one reverse). It has a top speed of ~65 km/h on roads, ~25 km/h offroad and ~5 km/h on water. The vehicle's range is 340 km on land and 25 km on water. he TATC is fully amphibious, able to operate in sea state 3. It can be air transported by a TZ Toroa and other transport aircraft.

Protection
The TATC incorporates a high hardness steel, able to protect the crew from 15mm AP rounds from all directions. The armor can also protect the vehicle from artillery shell splinters, landmines, and. Additional armor kits are available, which when applied, allow the vehicle to resist to rounds up to 25mm APDS. The vehicle has and  systems.

Armament
The TATC can be fitted with a variety of weaponry, based un vehicle variant and customer requirements. The most common weapons are and machine guns on ring mounts. Some variants use the back car as a mortar carrier. Tests have been run to mount a remote-operated turret mounted with an and s, but no production variant of these prototypes have been built yet.

Variants
The vehicle can be configured in different variants, adapting to a variety of battefield roles:
 * APC: variant, can carry 16 equipped soldiers, and is crewed by a driver and commander-gunner. It is either armed with a  or a manned machine gun.
 * : Similar to the APC variant, is fitted with a ground surveillance radar. It is crewed by a driver and commander-gunner, and can seat 10 soldiers.
 * Command Post: variant fitted with additional and  equipment. It is crewed by a driver and commander-gunner, has 4 command and control stations and can seat an additional 4 soldiers.
 * Mortar Carrier: variant with the back car mounted with an 120mm mortar (in Theykan service, a Moata Taumaha 3), which is guided by a digital fire control computer. It is crewed by a driver, commander-gunner, and 2 mortar operators.
 * Ambulance: unarmed variant for medical treatment and evacuation, it can carry 2 stretchers and 2 seated casualties, 1 stretcher and 4 seated casualties or 6 seated casualties. It is crewed by a driver, a senior medic, and 2 junior medical assistants.
 * Logistic: unprotected variant, the back car is outfitted to carry cargo. It is crewed by a driver and commander-gunner.
 * Engineering: variant mounting a mine plow and designed to accomodate other engineering equipment at the customers request. It is crewed by a driver and commander-gunner, and can seat 10 combat engineers.
 * Armored Recovery Vehicle (proposed): proposed variant, with the back car being equipped with a crane. It is crewed by a driver and commander-gunner, and crane operator. This variant has not been produced yet.
 * ADAM Launcher: Variant equipped with the "Hell Rain" Mine Delivery System. Beside featuring the launchers on the rear-cab, the front cabs are equipped with appliqué armour and special launching devices for quick deployment of mines. The rear system can also be attached to standard front cabs, but requires operators to leave the vehicle to operate the system properly.

Users

 * Theyka
 * The Ngāti Tūmatauenga operates 102 vehicles, which can be attached ad-hoc to other army units. Currently employed in deployments in Maracatibe and Alsahra'.
 * The Te Taua Moana o Theyka's 1 Tactical Group operates 8 vehicles.


 * Mursland
 * The Mursland Army has 1250 TATCs in use of various models as armoured personal carriers. They ordered a batch of 1500 in late 2004, with production spread between the nations. Much of the advanced components would be manufactured by Taumata Land Systems in Theyka, while Zlana Motors would produce hull-plating and suspension locally in Mursland, and assemble the vehicles. The first set of 20 vehicles was to be delivered by June 2006. However, issues on the Mursian side delayed delivery to the army, and it took until January 2007 until the first vehicle was fully assembled. Costs overruns and election of KLD's Boyka Zahariev in May 2007 resulted in a reduction of the order by 250 units, as the military budget was reduced.


 * Ringerike
 * Operated extensively by the Home Guard of the Ringerike Army (Ringerike Hær), as well as by the Ringerike Royal Marines, officially adopted in 2006 the vehicles are manufactured locally by Stålgilde.