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Altay National Main Battle Tank of Turkey

Prototype Designer CountryTurkey
Entered service Expected in 2021??
User CountriesTurkey
Production1,000 eventual total
Dimensions and weight
Weight55-65,000 kg
Dimensions (Hull)
Length (gun forward) ~ 10 m
Length 7.3-7.7 m
Width 3.6-3.9 m
Height 2.5-2.6 m
Crew4
Armament
  • 1 x 120mm 55 caliber smoothbore
  • 1 x 7.62mm or 12.7 mm machine gun on remote weapon station
  • 1 x 7.62mm coaxial machine gun
    • Elevation range ?
    Traverse range 360 degrees
    Ammunition load
  • Main gun ~ 40 rounds
  • Machine guns ?
    • EngineEuroPowerpack MTU MT 883 Ka501 diesel, or
    Fiat/Iveco MTCA V12 diesel
    Engine power 1 500 hp [1,600hp - Fiat/Iveco]
    Speed70 km/h
    Range~ 500 km
    ArmorModular composite armor
    Accessories
  • Fire control system
  • C3I system
  • laser warning system
  • AKKOR Active Protection System (APS)
  • battlefield target identification system
  • CBRN protection
  • fire-extinguishing and explosion suppression system
  • 360 degrees situational awareness system
    • Maneuverability
    Gradient 60%
    Side slope 30%
    Vertical step ~ 1 m
    Trench ~ 2.8 m
    Fording ~ 1.2 m
    Fording (with preparation) 4.1 m
    Variants
  • Altay T1 - 40 baseline production variant
  • Altay T2 - 210 tanks with increased protection and situational awareness
  • Altay T3 - 1 prototype technology demonstrator with unmanned turret and a bustle-mounted autoloader
  • Altay AHT - prototype optimized for urban combat with explosive reactive armor, rear cage armor & dozer blade, revealed in 2017.
  • Armored recovery vehicle - 60 based on the baseline Altay T1 hull
  • Mine clearing vehicle - 50, either new design on Altay hull, or Altay tank with mine clearing attachments




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