YT-3 Crocodile MBT
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| YT-3 Crocodile | |
|---|---|
 YT-3 Crocodile MBT on demonstration in Cordoba | |
| Type | Main Battle Tank |
| Place of origin |  Inyursta |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1999 - present |
| Used by | Inyursta |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Martel Arms |
| Designed | 1991-1997 |
| Unit cost | $Y 9.2mil |
| Produced | 1999 - present |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 57 tonnes |
| Length | 7.8m (hull) 12m (gun forward) |
| Width | 3.6 m |
| Height | 2.25 m |
| Crew | 3 (Commander, driver, gunner) |
| Armor | Classified composite alloy armor over stainless steel plate along with ERA and NERA modular add-on armor in addition to soft-kill and hard-kill APS systems |
Main armament | Entengo Marauder 120mm Smoothbore |
Secondary armament | Coaxial RK-25 "Shockwave" 25mm Autocannon and RWS-mounted GE-3 14.5mm heavy machine gun |
| Engine | Martel EM820v1 multifuel diesel (Block I) & Martel EM820v2 multifuel diesel-electric hybrid (Block II) 1,450hp |
Operational range | 590 km on internal fuel and energy reserves |
| Speed | Up to 70 km/h on road, 52 km/h off-road |
The YT-3 Crocodile is a 3rd Generation Main Battle Tank produced in Inyursta. Designed to replace Inyursta's aging fleet of Cold War legacy tanks, the YT-3 would go on to see widespread in a number of combat zones. Key features of the YT-3 include a modern smoothbore cannon, composite armor and advanced optical targeting systems.
Development
Design Features
Armament
Armor
Performance
Electronics
History
Variants
Block I
YT-3A1: Basic Inyurstan service model produced in 1999. YT-3A2: Additional ERA & slat armor added prior to deployment in the Lolloh-Ruol Wars YT-3E: 2005+ Export model including steel in place of classified composites and additional soft-kill systems.
Block II
YT-3M1: 2010 Upgrade/production standard incorporating improved composite armor, electronics upgrades to allow for incorporation of infrared imaging optical targeting systems and hard-kill APS. YT-3M2: Addition of PEVCOMS-IV improved reactive armor and system integration with the N62E1 SONIC guided shell. YT-3E-M": 2015+ Export model featuring earlier composite armor (post de-classification) and PEVCOMS-III ERA.
Block III+
YT-3Z1: Proposed Next-Gen upgrades including... YT-3PVF:(Plata Vehiculaire Furtivo) Experimental design incorporating...