Post by aimway921 on Sept 11, 2019 18:39:17 GMT -5
"Splendid!" the Minister said cheerfully, as he bolted from his seat, and walked over to a file cabinet. From there, he took out a singe file, and brought it to the table. It was a short summary on the Katakov tank.
"The Katakov 53, a light tank adopted by the Tyvian Imperial Army in 1953, is the latest successor in the line of the first light tanks ever implemented, starting with the infamous Katakov 17. If you're wondering about the name, it is named after General Mikhail Katakov, commander of the world's first ever tank regiment, back in 1916, during the Second Imperial Civil War.
The design is inspired by the early- and mid-Great War models, such as the Daimler T-III, as in the late 40's the preference went back from emphasis on armor to the emphasis on balance between firepower and speed.
In it's base configuration, it weights 24 tons.
It's armed with a 90 mm cannon, that has a fire rate of 25 rounds per minute, and is capable of penetrating up to 150 mm of armor at 1,000 meters, or 250 mm of armor at 500 meters. At ranges under 200 meters, it can kill almost anything currently in existence. Of course, this is if the armor you're facing is not sloped - at a 90 degree angle.
It's armor is fairly weak, not exceeding 25 mm in the frontal hull and 50 mm in the front and sides of the turret, however both are sloped enough to deflect most incoming shots. Of course, however, with the design being 7 years old, there are Main Battle Tanks today that are able to cut through it's armor like butter, but this tank is not intended to face MBT's in the first place.
When on road, it can reach a top speed of 80 km/h, one of the fastest tanks today. Cross-country it's slightly worse, at a top speed of 65 km/h. Which is still one of the most impressive.
It fits a crew of 3 - a driver, a commander/gunner and a loader.
Are there any more specifics you would like to know about it?"
