Altay - Aselsan AKKOR ( Active Protection System)
Altay
Armament
The main armament of ALTAY is a 120 mm 55 caliber smoothbore gun suitable for various kinds of rounds. The Turkish Company MKE was assigned to manufacture the 120 mm 55 caliber Main Armament by technology transfer from Hyundai Rotem of South Korea. ALTAY is also able to shoot moving targets with a very high first round hit probability. A 7.62 mm caliber machine gun is mounted coaxially to the left of the main armament. A remote controlled weapon station is mounted on the top of the turret which can be armed with a 7.62mm or 12.7mm caliber machine gun. A range of eight smoke grenade dischargers are mounted to each rear top side of the turret.
Design and Protection
The design of ALTAY has been realized in order to fulfill all kinds of operational requirements derived from the technical and tactical demands of the Turkish Armed Forces. In this scope, ALTAY has been equipped with the latest technologies that are used in the modern tanks. With its superior fire power and hit rate, high mobility and survivability features, it’s anticipated that ALTAY will be one of the fundamental and deterrent assets of the Turkish Armed Forces. ALTAY’s crew consists of four personnel as a tank commander, gunner, driver and loader. The driver is seated at the center front of the hull and is provided with a single-piece hatch cover that opens to the right. The turret is in the center of the vehicle with the commander and gunner on the right and the loader on the left. The powerpack is mounted at the rear of the hull. ALTAY tank is equipped with modular composite armours in order to protect the tank against all kinds of threats. The Turkish Company Roketsan was assigned to develop the Modular Armour Package by technology transfer also through Hyundai Rotem. Roketsan has the responsibility of design and development of ALTAY Turkish main battle tank Armor System. Roketsan has established a completely new ballistic protection infrastructure which has up-to-date design, production and test technologies brought together for light and heavy armoured vehicle protection solutions.
Propulsion
In order to provide the tank with the intended performance in rough terrains, it’s equipped with a 1,500 horsepower high-tech engine and Renk transmission. The suspension consists each side of seven dual rubber-tyred roadwheels with the idler at the front, the drive sprocket at the rear. The ALTAY can run at a maximum road speed of 70 km. The vehicle can cross a depths of 4.1m in water.
Accessories
A new generation fire control system has been specially designed for ALTAY in order to control the main and secondary armaments. The Altay is equipped CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radioactive and Nuclear) protection system. Standard equipment on the Altay includes C3I (Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence) system, battlefield target identification system, life support system, auxiliary power unit, fire-extinguishing and explosion suppression system and 360 degrees situational awareness system.at the rear.
EVOLUTION of ALTAY
OFFICIAL COMPANY DOCUMENT
http://www.otokar.com/en-us/products/Documents/altay.pdf