H5 Oliphaunt
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| H5 Oliphaunt | |
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| Type | Main battle tank |
| Place of origin | Gaellicia |
| Production history | |
| Unit cost | $1.39 million (1993) |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 47 t |
| Length | 7.51 m (24 ft 8 in) hull 10.62 m (34 ft 10 in) with gun forward |
| Width | 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) 3.6 m (11 ft 10 in) with appliqué armour |
| Height | 2.48 m (8 ft 1.64 in) |
| Crew | 4 (commander, gunner, loader and driver) |
| Armor | Chobham |
Main armament | 105 mm rifled gun 120 mm gun 120 mm rifled gun |
Secondary armament | Jakosinné TGM 77 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun (Mk. 4) |
| Engine | MacNamera Motors supercharged diesel engine 1,100 hp (820 kW) at 2,300 rpm |
| Power/weight | 20.9 hp/t–21.2 hp/t |
| Transmission | automatic |
| Suspension | helical spring |
| Ground clearance | 50 cm (1 ft 8 in) |
| Fuel capacity | 1,130 litres (249 imperial gallons; 299 US gallons) |
Operational range | 550 km (340 mi) |
| Speed | 61.2 km/h (38.0 mph). |
The H5 Oliphaunt is a third generation Gaellician-Seylosian main battle tank designed and produced as a private venture by MacNamera Heavy Industries. The name Oliphaunt is a nod to the preceding H Series Tanks, as well as a tribute to Aexamenid history and mythology.
History
H Series Tanks
- H1 Elephant
- H3 Elephant 2
- H4 Super Elephant
H5 Oliphaunt
- H5 Oliphaunt
- H5C1
- H5C2
- H5C3 "Franken-Oliphaunt"
Design
Electronics
Due to relations between Gaellicia and Tagmatium at the time of development, the variant of the Oliphaunt operated by the Ríogan Army is fitted with significantly different electronic equipment and software than other versions of the tank.