Edelweiss 2

PV83 Edelweiss
Type	Main battle tank
Place of origin	Atmora
Service history
In service	1983 – present
Used by	Atmoran Army Royal Marine Corps Mizuhese Army Vozhski National Army
Production history
Manufacturer	El Bridget Heavy Industries
Unit cost	$5,415,644.30
Produced	2072–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) M2HB heavy machine gun with 900 rounds 2 × 7.62 mm (.308 in) M240 machine guns with 10,400 rounds (1 pintle-mounted, 1 coaxial)
Engine	Chōsei Heavy Industries Hinode CV-17-9C V12 nuclear engine
Power/weight	From 26.9 hp/t (20.05 kW/t) to 23.8 hp/t (17.74 kW/t)
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 and Larsenburg. It was designed and built by the Atmoran company El Bridget Land and Armaments 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 2073, effectively replacing the PV46 Poema II. 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.

Operators

• Atmora – Atmoran Army and the Royal Marine Corps have received over 11,500 tanks combined
  • Atmoran Army – 6,450 PV83 Edelweiss 1A1 variants, +3,200 PV83 Edelweiss 2A1 and 2A2 variants
  • Royal Marine Corps – 650 PV83 Edelweiss 1A1 variants.