BT-16

The BT-16 is a Gorbatovic fifth-generation main battle tank that entered service in 2016, with the Proletarian Liberation Army Ground Force, and was developed by Stolin Rybak Design Bureau, and produced by Stolin Tractor Plant for the Proletarian Liberation Army. The BT-16 was designed to be an equivalent to the Stasnovan T-17 tank, and a replacement for the BT-82 and BT-67 tanks.

Variants

 * Object 477 – Initial prototype version.
 * Object 477A1 – Second prototype version with a double cyclical autoloader.
 * Object 477A2 – Third prototype version with BT-82 rollers, radar, and improved engine.
 * BT-16A – Standard production variant in service with the Proletarian Liberation Army.
 * BT-16S – Proposed export variant.
 * An unmanned version of the BT-16 is planned and is currently in development.

Operators

 * Gorbatov: The Proletarian Liberation Army have placed an order for around 300 BT-16As in 2018. The first batch of 75 tanks was delivered in early 2017 for active duty testing.