NationStates Jolt Archive

Overview

In response to the Payian T-56 upgrade from the Russian T-54, the Leocardian Research & Development decided to unveil its upgrade of the Chinese T-96 Main Battle Tank. The Type 96 uses a conventional layout with three crewmembers. The driver compartment is located at the front (left-side); the turret is mounted in the middle and the engine compartment in the rear. Suspension is of the conventional torsion bar type and there are six rubber-tyred roadwheels on each side, with the drive sprocket at the rear. The turret and hull are of all-welded steel armour construction.

Armment

The Type 96 has an indigenous smoothbore 150mm/48-calibre gun with autoloader of Russian 2A46M design. By introducing the autoloader to reduce the crew to three men, more rounds are available for the higher rate of fire. The tank can carry 42 rounds, 22 of them stored in the carousel of the autoloader, and the gun can fire at 8~10 rounds per minute.

The main gun is capable firing APFSDS, HEAT, and HEAT-FRAG. The more recent BK-27 HEAT round offers a triple-shaped charge warhead and increased penetration against conventional armour and explosive reactive armour (ERA). The BK-29 round, with a hard penetrator in the nose is specially designed for use against reactive armour, and as an MP round has fragmentation effects.

The tank also carries the Leocardian 9M119-ABS anti-tank guided missile system which is fired from the 150mm main gun. The range of the missile is 100m to 4,000m. The system is intended to engage tanks fitted with ERA as well as low-flying air targets such as helicopters, at a range of up to 5km.

Auxiliary weapons include one 7.62mm coaxial machine gun, with a maximum fire-range of 1,800 m and a fire rate of 250 rounds/min. A 12.7mm/50-calibre anti-aircraft machine gun is mounted on the command cupola, with a maximum fire-range of 2,000m.

Protection

The hull and turret are protected by composite armour plating. Wheels and tracks are protected by rubber hull skirts. The turret is surrounded by storage racks are more of a Western design influence. Those storage racks not only offer extra places for the crew to store their equipment but it also provides additional protections against HEAT projectiles. There are six smoke grenade launchers on each side of the turret. Additional smoke can be generated by injecting diesel fuel in to the engine's exhaust.

Propulsion

The Type 96 has a combat weight of 42.5t. It is powered by a liquid cooled 1,500HP Leocardian diesel engine, providing a power to weight ratio of about 23.52hp/ton. The engine can be replaced within 40 minutes in field conditions, and gives the tank a maximum road speed of 65 mph.

Specifications

Crew: 3
Weight: 42.5 tons
Engine: 1,000hp liquid-cooled Leocardian diesel
Transmission: Mechanical, planetary
Track: Metallic with RMSh, with rubber-tyred road wheels
Suspension: Torsion bar
Radio: Receive/transmit, telephone
Dimension: Length: 10.65m; Height: 2.30m; Width: 3.30m
Cruising Range: 400km
Speed: Max road 65 mph
Fording Depths: N/A
Main Gun: 150mm smoothbore, 42 rounds
Rate of Fire: 8~10 rounds/min
Elevation/Depression: N/A
Auxiliary Weapon: One coaxial 7.62mm machine gun; one 12.7mm air-defence machine gun
Fire Control: ISFCS with laser rangefinder input, onboard computer, wind sensor, and control panel

Price: 1,202,300 Leo
($1 = 1.45 Leo)

We wish to purchase 1250 of your tanks

That is 150,362,500 Leo.

We wish to purchase 1250 of your tanks

That is 150,362,500 Leo.

As a fellow member of COMECON-SD, we plead to Leocardia not to sell weapons to these people.

Very well.

Process Rejected.

I have more than 6000 tanks better than yours i don´t need yours,i was just buying them for my collection

These tanks aren't the best, I know. It's Leocardian junk.

I have Abrahams,Challengers,Merkavas,Krakers all better than yours

Actually, Abrahams are no match against the Type 96, depending whether terrain your using.

ooc: Leocardia is correct. A 150mm sabot shell is going to leave a ugly hole in the armour of even a M1..Heck, even a he shell would hurt (the kinetic power of such a shell is nothing to scoff at)

We would be interested in purchasing 600 units for testing to see if they would be a solid replacement for the T-95s currently in use by our army. The $497.34 million for these tanks will be paid at the start of the next fiscal year, at which point the vehicles will be delivered.

If we find them to be an improvement, we may consider a larger purchase.

Regards,
Pyotr Ligachev, Procurator, Office of Defense Procurement for the Vetalian Ministry of Defense

We would be interested in purchasing 600 units for testing to see if they would be a solid replacement for the T-95s currently in use by our army. The $497.34 million for these tanks will be paid at the start of the next fiscal year, at which point the vehicles will be delivered.

If we find them to be an improvement, we may consider a larger purchase.

Regards,
Pyotr Ligachev, Procurator, Office of Defense Procurement for the Vetalian Ministry of Defense

Leocardia is willing to offer them through the COMECON-SD discount. 50% off.

OOC: Decent enough design. I'm assuming you're sacrificing armor for firepower?

OOC: Decent enough design. I'm assuming you're sacrificing armor for firepower?

Opinions are welcome.

Leocardia is willing to offer them through the COMECON-SD discount. 50% off.

Thank you. If you need our aid in anything, we will provide it at 50% off as well.

We will order 2000 of these tanks. The cost should be reduced for COMECON. Quick delivery is imperative. We will pay extra for a rushed delivery if neccessary.

We will order 2000 of these tanks. The cost should be reduced for COMECON. Quick delivery is imperative. We will pay extra for a rushed delivery if neccessary.

The total is 1,203,300,000 Leo.
Added 1 million Leo for rushed delivery.
Purchase will arrive within a month.

The total is 1,203,300,000 Leo.
Added 1 million Leo for rushed delivery.
Purchase will arrive within a month.

Wonderful. Thank you.

bump

Greal would like to buy 4000 of these tanks.

Greal would like to buy 4000 of these tanks.


4,809,200,000 Leo.
Do you want rush delivery?
Extra million Leo for that.

4,809,200,000 Leo.
Do you want rush delivery?
Extra million Leo for that.

Yes, we need these fast.

Official Statement of the Socialist Republic of Deurem

We would like to be buy 78 of these tanks for test evaluations. If we like what we see we will purchase 78 more.

Official Statement of the Socialist Republic of Deurem

We would like to be buy 78 of these tanks for test evaluations. If we like what we see we will purchase 78 more.

93,779,400 Leo.

Official Statement of the Socialist Republic of Deurem
Money has been sent. We wish to do business again.

We have wired the money to your nation.

Thank you for both customers of Leocardian Military Technologies.

Dear Arms Manufacturer,
There are exciting new opportunities for the future development of your weapons systems in The Holy Empire of The New True Cross. We have opened up a Military Advancement Sector in our capital and we wish your presence to grace us. We hope that one day our Military Advancement Sector will be a whos who of the Arms Industry and we are well on out way. There are very few restrictions in place, and no restrictions on what you produce. Please consider the oppurtunity to expand your business and profit greatly.

Sincerely,
Elector General William Tie
Secretary of Military Advancement

[ I've got some questions.

Can you elaborate on the armour system?
Why do you mention that the engine is liquid-cooled?
I'm guessing your BK-29 round is the APFSDS round?
Can the tank ford? Can it elevate its main gun? Currently, as you have it (with the N/A bit), it gives the impression you either don't know about your own design or that it is simply not possible.
In the writeup, you mention that the engine's horsepower is 1,500, but in the statblock, it's only 1,000. Which is correct? ]

[ I've got some questions.

Can you elaborate on the armour system?
Why do you mention that the engine is liquid-cooled?
I'm guessing your BK-29 round is the APFSDS round?
Can the tank ford? Can it elevate its main gun? Currently, as you have it (with the N/A bit), it gives the impression you either don't know about your own design or that it is simply not possible.
In the writeup, you mention that the engine's horsepower is 1,500, but in the statblock, it's only 1,000. Which is correct? ]

Firstly, it's the same as the regular Type 96, but fitted with a bigger gun and has had been under armor adjustments to fit it perfectly into the tank. Yes, the tank can ford and elevate its main gun, just a bit.

OOC: Just to note, the Type 96 will barely carry 38 rounds of 125mm ammunition, so it won't ever carry 42 rounds of 150mm. Maybe 28, but that'd be pushing it.

OOC: Just to note, the Type 96 will barely carry 38 rounds of 125mm ammunition, so it won't ever carry 42 rounds of 150mm. Maybe 28, but that'd be pushing it.

Perhaps you still didn't notice that it's modified?

The Livria Land Defense Corporation wishes to purchase 1 (one) T-96 Tank

Funds will be transfered upon confirmation of the order.

Thank You

Perhaps you still didn't notice that it's modified?

OOC: Doesn't matter. Unless you modified it to have athree times the internal room, thus upping the mass by quite a bit. Each 150mm round, unless it's just a larger heavier version of 120mm rounds in terms of performance, will take up a space about 1.3-1.5m long, and 160mm diameter, more if the case is larger then the bore diameter. If it's two piece, then you're a little better off, but you're still stuck with a 1m long round that is 150mm diameter plus the propellent bags, which will be 30-50cm long. In even a T-80 style carousel that is going to wreak total havoc, as you can only fit as many rounds as will fit around the pivot point. This is why the Russian's don't use oversized propellent bags, it reduces their load. This means your carousel will have to me 3m diameter just to hold 22 "short" rounds T-72 style. You have to widen the turret ring, and thus the hull, by just under 1m, which means you have to add a lot of armour to that huge gap.

The short one is, you can modify it quite a bit yes. But the extent of the modifications needed to get a 150mm gun in it, plus more ammo for it then the Type 96 normally carries, will mean you will need to do so many serious modifications to the basic chassis that it will weight into the 70 tonne range, and be much cheaper to simply design a brand new tank around the gun. That, or you've got some form of giant bustle autoloader which holds most of the rounds, but easily be killed because you'll need even more armour to protect them.
You simply can't up the gun by that much, and then on top of that increase the ammo load, without such extensive modifications that your tank will be heavy and useless, or easily die to any 100mm gun.