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Published: 2011-01-27 01:04:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 1638; Favourites: 10; Downloads: 43
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Description
The M8A1 Tiamat Main Battle Tank is the mainstay of the armored units in the Allied Army of Western Weyard. It has been designed to provide maximum survivability on the modern battlefield while being a lethal, long-ranged weapons platform.Each armored battalion is equipped with 58 Tiamat MBTs.
Stats:
- Length (gun forward): 11.29m
- Length (hull): 7.76m
- Width: 3.9m
- Height: 3.1m
- Weight: 79.5t
- Primary weapon: 140mm L44 smoothbore gun
- Secondary weapons: 2 12.7mm machine guns (1 coax, 1 in RCWS)
- Ammunition carried: 36 140mm rounds, 2,000 12.7mm rounds
- Armor: classified, estimated up to 1400mm RHAe
- Drivetrain: 1630hp V12 diesel
- Crew: 3 (Commander, Gunner, Driver)
- Sensors: 360° CCTV system (instead of vision blocks), Commander's Independent Thermal Viewer (CITV), Main Gun Backup Sight (MGBS), Gunner's Digital Sight System (GDSS)
- Electronics: WARRIOR III Battlefield Management System, 3 digitally encrypted radios, tank-infantry phone
- Defensive systems: AMCMS III active protection system, 12 76mm smoke dischargers
The tank seen above belongs to A Company, 1/27 Armored Regiment, which is part of the 3rd Infantry Division.
