TR Altay Main Battle Tank & Related Programs

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1983104192723198276

BMC Ankara Tank and New Generation Armored Vehicles Production Facilities

 

[mTT]

Key features of the tank

High mine protection
Nuclear and chemical threat detection system
High first-shot accuracy
Advanced mobility

Maximum speed: 65 km/h
Underwater crossing: 4 m
Engine maximum power: 1500 hp

Firepower

• Main weapon: 120 mm L55 Smoothbore
• Laser-guided missile capability
• 40 rounds of ammunition
• 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun

Remote-controlled weapon system

• 12.7 mm
• 7.62 mm Mk. Tf.
• 40 mm Grenade Launcher
• Automatic target tracking

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1983116267746717957

The 120-millimeter 55-caliber main weapon system of the ALTAY Tank was produced by the Machine and Chemical Industry Corporation

Developed with all the requirements of the modern battlefield in mind, the tank's system has a total length of 7 meters 118 centimeters and weighs 3 tons

With an effective range of 3,000 meters, the ALTAY can fire 6 rounds per minute with its main weapon system

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1983123452304269668

 

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[mTT]

Starting at the end of next year, the serial production of the New Altay will continue with BMC Power production and the domestic and national power group BATU.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1983143715062304919

BMC Board Chairman Fuat Tosyalı:

"At our new facility, we have the capacity to produce 8 ALTAY tanks and 10 ALTUĞ 8x8 Tactical Wheeled Armored Vehicles per month."

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1983142537696014717

 

[mTT]

Defense Industry President Prof. Dr. Haluk Görgün: "With 17.5 million engineering hours and 3,700 rounds fired, ALTAY is ready for the future."

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1983144874053390717

 

[Sanchez]

Pretty detailed video from Roketsan on Altay's armor

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1983159147345453093

What's with that angular front part? Current Altay doesn't have such a armor piece as far as i'm aware? For T2/T3 maybe?

 

[BalkanTurk90]

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İt looks like just show from BMC , Army already had 2 Tanks so are there new delivery or what ?
how many tanks delivered ?
2 are given to army since 2023 , + 3 today , total 5 tanks ?
What are those shows every few month !

 

[Turkic]

İt looks like just show from BMC , Army already had 2 Tanks so are there new delivery or what ?
how many tanks delivered ?
2 are given to army since 2023 , + 3 today , total 5 tanks ?
What are those shows every few month !

Today was the opening ceremony. Monthly deliveries should be carried out from now on.

 

[Ripley]

Pretty detailed video from Roketsan on Altay's armor

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1983159147345453093

What's with that angular front part? Current Altay doesn't have such a armor piece as far as i'm aware? For T2/T3 maybe?

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I’m confused myself. If that sloped structure is supposed to deflect the shot, it didn’t because The round clearly penetrated through. Was it maybe intended to absorb the energy rather than stopping it?

 

[Pokemonte13]

I’m confused myself. If that sloped structure is supposed to deflect the shot, it didn’t because The round clearly penetrated through. Was it maybe intended to absorb the energy rather than stopping it?

its not sloped to deflect but to increase its effective thickness most apfds round don't deflect. Absorb and slow down the projectile also hollow for heat warheads

 

[Pokemonte13]

They are at least at 10 serial vehicle

 

[Agha Sher]

How many tanks were delivered today?

 

[Ripley]

its not sloped to deflect but to increase its effective thickness most apfds round don't deflect. Absorb and slow down the projectile also hollow for heat warheads

That I know but I don’t understand is did it penetrate the armor plate cube behind it? engineers were happy with the result but from the video I can’t tell whether the round penetrate the cube.

 

[boredaf]

How many tanks were delivered today?

They are at least at 10 serial vehicle

1 tank was delivered today. Just 1. They are going to deliver 11 next year.