RT-8 "Berggeit"

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RT-8 "Berggeit"
RT-8 "Berggeit" Mk IA
An RT-8 "Berggeit" Mk IA undergoing trials.
TypeLight tank
Place of originMonark van Kooplieden
Service history
Used byMonark van Kooplieden
WarsAnwnn Civil War
Specifications (RT-8 "Berggeit" Mk IA)
Weight12.92 tonnes (12.72 long tons; 14.24 short tons)
Length4.6 metres (15 ft)
Width2.0 metres (6.6 ft)
Crew4 (commander, gunner, driver, radio operator/bow machine gunner)

Armour30mm (front, angled 50°)
35mm (sides)
20mm (rear)
Main
armament
Royal Ordnance QF 37mm L-20 Anti-Tank Gun
Secondary
armament
4× 7.92mm machine guns
EngineBolton Thoroughbred Mk I 16.0L V8 engine
Power/weight21.8 kilowatts (29.2 hp) / tonne
SuspensionTorsion bar
Fuel capacity400 litres (88 imp gal)
Operational
range
324 kilometres (201 mi)
Speed54 km/h, 34 mph (road)
37 km/h, 23 mph (off-road)

The RT-8 "Berggeit" (English: "mountain goat") was a successful light tank design in the Kooplieden Armed Forces' RT-series, and was developed for use in mountainous landscapes and terrain typically inaccessible to tanks. It was lightly armed and armoured, but its ease of maintenance, good manoeuvrability, high speed, and good climbing performance ensured that it would become the most common tank used by the Kooplieden Monarchy Preservation Corps in the Anwnn Civil War.

Variants

RT-8 Mk IA
The standard version of the RT-8, armed with a 37mm anti-tank gun. The four machine guns consist of a bow machine gun, a coaxial gun, a pintle-mounted machine gun, and a rear facing turret machine gun.
RT-8 Mk IB
Same as the Mk IA, but armed with a 75mm howitzer.
RT-8 Mk IC
Replaces the main turret for two machine gun turrets, side by side. The gunner operates the right turret, while the commander operates the left one. While weakly armed, with one less machine gun than other versions and no primary armament, the Mk IC was lighter and significantly cheaper.