Is this number correct? ~ 20 engine + transmissions from Germany arrived to Turkey before they halted delivery?
"During the ALTAY AMT Development Phase, a total of 5 sets of EuroPowerpack Power Packs were procured under the €12 Million contract signed in October 2010.
4 of these were used in PV1, PV2, MTR and FTR Prototypes and Preliminary Prototypes, and the 5th power group was used in the tank chassis (prototype 5), which was produced by Otokar on its own initiative for use in mobility tests."
"An Otokar official I spoke to at that time stated that the 5th power group was financed by Otokar's own funds. ALTAY-AHT (Asymmetric Warfare Tank), exhibited by Otokar at IDEF '17 Fair, was shaped on the 5 ALTAY AMT body/chassis. Therefore, I was evaluating the delivery of PV1, PV2, MTR and FTR Preliminary Prototypes and Prototypes using 4 power groups by Otokar at the end of ALTAY AMT Phase-I. However, It is claimed that Otokar has also delivered the 5th EuroPowerpack Power Group to the SSB. Therefore, only 5 ALTAY T1 AMT deliveries will be possible in the first stage with the existing power group sets until the Korean Power Group delivery begins."
İbrahim SÜNNETCİ Birkaç gün önce Defense News Dergisinde Burak Ege BEKDİL imzasıyla yayımlanan bir haberde Türkiye’nin Alman menşeili Europowerpack Güç Grubu ve Fransız menşeili zırh çözümünün tedarikinde yaşanan sorunlar nedeniyle bir türlü seri üretim aşamasına gelinemeyen ALTAY Ana Muharebe Tankı
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