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BT-16

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BT-16
File:BT-16.png
TypeMain battle tank
Place of origin Gorbatov
Service history
Used bysee users
Production history
DesignerStKBM
Designed1995
ManufacturerStTZ
Unit cost$8.52 million
Produced2016
No. built~100
Specifications (Main battle tank)
Weight58 tonnes
Length11.3 m (37 ft)
Width3.5 m (11 ft)
Height3.3 m (10 ft)
Crew3

ArmorComposite armour, Heavy ERA (or NERA) in addition to soft-kill and hard-kill anti-missile defense systems.
Main
armament
152 mm (4.92 in) smoothbore gun with ATGM capability (40 rounds, 11 RPM)
Secondary
armament
30 mm (1.18 in) autocannon RWS
Coaxial 12.7 mm (0.50 in) CK-01
Engine12-cylinder X-shaped Diesel engine
1650 hp
Power/weight28 hp/t
Payload capacityClassified
TransmissionHydraulic drive system
SuspensionHydropneumatic suspension
Fuel capacity1300 liters (285 gal)
Operational
range
>500 km (310 mi)
Speed70 km/h (43 mph) on road, 50 km/h (31 mph) off road

The BT-16 is a Gorbatovic fifth-generation main battle tank that entered service in 2016, with the Proletarian Liberation Army Ground Force, and was developed by Stolin Rybak Design Bureau, and produced by Stolin Tractor Plant for the Proletarian Liberation Army. The BT-16 was designed to be an equivalent to the Stasnovan T-17 tank, and a replacement for the BT-82 and BT-67 tanks.

Variants

  • Object 195 – Initial prototype version.
  • BT-16A – Standard production variant in service with the Proletarian Liberation Army.
  • An unmanned version of the BT-16 is planned and is currently in development.

Export

Operators

  •  Gorbatov: The Proletarian Liberation Army have placed an order for around 500 BT-16As by 2024. The first batch of 100 tanks was delivered in early 2017 for active duty testing.

See also