H5 Oliphaunt
| H5 Oliphaunt | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Main battle tank |
| Place of origin | Gaellicia Seylos |
| 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
Following the success of the H3 tank, the defense design division of MacNamera Heavy Industries began work on a new H series tank variant. A future need for a more heavily armed tank was anticipated leading to the beginning of design work in 1976 as a private venture.
Design
In the tradition of other H Series tanks, the Oliphaunt was designed from the start with an emphasis on reliability and maneuverability. In hopes of expanding the market of the tank, features that would make the tank competitive with heavily industrialized peer nations were also a consideration. Significant resources were expended to incorporate state of the art armor, and fire control systems. At the time of production in the late 1980s, the Oliphaunt was one of the most innovative tank designs in the wurld without excessively increasing cost.[citation needed]
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.
Seylosian and Export Variants
Gaellician Variants
Variants
H Series Tanks
- H1 Elephant
- H3 Elephant 2
- H4 Super Elephant
H5 Oliphaunt
- H5 Oliphaunt
- H5C1
- H5C2
- H5C3 "Franken-Oliphaunt"