Edelweiss 2

PV83 Edelweiss
Type	Main battle tank
Place of origin	Atmora
Service history
In service	1979 – present
Used by	Atmoran Army Mizuhese Army
Production history
Manufacturer	Elzevier Heavy Industries
Unit cost	ƒ5 million ($5.9 million)
Produced	1979 – present
No. built	9,349
Specifications
Weight	62.5 tonnes (68.9 short tons)
Length	8.3 m (27 ft 3 in), 13.50 m (44 ft 3 in) with gun forward
Width	3.5 m (11 ft 6 in), 4.2 m (13 ft 9 in) with appliqué armour
Height	2.49 m (8 ft 2 in)
Crew	4 (commander, gunner, loader/operator, driver)
Armor	Composite armour
Main armament	1× 120 mm Karthmetaal PsK/55 smoothbore gun (55 rounds)
Secondary armament	1 × .50-caliber (12.7 mm) MG-3F7 heavy machine gun with 900 rounds 2 × 7.62 mm (.308 in) MG-11A3 machine guns with 10,400 rounds (1 pintle-mounted, 1 coaxial)
Engine	Chōsei Heavy Industries Hinode CV-17-9C liquid-cooled V-12 Twin-turbo diesel engine
Power/weight	From 26.9 hp/t (20.05 kW/t) to 23.8 hp/t (17.74 kW/t)
Fuel capacity	1,592 litres (350 imp gal; 421 US gal)
Operational range	550 km (340 mi) on road, 250 km (160 mi) off road on internal fuel
Speed	72 km/h (45 mph) on road 48 km/h (30 mph) off road
References

The PV83 Edelweiss third generation main battle tank in service with Atmora, Mizuho and Vozh. It was designed and built by the Atmoran company Elsevier Heavy Industries built for modern armored ground warfare, the Edelweiss is well armed and highly armed. Making it one of the heaviest tanks in service.

The Edelweiss entered service in the Atmoran Armed Forces in 1979, effectively replacing the PV64 Bastein. The Edelweiss is the main battle tank for the Atmoran Army, the Royal Marine Corps, and is also in service with the Vozh National Army.

Variants

• PV83 Edelweiss 1 – First production variant.
• Edelweiss 1A1
• Edelweiss 1A2
• Edelweiss 1A3
  • T-83M1 Edelweiss – Licensed, standard for Vozh, an upgraded variant of the Edelweiss 1A3 also referred to as the PV83 1E, with some features, such as depleted uranium armour, missing.
  • T-83M2 Edelweiss – modernised variant of the Edelweiss 1E
  • O-83M3 Bekrija
• Edelweiss 1A4
• PV83 Edelweiss 2
• Edelweiss 2A1
• Edelweiss 2A2
  • Type 83 Edelweiss 2M – Mizuhese variant upgraded of an Edelweiss 2A2.
• Edelweiss 2A3
• Edelweiss 2A4
• Edelweiss 2A5
• Edelweiss PRGN
• Edelweiss PRB
• Edelweiss PRBL

Operators

• Atmora – Atmoran Army have received over 8,400 tanks
  • Atmoran Army – 4,780 PV83 Edelweiss 1A4 variants, +3,590 PV83 Edelweiss 2A2 and 2A3 variants
• Mizuho – Mizuhese Army operates 960 PV83 Edelweiss 1A4 and 2M variants.
• Ghelen has received over 200 PV83 Edelweiss 1A3s
• Vozh – National Vozhsk Army operates 1,250 PV83 1E and 2,200 PV83 2VS variants