HT-15 Jazvec
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| HT-15 Jazvec | |
|---|---|
 The HT-15 Jazvec during testing | |
| Type | Main battle tank |
| Place of origin | Holynia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2016-present |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Malík Komárek Zbrojenie |
| Designed | 2006-2015 |
| Manufacturer | Malík Komárek A.S. |
| Unit cost | HK 9.7 million ($7.3 million) |
| Produced | 2016–present |
| No. built | 112 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 55 t (54 long tons; 61 short tons) |
| Length | Overall: 10.8 m (35 ft 5 in) Chassis : 7.5 metres (24 ft 7 in) |
| Width | 3.6 metres (11 ft 10 in) |
| Height | 2.4 metres (7 ft 10 in) |
| Crew | 3 (commander, gunner and driver) |
| Armor | Steel, ERA, with soft-kill and hard-kill anti-missile defense systems |
Main armament | 125mm smoothbore gun with ATGM capability |
Secondary armament | 7.62mm coax gun 12.7 commander gun |
| Engine | 4-cycle, 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel (Dry Weight – 2550 kg) 1,500 hp (1,110 kW) |
| Power/weight | 27.2 hp/tonne |
| Transmission | Automatic |
| Suspension | In-arm Suspension Unit |
Operational range | 450 kilometres (280 mi) |
| Speed | Paved road: 70 km/h (43 mph) Cross country: 50 km/h (31 mph) |
The HT-15 Jazvec (English: Badger), is a main battle tank designed and manufactured by Malík Komárek A.S. in Holynia. The HT-85 series was intended to become the primary tank of the Holyn military by the 2000s. In 1989, the HT-85D main battle tank entered service with the Holyn military. This tank featured a new diesel engine capable of 1,000 hp.
Mass production began in 2018, following a 400 unit order placed by the Holyn Ministry of Defence. The first batch of 20 tanks were delivered to the Holyn military in 2020, with an additional 40 delivered the following year. An improved variant, the HT-15B was unveiled in 2022.