CM-32 armoured vehicle

Production started in 2007, with an initial order for 600 units. It is estimated that up to 1,400 CM-32s may end up being in operational service. The Delco LAV-25 turret was tested on the first two prototypes but was not adopted on ground of cost and marginal firepower advantage compared to foreign vehicles; instead an indigenous turret armed with a 20 mm T75 revolver cannon was planned in the interest of getting the IFV into service as quickly as possible, and a prototype was demonstrated in 2009. It was hoped that any deficiency in terms of firepower can be alleviated by adopting the cannon to use the Mk 244 Mod 0 APDS ammunition already being ordered by the Republic of China Navy alongside the Phalanx Block 1B weapon systems, but issues with barrel life proved insurmountable, and in the meantime the 30 mm Bushmaster II chaingun was ultimately chosen instead and will be acquired from Orbital ATK. A prototype turret built on this definitive requirement was spotted in May 2015 and unveiled to the public in August 2017. In 2019 the Ministry of National Defense announced that over the course of the development process 17 shortcomings with the system had been identified and corrected. It was discovered that the vehicles had to cover at least 5 km every two weeks to remain in optimal condition. ==Design==

The project was launched in 2002, at a cost of NT$700 million (US$21.9 million). The armour of the CM-32 provides protection of 7.62 mm AP rounds, while the frontal arc withstands 12.7 mm AP rounds. NBC protection and fire suppression systems are also standard. The V-shaped hull provides protection from landmines and can withstand 12 kg of TNT under any wheel. In its basic APC form the CM-32 is armed with a 40 mm automatic grenade launcher and a 7.62 mm co-axial machinegun, both mounted in a remote weapons station. ==Production and service history==

In 2012 Chung-Hsin Electric and Machinery Manufacturing Corp. (CHEM) was awarded the contract for chassis production. CHEM violated their contract by allegedly substituting a number of poor quality Chinese parts in to save money. This affected the first 326 chassis. CHEM’s chairman, president, vice president and other officials were found guilty and sentenced to jail time over the scandal in 2021. == Variants ==

In addition to the infantry carriers, other planned variants include command vehicle, NBC reconnaissance vehicle, mortar carrier (can be configured with either an 81 mm or 120 mm mortar), and assault gun (armed with a 105 mm rifled gun). The Ministry of National Defense is exploring a 155mm self-propelled howitzer based on the CM-32. CM-31 The CM-31 is the 6x6 vehicle prototype in 1992, the design was helped by Timoney Technology Limited of Ireland. However, it was not accepted by the ROC army after testing. CM-33 have 40 mm grenade launcher and 7.62mm machine gun mounted Base variant, with 40 mm grenade launcher and 7.62mm machine gun mounted in a remote weapon station. In service as of 2014. CM-34 Four prototype vehicles passed primary pre-mass production testing in October 2014. The CM-34 participated, alongside the CM-32, in the 35th annual Han Kuang Exercise armed with a Mk44 Bushmaster II. It is in service as of 2019. In August 2020, 21 more vehicles were ordered for the Taiwanese military police. Taiwanese ceramics manufacturer HCG (和成欣業) will supply the vehicle's ceramic external armour. Cloud Leopard II M2 prototype Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) exhibited a prototype of the next-generation 8×8 Cloud Leopard II armoured vehicle development in public for the first time at the 2019 Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition. It is expected that the prototype will be able to configurate into a mortar carrier platform, a self-propelled howitzer and a fire support platform with a 105 mm gun, similar to U.S Army's M1128 mobile gun system. == Gallery ==

Prototypes File:CM-31 APC Prototype in ORDC 20121013b.jpg|CM-31 Prototype File:CM-31 Anti-Aircraft Missiles Launcher Prototype Right Side View 20121013a.jpg|CM-31 Anti-Aircraft Missiles Launcher Prototype File:TaiwaneseCM31APC2.jpg|CM31 File:CM-32 Yunpao APC Prototype P0 in ORDC 20121013.jpg|Cloud Leopard P0 prototype File:Firecar2.jpg|Cloud Leopard P1 prototype with 105mm tank gun File:CM-32 P2 Left Side View in ORDC 20121013a.jpg|Cloud Leopard P2 prototype with M242 Bushmaster File:TADTE 2015 Preview, CM-32 Yunpao with 81mm Mortar 20150811b.jpg|TADTE 2015, Cloud Leopard II M2 prototype with 81mm mortar Prototype File:105公厘輪型戰車 D2 1.jpg|Cloud Leopard II D2 prototype with 105mm tank gun, 2024 File:獵豹D3樣車 右側.jpg|Cloud Leopard II D3 prototype with 105mm tank gun, 2025 Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition Production and testing File:CM-32 Yunpao APC Firing Smoke Grenade 20121013.jpg|CM-32 firing smoke grenades during testing File:CM-32 Yunpao APC Ready for Firing 40mm Grenade 20121013.jpg|CM-32 on the 40mm grenade range during testing File:09.13 總統視導「陸軍兵工整備發展中心」 - 52353566637.jpg|Completed CM-34s at the factory In operation File:馬英九總統視導CM-34 30公厘機砲裝步戰鬥車.jpg|CM-34 with 30 mm cannon and modular ceramic armour File:中華民國110年國慶大會中展出之CM-34裝步戰鬥車.jpg|110th National Day, CM-34 with 30 mm cannon exhibit File:雲豹八輪甲車 春巡首亮相.webm|CM-32 participating in an exerscise File:蔡英文總統校閱國軍實兵實彈演練.jpg|Military troops exiting Armored Personnel Carrier vehicles File:Yunpao APCs Parading through Reviewing Stand 20120908.jpg|Yunpao APCs Parading through Reviewing Stand File:Queue of Visitors Waiting for aboard CM-32 Yunpao APC at Gangshan Air Force Base 20170812.jpg|Queue of Visitors Waiting for aboard CM-32 Yunpao APC at Gangshan Air Force Base File:TS-96控制站.jpg|Turret control File:08.25 總統視導漢光32號演習 (29201133882).jpg|Soldiers in the back of a CM-32 File:08.25 總統視導漢光32號演習 (29199662296).jpg|Machine gunner in the back of a CM-32 == See also ==