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|weight= 40.7 tons
|weight= 40.7 tons
|armour= 152mm
|armour= 102mm
|primary_armament= 75 mm
|primary_armament= 75 mm
|secondary_armament= 2x 7.5mm machine guns
|secondary_armament= 2x 7.5mm machine guns
|engine= Bedford 12-cylinder, 4 stroke, water-cooled, horizontally opposed, L-head petrol engine
|engine= 12-cylinder, 4 stroke, water-cooled, horizontally opposed, L-head petrol engine
350 hp (261 kW) at 2,200 rpm
350 hp (261 kW) at 2,200 rpm
|engine_power= 9.1 hp/ton
|engine_power= 9.0 hp/ton
|suspension= Coiled spring
|suspension= Coiled spring
|speed={{convert|24|km/h|abbr=on}}
|speed={{convert|22|km/h|abbr=on}}
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|vehicle_range= 100 km
|vehicle_range= 100 km

Revision as of 22:15, 10 September 2020

Bienor
Bienor.jpg
TypeMedium tank
Place of originRepublic of Syara
Service history
Used byInner Sphere
WarsSiduri War
Production history
Produced1937-1938
No. built272
Specifications
Weight40.7 tons
Length7.661 m (25 ft 1.6 in)
Width3.07 m (10 ft 1 in)
Height2.59 m (8 ft 6 in)
Crew5

Armor102mm
Main
armament
75 mm
Secondary
armament
2x 7.5mm machine guns
Engine12-cylinder, 4 stroke, water-cooled, horizontally opposed, L-head petrol engine 350 hp (261 kW) at 2,200 rpm
9.0 hp/ton
SuspensionCoiled spring
Operational
range
100 km
Speed22 km/h (14 mph)

The Bienor was a medium tank fielded by the Republic of Syara during the Siduri War.

Following the painful experiences of the Quenminese Front, the Army of the Syaran Republic requested a more heavily armored infantry support tank to replace its underperforming fleet. The tank needed to be heavily armored to survive anti-tank weaponry while being able to hold its own against enemy armor, all while keeping pace with Syaran infantry. Despite a rushed production the Bienor met most of the requirements put forth, though efforts to equip it with the same 76.2mm gun as the Cyllarus fell through. Introduced in 1937, the tank arrived just in time to fight in the Liberation of Ruvelka. Though it performed well, by that point the war was over and the Syaran concepts of infantry support tanks fell through.

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Operational history