The AK uses French ESM-500 transmission with 5 forward and 2 reverse gears. The P2 prototype used this trans with a western engine. The P3 prototype with the Ukrainian 6TD-2 had its own transmission with 7 forward and 4 reverse gears. Why was the French tans picked over the Ukrainian one? (Some people still claim it uses the Ukrainian one). Also, if available, what is the reverse speed of the AK series?
How accurate is this analysis, as it claims the trans is not the French one but the Ukrainian one.
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@Dazzler ^ , thank you and sorry for the repeated tags.