Olifant Mk.IB
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | - |
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| Type | Main battle tank |
Crew | 4 (commander, driver, gunner, and
loader) |
| Manufacturer(s) | Olifant Manufacturing
Company (OMC) |
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| Production Quantity | 44 (2 prototypes +42) |
Production Period | since 1991 / in 2005 26 upgraded in Mk.II |
| Designed | 1981-1991 |
In service | 1991 / (12 in reserve) |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Mass (combat) | 58t |
Length with Gun | 10.20 m |
| Length without Gun | 8.29 m |
Barrel Overhang | 1.91 m |
| Width | 3.38 m |
Height | 2.94 m |
| Ground Clearance | ? m |
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| ARMAMENT/ARMOR | |||
| Primary Armament | 105mm GT3B semi-automatic quick firing gun (L7)* |
Ammunition Carried | 68 |
| Secondary Armament | 2× 7.62 mm Browning MG** |
Ammunition Carried | 5000-6000
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| Other Armament | 8 x smoke grenade launchers |
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| Armor | 118mm (4.64in.) glacis @ 60 degrees
+ add-on armour package 152mm (6in.) turret + add-on ceramic armour package 51mm (2in.) sides 40mm (1.57in.) top 31mm (1.22in.) rear |
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(*) Initial speed:
1508 m/s (arrow shell), firing rate: 10 rounds / min,
effective range: 4000 m
(**) Coaxial, roof mounted
| AUTOMOTIVE | ||||
| Engine | Continental 29 litre turbo-charged
air-cooled V12 diesel engine |
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| Horsepower | 850-950 hp at 2400 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 14.65-16.38 hp/t |
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| Transmission | AMTRA 3 automatic |
Suspension | Torsion-bar |
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| Speeds | 4 forward, 2 reverse |
Fuel capacity | 1240 L |
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| PERFORMANCES | |||||
| Operational range | On
Road |
350 km
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Speed | On
Road |
58 km/h, ? km/h (reverse) |
Cross-Country |
240 km |
Cross-Country |
30 km/h |
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| Vertical Obstacle | 0.9 m |
Ditch crossing | 3.50 m |
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| Fording | 1.20 m |
Gradient | 60%. Side Slope 30% |
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| Sources | |||
| tank-encyclopedia.com | - |
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