Type 52 Tuji-ho

Type 52 Tuji-ho
Type 52 Tuji-ho
	File:Type 52 II.png Type 52 Tuji-ho III (1991, below)
Type	Main Battle Tank
Place of origin	DSRA
Service history
In service	1952-present
Used by	See Operators
Wars	Nazali War, Kolenomese War of Liberation, Myrdesia War, South Ashizwe Border War, Seubyeni Islands Crisis
Production history
Designer	Kwonhu Limited; Huadai Precision Industries
Designed	1943-1952
Manufacturer	Kwonhu Limited
Unit cost	In FY2014 dollars: Type 52 Tuji-ho IE: UR$0.5 million; Type 73 Tuji-ho IIE: UR$0.8 million; Type 86 Tuji-ho III: UR$1.8 million;
Produced	1952-present
No. built	40,000+
Specifications (Type 52 Seungli-ho IB)
Weight	36.2 tonnes (empty); 38.4 tonnes (combat weight)
Length	?.?m (hull); ??.?m (gun forward)
Width	?.?m (hull)
Height	?.?m (turret roof)
Crew	4 (commander, driver, gunner, loader)
Armor	Steel rolled homogeneous armour.
Main; armament	; 85-mm TGI CM85-1G rifled gun (58 rounds); 115mm TGI CM115-1D/L52 smoothbore gun (45 rounds);
Secondary; armament	Esk-62AG 7.62x54mm machine-gun (co-axial, 2,000 rounds) ; Esk-12AG HMG 12.7x108mm heavy machine-gun (pintle-mounted, 1,200 rounds)
Engine	Goungsung supercharged GHP-V12G-5A1 two-stroke V12 air-cooled diesel engine in powerpack; 550 hp (410 kW)
Power/weight	14.32 hp/tonne
Transmission	Kyoungcho KGI AHT-10D-5F1R hydromechanical automatic transmission (5 forward gears, 1 reverse gears) in powerpack
Suspension	Torsion bar
Ground clearance	Varies
Fuel capacity	500 litres (internal)
Operational; range	380km (internal fuel, road); 440km (with external stores)
Speed	53km/h (on road); 42km/h (cross-country);

The Type 52 Tuji-ho 투지 (Anikatian: 유형 52 투지호 yuhyeong 52 tujiho) which means "Fighting Spirit" in Anikatian, was a main battle tank of the Anikatian People's Army. It was built by Huadai Precision Industries it became a standard tank in the Anikatian arsenal, it was the successor to the pre-war tanks, offering improved ride and cross-country performance and much greater armor. The first prototypes appeared in 1948 but due to the varies conflicts and civil war it would not entered full production in until 1952 and became the main tank of DSRA and subsequently for the armies of many Otterup Pact countries, and others. Thousands of Type 52 tanks were built, making it one of the most widely produced Cold War tanks. The Type 52 was widely exported and saw service in many countries and was involved in numerous armed conflicts during the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Improved variants are still in service and being built for export customers.

History and development

Design

Armament

Protection

Mobility

Crew Amenities and Survivability

A unique feature of Anikatian tank design following the traditional from Belfrasian tanks, the Type 52 features storage units at the rear for storing personal belongings and contains a boiling vessel for water which can be used to brew tea, produce other hot beverages and heat boil-in-the-bag meals contained in field ration packs.

Variants

Type 52 Tuji-ho IA: Pre-production prototype lacks skirts, radio, snorkel, about 8 tanks produced.
Type 52 Tuji-ho IB: Intial production version, armed with the 85 mm rifled tank gun and optical coincidence rangefinder, skirts and a modified sight.
Type 52 Tuji-ho IK: Command version, with a ODEL-12M radio and its 10 m (33 ft) telescoping antenna, a AKI-1 navigation system, without antiaircraft machine gun, carrying 38 rounds of main gun ammunition.
Type 52 Tuji-ho IM: Added laser rangefinder and electronic fire control, smoke grenade launchers, flipper armour mount on front mudguards, internal changes. The angle of the front armour slope was changed to 30 degrees. 100% metal side-skirts protecting sides of the hull, added armour screens protecting the turret, ammo storage was increased to 45 rounds, modified suspension, added smoke grenade dischargers (SGDs).
Type 52 Tuji-ho IE: Export version, similar to Type 52 Tuji-ho IM but with downgraded weapon systems, such as a lack of fire-control systems.
Type 52 Tuji-ho II: Fitted with redesigned armour, equipped with a new semi-computerised fire control system, added new explosive-reactive armour for protection from the HEAT and APFSDS round, additional armour array around turret with flat-face frontal aspect, MB smoke grenade dischargers on each side of turret. Improved environmental systems providing better desert and cold weather performance.
Type 52 Tuji-ho IIK: Command version of Type 52 Tuji-ho II, with additional communication and navigation equipment.
Type 52 Tuji-ho IIE: Export version, similar to Type 52 Tuji-ho IM but lacking composite armour and with downgraded fire control and weapon systems.
Type 52 Tuji-ho III: Modernisation featuring an new 115mm TGI CM115-1D/L52 smoothbore gun, TGI-15-8 gunner sights, new ballistic computer to reduce crew firing calculations and improve accuracy, and new thermal sight to provide night/day all weather combat capabilities. Standard protective measures include a blend of steel, composite armour, smoke mortars, Jeopchok-1 explosive reactive armour fitted to hull front and turret, laser warning receivers, infrared ATGM jamming system.
Type 52 Tuji-ho IIIK: Command version of Type 52 Tuji-ho III, with additional communication and navigation equipment.