T-2000 Cavalier

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T-2000 Cavalier
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T-2000U Cavalier on static display to commemorate the tanks service in the 2008/2009 War. Note the lack of appliqué armour or side skirts and the presence of the Imperial Ordnance 152mm Cannon indicating this tank is of the T-2000U urban combat variation.
TypeMain battle tank
Place of originTemplate:Country data Allied Connurist States
Service history
In service2003-present
Used byTemplate:Country data Allied Connurist States
WarsGreat Castarcian War
Production history
DesignerFlynn Defence Systems
Designed1992-2002
ManufacturerFlynn Defence Systems
Unit cost£7,000,000 (CPD)
Produced2003–2013
VariantsSee Variants
Specifications
Weight60 tonnes
Length9.1 metres (29 ft 10 in)
Width3.51 metres (11 ft 6 in)
Height2.29 metres (7 ft 6 in)
Crew3

ArmorClassified composite armour construction with appliqué ERA and NERA plating and active protection systems.
Main
armament
T-2000A1: IO Devastator 120 mm smoothbore gun with ATGM capability
T-2000U: IO Annihilator 152mm cannon with ATGM capability
Secondary
armament
2 x 7.62mm machine guns
EngineFlynn Type 2000 liquid-cooled V-12 twin turbo diesel engine
1,750 hp
Power/weight29 hp/t
TransmissionEfficient Dynamics Type 70
SuspensionHydropneumatic active suspension
Operational
range
650 km
Speed78 km/h