Type 42

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Tank of the 4th Armored Divison

Type 42 Medium Tank
General characteristics
Crew 3
Length 10.1 m
Width 4.2 m
Height 3.4 m
Weight 68 t
Armour and armament
Armour Classified Mix of Carbon and DU Impregnated 3rd Generation Chobham.
Main armament 120mm Low Pressured ETC Gun
Secondary armament 12.7mm Machine gun, 7.62mm Machine gun
Mobility
Power plant V-array Multi-fueled Diesel
1,800hp
Suspension Tortion Bar
Road speed 70 km/h
Power/weight 25 hp/h
Range 425 km

The Type 42 is a Medium Tank Designed and Operated by Willink. It is a 68 ton tank with a low pressurized ETC main gun, allowing it to reduce the explosive effect around the gun, thus reducing the kickup of dust, size of the flame, and the disruption of the area. It's gun can penetrate 850mm of Chobham armor, knocking out an M1A2 or Challenger 2 in a single hit. It was designed with a reliability first plan, and features arguably the most reliable Engine fit in any MBT operated in the world, and is also very fuel efficient, and can accept multiple different types of fuel for improved logistics.

The Tank is durable, extreamly reliable, and features a strong main armament, and is well suited for hilly and mountainess operations, and is also very durable in the desert.

The Tanks armor is a major advancement upon proven principles in contemperary tanks, keeping it simple but in turn strong.












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