BT-16
| BT-16 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Main battle tank |
| Place of origin |  Gorbatov
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| Service history | |
| Used by | see users |
| Production history | |
| Designer | VKBM |
| Designed | 1995 |
| Manufacturer | VMZ |
| Unit cost | $8.5 million |
| Produced | 2016 |
| Number built | ~100 |
| Specifications (Main battle tank) | |
| Weight | 58 tonnes |
| Length | 11.3 m (37 ft) |
| Width | 3.5 m (11 ft) |
| Height | 3.3 m (10 ft) |
| Crew | 3 |
| Armor | Composite armour, Heavy ERA (or NERA) in addition to soft-kill and hard-kill anti-missile defense systems. |
| Main armament |
152 mm (4.92 in) smoothbore gun with ATGM capability (40 rounds, 11 RPM) |
| Secondary armament |
30 mm (1.18 in) autocannon RWS Coaxial 12.7 mm (0.50 in) CK-01 |
| Engine | 12-cylinder X-shaped Diesel engine 1650 hp |
| Power/weight | 28 hp/t |
| Payload capacity | Classified |
| Transmission | Hydraulic drive system |
| Suspension | Hydropneumatic suspension |
| Fuel capacity | 1300 liters (285 gal) |
| Operational range |
>500 km (310 mi) |
| Speed | 70 km/h (43 mph) on road, 50 km/h (31 mph) off road |
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 Voronezh Machine-Building Design Bureau, and produced by Voronezh Machine-Building 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[edit]
- Object 195 – Initial prototype version.
- BT-16A – Standard production variant in service with the Proletarian Liberation Army.
- An unmanned version of the BT-16 is planned and is currently in development.
Export[edit]
Operators[edit]
Gorbatov: The Proletarian Liberation Army have placed an order for around 500 BT-16As by 2024. The first batch of 100 tanks was delivered in early 2017 for active duty testing.