Equipment Details

South African main battle tank which is essentially a modernised Centurion Mk V. It has a new fire control system and a 105mm gun for which it carries 72 rounds. The secondary armament consists of a 7.62mm machine gun co-axial with the main gun and another mounted at the commander's cupola.

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	Specifications

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Vehicle

Olifant Mk 1

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Weight

52 t; 1.10 kg/sqcm ground pressure

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Length

9.8 m (gun forward); 7.6 m (hull only)

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Width

3.38 m (with side plates); 3.28 m (side plates removed)

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Height

3.01 m

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Crew

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Armour

150 mm

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Primary Armament

1 x 20 pdr gun

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Secondary Armament

1 x 7.62 mm co-axial MG;

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Engine

V-12 29-litre turbo-charged diesel delivering 551 kW at 2300 rpm

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Power/Weight

10.4 kW/t

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Suspension

Tracked; with Horstmann suspension

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Transmission

Automatic

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Brakes

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Tyres

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Track

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Wheelbase

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Driveline

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Operating Range

250 km (road); 200 km (off-road)

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Speed-Offroad

30 km/h

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Speed-Road

45 km/h

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Fuel Capacity

1240 litres

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Fuel Consumption

20 hours; Road-running: 250 km

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Fuel Type

Diesel

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Clearance

50 cm

Gradient

30%

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Side Slope

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Vertical Step

91.4 cm

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Trench

3.45 m

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Fording

1.2 m

None

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