HT-10 Tiger
HT-10 Tiger | |
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HT-10 Tiger tank | |
Basic Information | |
Type | Super heavy tank |
Origin | Free Pacific States |
Service History | |
Service | 2011-Present |
Used by | Free Pacific States |
Wars | None |
Production History | |
Design Date | 2010 |
Production Date | 2011 |
Designer | Osman Industries |
Manufacturer | Zalebano Tank Plant |
Unit Cost | FD$14 Million |
Number | 900 |
Variants | See HB-10 Mobile Bridge |
Specifications | |
Weight | 119.6 tonnes (131.8 US tons) |
Length |
Gun forward: 11.9m (39f) Hull length: 9.6m (31.5f) |
Width | 5.8m (19f) |
Height | 3.3m (10.8f) |
Crew | 6 (commander, driver, main gunner, secondary gunner, main loader, secondary loader) |
Armor | Depleted uranium mesh-reinforced composite armor |
Primary Armament | 120mm smoothbore gun (55 rounds) |
Secondary Armament |
35 mm autocannon (340 rounds) 1 x .50-caliber M2HB heavy machine gun with 900 rounds |
Engine | 2.3 MW (3,150 hp) at 900 RPM |
Engine Power | 19.2 kW/t |
Transmission | Unique |
Fuel Capacity | 2,400 liters (528 imperial gallons; 634 US gallons) |
Suspension | High-hardness-steel torsion bars with rotary shock absorbers |
Clearance | 0.463 meters (1 ft 6.2 in) |
Vehicle Range | 550 km (340 mi) (internal fuel) |
Speed |
Road: 65kph (40mp) Off-Road: 40kph (25 mph) |
The HT-10 Tiger is a super heavy tank produced and used by the Federated Alliance of Free Pacific States. Designed for sustained combat against Pax drones, the HT-10 carries 80+ tons of composite armor, stores ammunition in a separate blow-out compartment for crew safety, and has an escape hatch on its underside that is accessible to the entire six-person crew. The heavily armed vehicle features a 120mm smoothbore gun, a 35mm autocannon and a 50-caliber M2HB heavy machine gun. The tank's sizable V-16 diesel engine can propel it to on-road speeds of 65kph (40mph), and off-road speeds of 40kph (25mph). The vehicle is named for the Free Pacifican tiger; its designation is short for Heavy Tank 2010.
The Free Pacifican Defense Department ordered the development of a heavy tank in 2006, following the Drone Insurrection. The Defense Department sought a vehicle capable of effectively combating heavily armed Pax forces along the Pax border. Several companies submitted competing designs for the project, but Osmand Industries ultimately succeeded with the HT-10 design. Osmand completed its design process in 2010, and delivered the first operable Tiger tank in 2011. The Federated Alliance has ordered 900 HT-10s, and Osmand completed the order in 2011. The HT-10 will ultimately replace the MBT-76 Leopard in units stationed on the Pax border, the Cuttersville border, and in Lyon. The HT-10 will be complemented by the HATCV family including the HATCV-MT medium tank.
A single variant of the HT-10 exists, the HB-10 Mobile Bridge.