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| PV83 Edelweiss | |
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| 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.
Design
Protection
Armament
Propulsion
Variants
Technical data
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.
Mizuho – Mizuhese Army has received 360 PV83 Edelweiss 1A1 variants.
See also
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