Type 97
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T-97 Main Battle Tank | |
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General characteristics | |
Crew | 3 (commander, gunner, driver) |
Length | 7.74 m (25.4 ft) |
Width | 3.8 m (12.5 ft) |
Height | 2.25 m (7.4 ft) |
Ground clearance | 52 cm (20.5 in) |
Track | 7.5 m x 48 cm; 103 links per track |
Weight | 67.8 tonnes (74.75 short tons) |
Mobility | |
Power plant | Turbocharged 1500 hp (1120 kW) V-92S2 4-stroke V-12 2 kW AB-1-P30 auxiliary power unit |
Transmission | Diesel-electric 5-gear transmission |
Suspension | Suspension: Dual torsion bar at 1, 3 & 6 road wheel positions |
Road speed | 66 km/h |
Cross-country speed | 50 km/h |
Acceleration | 0 to 32 km/h in 3.5 seconds |
Power/weight | 22.12 hp/h |
Ground pressure | 0.94 kg/cm² |
Mileage | 0.45 L per km |
Fuel capacity | 1,000 L in main fuel tank; 1,760 L with aux 380 L drums |
Range | 450/792 km |
Fording depth | 1.2 m unprepared/5 m with snorkel |
Trench width | 1.4 m |
Vertical obstacle | 0.94 m |
Maximum gradient | 32° |
Maximum tilt | 32° |
Armour and armament | |
Armour | See Armour |
Main armament | 120mm L/52 ETC smoothbore |
Elevation | -5/+22° |
Elevation rate | 40° per second |
Rate of fire | 10 rounds/min |
Sustained | 120 rounds/hour |
Barrel life | 54 rounds |
Ammunition | 40 rounds (18 in carousel) |
Ammunition types | APFSDS HEAT HE-FRAG FS |
Secondary armament | M134 7.62 mm minigun remote M2 12.7 mm machine gun AGS-50 50 mm GMG 60mm rear-mounted mortar |
Smoke screens | 2x6 turret-mounted smoke-discharging grenade launchers |
Equipment | |
Night Vision | unnamed (target id range 2.5 km) |
Fire Control | unnamed computerized system |
Onboard sights and accuracy aids | Commander: unnamed complex o includes unnamed day/night sight (target id range 800 m (day)/700 m (night)) Gunner: unnamed ballistic computer o unnamed laser rangefinder/sight o unnamed laying device o unnamed wind gauge Driver: unnamed IR night viewer |
Radio | unnamed slave unnamed slave + unnamed master (Type 97C) |
Navigation | unnamed |
Jammers | unnamed EOCMDAS |
Other | CBR air conditioning/NBC protection system unnamed auto-fire-fighting equipment self-dig-in blade unnamed deep fording equipment mine clearing equipment Apollo active protection system |
Contents
Production history
Armour
Titanium-encased titanium carbide;
front & side armour laminated;
front, side and top armor behind Kontakt-7 ECA
Armour rating, mm RHAe:
- Turret
- Mantle: 1,500mm RHAe vs. CE (w/ ECA), 935mm RHAe vs. KE (w/ ECA)
- Front: 1,360mm RHAe vs. CE (w/ ECA), 850mm RHAe vs. KE (w/ ECA)
- Side: 1,200mm RHAe vs. CE (w/ ECA), 750mm RHAe vs. KE (w/ ECA)
- Rear: 260mm RHAe vs. CE (w/ ECA), 160mm RHAe vs. KE (w/ ECA)
- Top: 800mm RHAe vs. CE (w/ ECA), 500mm RHAe vs. KE (w/ ECA)
- Hull
- Glacis: 1,190mm RHAe vs. CE (w/ ECA), 740mm RHAe vs. KE (w/ ECA)
- Side: 860mm RHAe vs. CE (w/ ECA), 535mm RHAe vs. KE (w/ ECA)
- Rear: 85mm RHAe vs. CE (w/ ECA), 55mm RHAe vs. KE (w/ ECA)
- Top: 220mm RHAe vs. CE (w/ ECA), 140mm RHAe vs. KE (w/ ECA)
- Undercarriage: 380mm RHAe vs. CE (w/ ECA), 235mm RHAe vs. KE (w/ ECA)
Armament
Main armament
Secondary armament
Aiming
Mobility
Combat history
Variants and kits
- Type 97C: Command variant; additional radio added.
- Type 97E: Engineering variant; turret replaced with 165mm demolision gun and heavy-lift boom crane.
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