Vickers MBT

E838526
armoured fighting vehicle main battle tank

The Vickers MBT is a British-designed main battle tank developed in the 1960s for export, known for its relatively low cost, reliability, and use by several countries in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

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Label Occurrences
Vickers MBT canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armoured fighting vehicle ⓘ
main battle tank ⓘ
armourType welded steel armour ⓘ
category export tank ⓘ
combatWeight approximately 38 tonnes ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
crew 4 ⓘ
crewRole commander ⓘ
driver ⓘ
gunner ⓘ
loader ⓘ
designedBy Vickers-Armstrongs NERFINISHED ⓘ
designedFor operations in hot climates ⓘ
designer Vickers NERFINISHED ⓘ
designGoal ease of export support ⓘ
low production cost ⓘ
mechanical simplicity ⓘ
developedInDecade 1960s ⓘ
engineType diesel engine ⓘ
era Cold War ⓘ
intendedMarket export ⓘ
manufacturer Vickers NERFINISHED ⓘ
maximumSpeed approximately 48 km/h on road ⓘ
notableCharacteristic relatively low cost ⓘ
reliability ⓘ
simple maintenance requirements ⓘ
powertrainLayout rear-mounted engine ⓘ
primaryArmament 105 mm L7 rifled gun ⓘ
role armoured warfare ⓘ
secondaryArmament 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine gun ⓘ
7.62 mm coaxial machine gun ⓘ
serviceEntryDecade 1960s ⓘ
successorModel Vickers MBT Mk.3 NERFINISHED ⓘ
suspensionType torsion bar suspension ⓘ
turretType fully rotating turret ⓘ
usedBy India NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kuwait NERFINISHED ⓘ
Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ
Oman NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedInRegion Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ
variant Vickers MBT Mk.1 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vickers MBT Mk.3 NERFINISHED ⓘ

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105 mm Royal Ordnance L7 rifled gun → usedOn → Vickers MBT ⓘ
subject surface form: 105 mm Royal Ordnance L7