Ornitorinco Medium Tank
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| CMT Mark V Ornitorinco | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Medium tank |
| Place of origin |  Cacertian Empire |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1935—1952 |
| Used by |  Cacertian Imperial Army Cacertian Royal Army |
| Wars | Siduri War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Bonple Armament Manufacturers |
| Designed | 1935 |
| Manufacturer | Bonple Armament Manufacturers Alenia Industrial |
| Produced | 1936—1948 |
| No. built | ~3,421 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 29.5 Tonnes (32.5 Short Tons; 29 Long Tons) |
| Length | 6.32 m (20 ft 9 in) |
| Width | 2.77 m (9 ft 1 in) |
| Height | 2.56 m (8 ft 5 in) |
| Crew | 4 (Commander, gunner, loader, driver) |
| Armor | 45—75mm (1.80—3.00 in) |
Main armament | 90mm RA90 tank gun (100 Rounds) |
Secondary armament | 1 × Vitali MG50 (12.7mm; 1 Coaxial) |
| Engine | Bonple V12 gasoline engine 397 hp (296 kW) |
| Power/weight | 31.7 hp/tonne |
| Suspension | Horizontal volute spring |
Operational range | 320 km (200 mi) |
| Speed | 56 km/h (35 mph) |
The CMT Mark V Ornitorinco (English: Platypus) was a Cacertian medium tank that served with the Cacertian Royal Army during the Siduri War and was the final medium tank design fielded by Cacerta in large quantities before the end of the war. Developed after the opening moves of the conflict, the Ornitorinco was purposefully designed as a breakthrough and battle tank that was capable of surviving fire from enemy anti-tank weaponry and to support infantry advances.
Production of the Ornitorinco began after the first and second waves of the Uragano were deemed to have insufficient armament. While Crocetto Heavy Industries began designing an upgraded variant of the Uragano that could mount the 75mm RA Mark VI, Bonple Armament Manufacturers instead decided to use the RA90 howitzer and convert it to a tank gun.
The development of the main battle tank role in modern warfare effectively ended future development of medium tanks and the ongoing projects to design a replacement for the both the Uragano and Ornitorinco were subsequently cancelled. The last Ornitorinco units were officially retired in 1952.
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Surviving Vehicles
Although mostly scrapped after their retirement, a number of Ornitorincos still exist today, surviving as static displays and residing in museums. Anzio Women's Academy maintains an Ornitorinco as a static monument to the 131st Tank Regiment and as a gate guardian to the main entrance of the Demetria Marik AFV building.
The Tank Museum in Carrera has three Ornitorinco in its collection: a 1940 pattern Ornitorinco that saw service in Mansuriyyah as a static indoors display, a working 1942 pattern which is often used for the Museum’s armored shows and parades, and a 1943 pattern that is currently undergoing restoration.
The Ruvelkan capital of Debrecen has one Ornitorinco in an indoor display as part of the city’s Siduri War Memorial Museum.