KP-3 Guardian

• Production cost: $4 million (USD)
• Price: $8 million (USD)

Specifications

Function

• Main battle tank

Builder

• Falken Armour Works

Power Plant

• NP-HAV2000 diesel (2,000 horsepower)

Transmission

• Manual (6 gears)

Length

• 8.1 meters (hull)
• 9.3 meters (gun forward)

Width

• 3.9 meters

Height

• 3 meters

Combat Weight

• 70 tons

Speed

• 77 km/h (road)
• 57 km/h (cross country)
• 42 km/h (reverse)

Front Armour

• 600 mm (actual thickness)
• 1,800 mm (RHAe vs. KE)
• 3,000 mm (RHAe vs. HEAT)

Side Armour

• 300 mm (actual thickness)
• 900 mm (RHAe vs. KE)
• 1,500 mm (RHAe vs. HEAT)

Rear Armour

• 150 mm (actual thickness)
• 450 mm (RHAe vs. KE)
• 750 mm (RHAe vs. HEAT)

Range

• 470 km

Fire Control

• Line of sight stabilized in two axis
• Improved TV and thermal auto-tracker
• Enhanced laser range-finder
• Advanced thermal night-vision

Main cannon

• 125 mm smoothbore (APFSDS and HEAT rounds) with auto-loader

Muzzle Velocity

• 1,805 m/sec

Ammunition Storage

• Protected containers for each round
• Electric revolving magazine, capacity for 10 rounds (ready to fire rounds)

Engagement Rate

• 7 targets in 32 seconds

Secondary Armament

• 12.7 mm machine gun
• 7.62 mm machine gun
• Coaxial 7.62 mm machine gun

Engelschild Active Protection System (APS)

• Full 360-degree coverage
• Effective against all kinds of guided missiles and rockets (RPGs included)
• Automatic reload system for multiple firings
• Simultaneous engagement of multiple targets
• Full performance when vehicle's in motion
• All-weather capability
• Infantry-friendly

NBC Protection

• Combined, overpressure and individual
• Integrated air-conditioning (heating and cooling)

Crew

• Three (commander, driver, gunner)

Additional Features

• Advanced electric turret control
• External, single position running gear with rotary shock absorbers
• Four smoke grenade launchers
• Advanced electromagnetic warning system