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| PV83 Edelweiss | |
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| Type | Main battle tank |
| Place of origin |  Atmora |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1979 – present |
| Used by | Atmoran Army Royal Marine Corps Mizuhese Army Vozhski National Army |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | El Bridget Heavy Industries |
| Unit cost | ƒ5 million ($5.9 million) |
| Produced | 1979 – 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 liquid-cooled V-12 Twin-turbo diesel engine |
| Power/weight | From 26.9 hp/t (20.05 kW/t) to 23.8 hp/t (17.74 kW/t) |
| Fuel capacity | 1,592 litres (350 imp gal; 421 US gal) |
Operational range | 550 km (340 mi) on road, 250 km (160 mi) off road on internal fuel |
| 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, Mizuho and Vozh. 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 1979, effectively replacing the PV64 Bastein. 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
- PV83 Edelweiss 1 – First production variant.
- Edelweiss 1A1
- Edelweiss 1A2
- Edelweiss 1A3
- T-83M1 Edelweiss – Licensed, standard for Vozh, an upgraded variant of the Edelweiss 1A3 also referred to as the PV83 1E, with some features, such as depleted uranium armour, missing.
- T-83M2 Edelweiss – modernised variant of the Edelweiss 1E
- Edelweiss 1A4
- PV83 Edelweiss 2
- Edelweiss 2A1
- Edelweiss 2A2
- Type 83 Edelweiss 2M – Mizuhese variant upgraded of an Edelweiss 2A2.
- Edelweiss 2A3
Technical data
Operators
- Atmora – Atmoran Army have received over 11,500 tanks
- Atmoran Army – 6,780 PV83 Edelweiss 1A4 variants, +3,530 PV83 Edelweiss 2A2 and 2A3 variants
Mizuho – Mizuhese Army operates 960 PV83 Edelweiss 1A4 and 2M variants.- Ghelen has received over 200 PV83 Edelweiss 1A3s
Vozh – National Vozhsk Army operates 1,250 PV83 1E and 2,200 PV83 2VS variants
See also
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