Altay main battle tank

 Turkish fourth generation main battle tank

  Altay is a Turkish fourth generation main battle tank designed by Otokar based on South Korean K2 Black Panther to be produced by BMC under design assistance and technology transfer by Hyundai Rotem.It is named in honor of Army General Fahrettin Altay who commanded the 5th Cavalry Corps in the final stage of the Turkish War of Independence. With a unit cost of 13.75 million dollars, the tank design cost is on par with and competitive when compared with relative projects. The first mass production of Altay will be combined with MKE made 55 calibre 120 mm main gun, Roketsan made both advanced composite and reactive armor package along with Aselsan made electronics such as active protection, remote controlled weapon and fire control systems while using HD Hyundai Infracore engine and SNT Dynamics transmission.

Specifications:

• Maximum Speed:    65 km/h
• Land Speed:            45 km/h
• Crossing Shallow Waters Without Preparation: 1,2 m
• Crossing Prepared Deep Waters:    2,2 m
• Prepared Underwater Passage:       4 m
• Side Slope:          %30
• Climbing Ability:  %60
• Maximum Power:  1500 hp
• Motor:                  12 Cylinder Electronically Controlled Diesel
• Transmission:        5 Forward, 3 Reverse - Automatic Control
• Suspension:          Electronically Controlled ISU Suspension Units Automatic Pallet 
•                                  Tension Adjustment Capability
• Operating temperature: -32 °C / +52 °C
• Crew:             Tank Commander, Gunner, Loader, Driver (4 Crew)

 Altay 

FIREPOWER

120 mm L55 Yivsiz - Setsiz (Smoothbore) Ana Silah. 

Ability to Shoot Ammunition Compatible with Stanag 4385

Ability to Fire Laser Guided Missiles

7.62 mm Coaxial Machine Gun

Fire Control System

360 Degree Rotating Independent Commander Periscope

Precise Optical Stabilization

TV/Thermal Vision and Laser Range Finder Capability (Separately for Commander and Gunner)

Fighter-Striker Ability

Automatic Target Tracking

Electric Gun/Turret Power System

Remote Control Weapon System

12.7 mm and 7.62 mm Mk.Tf. Suitable Infrastructure for 40 mm Grenade Launcher Use

Thermal/TV Vision and Laser Rangefinding Capability

Automatic Target Tracking

BECA

Local and National Armor System and Ballistic Protection

High Protection at Low Weight with Composite, Reactive, Lattice Armor Solutions

High Mine Protection (Additional Mine Kit)

Particle Shield (Spall Liner)

Active Protection System

Laser Detection and Warning System

Battlefield Recognition and Identification System

Nuclear and Chemical Threat Detection System

Fire Extinguishing and Explosion Suppression System

Life Support System

Fogging System

 Altay 

AUXILIARY SYSTEMS

• Tank Driver Vision System
• Close Range Surveillance System
• Auxiliary Power Group

COMMAND AND CONTROL

• Multi-Band Digital Joint Radio
• Tank Command Control Combat Information System
• New Generation Internal Communication System