TR Altay Main Battle Tank & Related Programs

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BMC Ankara Tank and New Generation Armored Vehicles Production Facilities

 

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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

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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

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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.

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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."

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

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