BMC MITÜP ''Altay''

Altay is a 3+ generation main battle tank developed in Turkey. It is named after Fahrettin Altay, who commanded the 5th Cavalry Corps in the Turkish War of Independence.

National Tank Production (MITUP) As the main value of the project by the Presidency of Defense Industry in the Defense Industry Executive Committee held on March 30, 2007, Otokar Otomotiv ve Savunma Sanayi A.S. Exploded. On November 9, 2018, the foundations of development, development, development, testing and mass production for the T1 and T2 trainings of the Altay main battle tank were laid with the serial project marked BMC by the Presidency of Defense Industries. Altay reports of Unmanned T3 tanks are planned within the scope of the project.

The technical support provider of the Altay project is South Korea's Hyundai Rotem. A financial resource of 500 million dollars was allocated for the completion of the design, development, prototype manufacturing, testing and certification phases of the tank called "Altay".[10] The prototype tests and qualification studies of the vehicle, which is being designed as the third generation main battle tank, were completed in 2012 and it is anticipated that the serial production will be commissioned by the end of 2019.[11] During the design phase, it is aimed to benefit from the experience gained from the South Korean production of the K2 Black Panther main battle tank project.[12] With a new tender to be opened at the end of the project, the institution or organization that won the mass production will be determined. The 250 tanks planned to be produced at the first stage will be able to be increased in line with the needs of the TAF.[13]

The main weapon of the main battle tank Altay is chrome-plated, smooth and non-slotted, with a firing range of 3 km and capable of firing all kinds of ammunition conforming to STANAG 4385, which will be produced by the Machinery and Chemical Industry Corporation within the scope of the technology transfer agreement with the South Korean company Hyundai Rotem channel. It has been determined as a 120mm 55 caliber smoothbore gun with a barrel and to be produced from special steel. The total barrel length of the gun is 6.6 m and its weight is 1324 kilograms. With the start of the production process of the tank, the mass production phase will begin.[14][15] Tank fire control system, tank command control combat information system and electric gun turret propulsion system will be produced by Aselsan.[16] The tank is also planned to have 7.62 mm and 12.7 mm machine guns and 40 mm grenade launchers as remotely controlled weapon systems.[7]

Desing

The vehicle's Volkan-III tank fire control system and tank command control communication information system will be designed and produced by Aselsan, the 120 mm 55 caliber main gun system will be produced by MKE through technology transfer via Hyundai Rotem, and the modular armor package will be produced by Roketsan.[ 17] Otokar was awarded an incentive of 500 million USD for the design and development of 4 prototypes.

In September 2010, the Conceptual Design Phase, the first phase of the Altay project, was approved by the Undersecretariat of Defense Industry and completed. Thus, the 2nd phase of the project, the Detailed Design Phase, which is planned to last 30.5 months, was initiated. At this stage of the project, integration and interface design studies of the selected subsystems on the tank will be carried out within the scope of detailed design activities.[18]
On October 15, 2010, a contract was signed between Otokar and MTU and Renk companies on the power package of the Altay tank.[18]
Based on the news published on July 7, 2012, "A vehicle that will test the mobility, called MTR, will be revealed in the Altay project at the end of the summer. In the first quarter of 2013, the FTR, that is, the vehicle where the shooting tests will be carried out, will come off the production line. The tests will be carried out together with the TAF. At the end of 2016 or the beginning of 2017. Altay will be ready for mass production.
It was introduced on 15 November 2012 at a ceremony held at Otokar's factory in Sakarya, attended by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. It is said that the Altay Tank, of which two main prototypes were produced, "will be ready for mass production by 2015".[19][20]
2013 Shooting tests were carried out in Ankara Sereflikochisar. Winter tests in Sarikamis have been completed.
On 12 August 2014, Tümosan Motor and Traktör Sanayi A.S. Won the Altay Tank Power Group Development Tender. The original engine will be developed by Tümosan.
Tractor and diesel engine manufacturer Tümosan Motor ve Traktör Sanayi A.S. for Altay Tank Power Group Development Project. (TÜMOSAN) and the Undersecretariat of Defense Industry signed a contract on 17 March 2015. Within the scope of the project, which is planned to last for a total of 54 months, it is planned to use the Power group primarily in the Altay tank, which will be developed by making maximum use of existing domestic opportunities and capabilities and receiving technical support from abroad in necessary areas, if needed. It is aimed to design, develop, prototype production, test and qualification of the power group in a way that all rights of the power group will belong to the Undersecretariat of Defense Industry. According to the contract; For the first year, approximately 30 tank engines and gearboxes are expected to be produced. This number will be increased for the following years.
The Altay Tank Power Group to be produced;

V-12 structure and ~26 liters volume,
A total volume of 5.5 cubic meters with the transmission,
Feeding with 2 high pressure turbochargers,
Using the Common-Rail injection system,
Having 5 forward and 3 reverse gear shifts,
It is planned that the tank will allow 360° point rotation in both directions on its own axis.

Features

In service:2023 (expected)[2]
Used by:Turkish Army[3]

Designer Otokar (design and development including prototypes)[4][5]
BMC (main contractor and responsible for further developments)[6]
ASELSAN (sub-systems and fire control system)[6][7]
MKEK (main gun system)[3][6]
ROKETSAN (armor package)[3][6][8]
HAVELSAN[6]
Hyundai Rotem (Design assistance and transfer of Technology)[9][10][11][12][13]
Hyundai Wia (Transfer of 120 mm 55 caliber smoothbore gun production technology)[9][10]
[11][12]
Samyang Comtech, Poongsan (Transfer of armor package technology and performance test)[11

Designed 2008–2016
Manufacturer BMC[6][14]
Unit cost USD $13.75 million[15]
Produced November 2018
No. built 10 units. A total of 1,000 main battle tanks are planned to be produced in four separate lots of 250 units[16]

Specifications

Mass 65 tonnes (72 short tons; 64 long tons)[17]
Length 7.3 metres (24 ft) (hull), 10.3 metres (34 ft) (gun forward)[18]
Width 3.9 metres (13 ft)[18]
Height 2.6 metres (8.5 ft)[18]
Crew 4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver)[17]
Armor
Tank armor: ROKETSAN armor package[19] including composite armor[3]
Active protection system: Aselsan AKKOR equipped with both hard kill and soft kill functionalities along with electronic warfare (EW) computer
(In development)[20][21][22]
Main
armament
MKE 120 mm smoothbore tank gun[23]
Secondary
armament
1 × Remote controlled weapon station equipped with 12.7 mm / 7.62 mm machine gun[1]
1 x 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun[1]
Engine Lot 1: Hyundai Doosan Infracore DV27K 4-long stroke, 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel, dry weight: 2550 kg
1,500 hp (1,110 kW)[24][25]
Lot 2: BMC Power BATU V12 4-short stroke, 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel
1,500 hp (1,100 kW)[24][25]
Power/weight 27.2 hp/tonne
Transmission Lot 1: SNT Dynamics EST15K (6 forward, 3 reverse gears), dry weight: 2500 kg[24][25]
Lot 2: BMC Power BATU V12 Cross Drive (6 forward, 2 reverse gears)[24][25]
Suspension Hydropneumatic Suspension Unit (HSU)[26]
Operational
range
450 kilometres (280 mi)(Altay T1 with 1,500 hp engine)[26]
Maximum speed 65 km/h (40 mph) max (Altay T1 with 1,500 hp engine)[26]

Notes

As with most Turkish guns, it is difficult to find detailed blueprints for this tank. The project is very complicated right now.

This project has been going on since 2000 (Tank 2000 Project) and still no results

The most troublesome part of the tank right now is the engine.

but i tried to do my best
it was especially difficult to do because there is no blueprint, its turret is very complex and there are many different turret designs (some look like Leopard and some look like Leclerc)

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