Friday, May 11, 2012

Myanmar Mechanized Infantry (4)

BTR-3u(made in myanmar)






TypeArmored personnel carrier
Place of origin Ukraine
Service history
In serviceUkrainian Ground Forces
Production history
Designed2000
ManufacturerKharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau
Produced2001
VariantsSee below
Specifications
Weight16.4 tonnes
Length7.65m
Width2.9m
Height2.8m (including turret)
Crew3 crew (+6 passengers)

Main
armament
30 mm caliber
Secondary
armament
7.62 mm
EngineDeutz AG
326 hp
Suspensionwheeled 8×8
Operational
range
600km
Speed85 km/h






























Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Myanmar Mechanized Infantry (3)

63 Amphibious Light Tank



Type Amphibious light tank
Place of origin  People's Republic of China
Service history
In service 1963 – present
Used by See Operators
Wars See Combat History
Production history
Designer Military Engineering Institute (MEI) and the No. 60 Research Institute of Fifth Ministry of Machine Building
Designed 1960 - 1963
Manufacturer Norinco
Factory 615 Shaanxi Weiyang Diesel Engine Plant (陕西渭阳柴油机厂)
and Factory 256 Southwest Vehicles Factory (西南车辆制造厂)
Produced 1963 - ? (ended)
Number built More than 1,550
Variants See Variants
Specifications (Type 63-I)
Weight 19.83 tonnes[1]
Length 8.44 m[2]
7.15 m (hull only)[1]
Width 3.2 m
Height 3.122 m (with the AA HMG)[1]
2.522 m (without the AA HMG)[1]
Crew 4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver)

Armor Welded rolled steel[2]
11 mm hull front[1]
14 mm hull upper side[1]
10 mm hull rear[1]
10 mm hull bottom[1]
10 mm hull top[1]
Main
armament
85 mm Type 62-85TC rifled gun (47 rounds) [1]
Secondary
armament
7.62 mm Type 59T coaxial medium machine gun (2,000 rounds)[1]
12.7 mm Type 54 anti-aircraft heavy machine gun (500 rounds)[1]
7.62 mm Type 59T anti-aircraft medium machine gun (optional)[3]
Engine 12150L-2 12-cylinder liquid-cooled diesel
402 hp (300 kW) at 2,000 rpm
Power/weight 20.3 hp/tonne (15.1 kW/tonne)
Transmission Manual, planetary[4]
Suspension torsion bar
Ground clearance 400 mm[1]
Fuel capacity 545 litres[1]
Operational
range
370 km (road)[4]
340 km (cross country)[4]
120 km (water)[4]
Speed 64+ km/h (road)[2]
30+ km/h (cross country)
12 km/h (water)[2]











69 MBT