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The Hatarian Imperial Army has introduced a new Light Tank for it's Motor Pool, The New RM-56 "Python Amphibious Light Tank.

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GENERAL DATA

RM-56 Amphibious Light Tank

Role: Light reconnaissance tank

Crew: 3

Combat Weight: 15.4 tons (14 mt)

Ground Pressure: 6.54 psi (0.46 kg/cm²)

Dimensions (LxWxH): 25 x 10.3 x 7.4 ft (7.63 x 3.14 x 2.26 m)

PERFORMANCE

Engine: 240 hp (179 kw) diesel

Range: 162 miles (260 km)

Road Speed: 27 mph (44 km/h)

Cross Country Speed: 16 mph (25 km/h)

Swim Speed: 6.2 mph (10 km/h)

Fording Depth: Amphibious

Armor: Turret front 0.8 in (20 mm)

Smoke Equipment: Vehicle engine exhaust smoke system

ARMAMENT

(Type) (Mount) (Typical Ammo Load )

76mm D-56B rifled gun
Turret; manual loading
40. HVAP, AP-T, API-T, HEAT, Frag-HE

7.62mm PKT machine gun
Coaxial to main gun
1,000


NOTES
The suspension of the RM-56 consists of six large, evenly spaced road wheels with no track return rollers. The drive sprocket is at the rear.
The turret is circular and has flat sloping sides.
The gun tube has a multi-baffle or double baffle muzzle brake.
The gun fires the same ammunition as the 76mm divisional gun M-1942 (ZIS-3).
In the water, the RM-56 is propelled by hydrojets which shoot water through ports in the rear of the tank.
Some RM-56s are augmented with 12.7mm AA machine guns.
Hataria offers an upgrade package with a 90mm gun, laser range finder fire control and a 300 hp engine.

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OOC: the pictures don't show up. it also is a little slow. the armor is very thin, any tom dick or harry with an RPG could take this thing down.

When you rip something directly from an RL tank, please remember to remove the RL nation's name from the notes.

Israel offers an upgrade package with a 90mm gun, laser range finder fire control and a 300 hp engine.