Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Myanmar Mechanized Infantry (2)

59D




TypeMain battle tank
Place of origin People's Republic of China
Production history
ManufacturerFirst Inner Mongolia Machinery Factory, Norinco
Produced1958 - 1980
Number built9,500
Specifications
Weight36 tonnes (35 long tons; 40 short tons)[1]
Length6.04 metres (19.8 ft) (hull)[1]
Width3.27 metres (10.7 ft)[1]
Height2.59 metres (8 ft 6 in)[1]
Crew4[1]

Armor20 - 203 mm[2]
Main
armament
100 mm rifled gun
Secondary
armament
2 x Type 59T 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun,[3] Type 54 12.7 mm air-defence machine gun
EngineModel 12150L V-12 liquid cooled diesel
520 hp (390 kW)
Power/weight14.44 hp/tonne[1]
Suspensiontorsion bar
Operational
range
450 km,[1] 600 km with external tanks
Speed50 kilometres per hour (31 mph)[1]
 










Myanmar Mechanized Infantry (1)

T-72s




TypeMain battle tank
Place of origin Soviet Union
Service history
In service1973–present
Production history
DesignerKartsev-Venediktov
Designed1967–1973
ManufacturerUralvagonzavod
Unit cost30,962,000–61,924,000 rubles (US$1–2 million) (in 2009)[1]
Produced1971–present
Number built25,000+
Specifications (T-72A[3][2])
Weight41.5 tonnes (45.7 short tons)
Length9.53 m (31 ft 3 in) gun forward
6.95 m (22 ft 10 in) hull
Width3.59 m (11 ft 9 in)
Height2.23 m (7 ft 4 in)
Crew3

Armoursteel and composite armour
Main
armament
125 mm 2A46M smoothbore gun
Secondary
armament
7.62 mm PKT coax machine gun, 12.7 mm NSVT antiaircraft machine gun
EngineV-12 diesel
780 hp (582 kw)
Power/weight18.8 hp/t
TransmissionSynchromesh, hydraulically assisted, with 7 forward and 1 reverse gears.
Suspensiontorsion bar
Ground clearance0.49 m (19 in)
Fuel capacity1,200 L (320 U.S. gal; 260 imp gal)
Operational
range
460 km (290 mi), 700 km (430 mi) with fuel drums
Speed60 km/h (37 mph)[2]