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http://www.malyshevplant.com/en/content/6td/Bro do you think all dpk members can speak Russian?
Could you please translate to English?
I have a question.
Is there a main battle tank that is under 40 tonnes (to be specific around 37 tonnes), and can that tracked vehicle be classified as a "main battle tank", or would it be classified as a "light tank".
But tanks that are below 40 tonnes, can those be considered "main battle tanks"?As Soviet tanks classification tank classified as a medium tank
But tanks that are below 40 tonnes, can those be considered "main battle tanks"?
I have a question.
Is there a main battle tank that is under 40 tonnes (to be specific around 37 tonnes), and can that tracked vehicle be classified as a "main battle tank", or would it be classified as a "light tank".
G'day Mate
A tank is classified by it functions, not by weight or any parameter
Technically, if we have a new type of armour or composite that are weightless, that thing could be an MBT even if it weighted 0 tonnes, as long as it is focused on the MBT role.
Most cold war era Soviet MBT are below 40 tonnes and most US MBT are just above 40 tonnes and some country (such as Japan) would have a lower weighted tanks, like the Japanese Type-61. The reason why MBT today getting bigger and heavier is due to the fact that you pack more stuff in it, such as thermal vision, firing control computer, engine, gearbox and etc, the heavier it goes, the more durable it gets.
According to OSCE, the official definition of tanks defined 21 key designing aspect that defined a tank
Different service have a different definition of MBT, but generally the OSCE one is universally accepted and almost all MBT definition in use in the world is of its variation.
- Periscope
- Gun mantlet
- Coaxial gun
- Bore evacuator
- Main gun
- Driver's optics
- Driver's hatch
- Glacis plate
- Continuous track
- Machine gun ammunition
- Commander's machine gun
- Hatch or cupola
- Gun turret
- Turret ring
- Hull
- Engine air intake
- Engine compartment
- Side skirt
- Drive sprocket
- Linkage
- Road wheel
Today, since the advancement of material science, today's alloy are more compact, durable and light weight, so we may be able to see MBT going back down to 40 tonnes -ish level in the near future
Hope that's help you
Davo