Kristóf Barta Heavy Tank

Kristóf Barta Heavy Tank
A KB tank during the Battle of Aszód.
Type	Heavy Tank
Place of origin	Principality of Ruvelka
Service history
In service	1932 - 1938
Used by	Imperial Army
Wars	Siduri War
Production history
Designer	Hegedüs Conglomerate
Designed	1930 - 1932
Manufacturer	Hegedüs Conglomerate
Produced	1932 - 1934
No. built	183
Specifications
Weight	56 Tonnes (51 Short Tons; 44 Long Tons)
Length	9.90 m (32 ft 6 in)
Width	3.09 m (10 ft 2 in)
Height	2.73 m (8 ft 11 in)
Crew	4 (Commander, Gunner, Loader, Driver)
Armor	120mm (4.7 in)
Main armament	T-122 122mm Gun (32 Rounds)
Secondary armament	2 DNK HMGs (12.7mm; 1 Mounted; 1 Coaxial)
Engine	12-Cylinder Diesel 600 hp
Power/weight	13 hp/tonne
Suspension	Torsion Bar
Operational range	240 km (150 mi)
Speed	37 km/h (23 mph)

The Kristóf Barta heavy tank was a series of Ruvelkan heavy tanks named after Imperial Separatist General Kristóf Barta that were operated by the Ruvelkan Imperial Army during the Siduri War. They were designed as breakthrough vehicles for the new Ruvelkan military, possessing heavy armor and carrying a main gun capable of defeating most contemporary heavy tanks of the time.

During the Invasion of Ruvelka, the Syarans initially experienced great difficulty destroying KBs in combat as standard Syaran anti-tank weaponry at the time proved ineffective against the KBs’ heavy and sloped armor; this forced the Syarans to either avoid confrontation with KBs or deploy 105mm field guns in a direct fire role to stop them. Despite their positive combat performance, the Ruvelkan armored corps only possessed a total of 183 KBs across the entire Imperial Army and Ruvelka’s industry could not ramp up production quickly enough for the KBs to affect the outcome of the invasion. After Ruvelka was conquered, the remaining KBs were pressed into Syaran and Allmunnik service.