![]() ![]() The tank is equipped with a 360-degree perimeter surveillance camera system to facilitate situational awareness by the three-man crew. Thermal sights including a panoramic hunter-killer capability and digital fire controls offer accurate day/night engagements. It a 7.62 coaxial machine gun and can mount another on the turret roof. In addition, it can fire the laser-guided Falarick 105mm cannon launched anti-tank missile. The rifled cannon is compatible with all standard NATO ammunitions including armoured piercing, high explosive, and smoke. The Cockerill CT-CV 105HP (High Pressure) equipped turret employs a rotary automatic loader with sixteen ready rounds and is fully stabilized. This can be supplemented across the frontal arc to 30mm protection. The modular armour package offers 14.5mm heavy machine gun armoured piercing protection at 200 meters. The new generation KAPLAN MT is the only and exclusive modern medium tank with a rear power pack instead of a variant of the existing infantry fighting. A medium tank's classification is not actually based on weight, but off of tactical usage and intended purpose for instance the German. This provides a respectable 22,2 hp/tonne power to weight ratio. A medium tank is a classification of tanks, particularly prevalent during World War II which represented a compromise between the mobility oriented light tanks and the armour and armament oriented heavy tanks. The vehicle uses a forward located Caterpillar C13 711 hp power pack coupled to an Allison X300 transmission. The Marinaru/Kaplin-MT has a combat weight of 35 tonnes making it more suited to less developed road and bridge networks thus expanding its potential operating area. ![]()
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