June 4522The new "pampered kitten" of the armed forces, "the Siberian tiger" begins its production in seriesThe K2 Siberian Tiger is the recently unveiled prototype of the CNEKK for a next-generation main battle tank. The vehicle was developed by private and state companies of Dankuk and NEKK using foreign and indigenous technology with a budget of trillions of dollars during the last eleven years, and will be the successor of the main battle tanks of the KT-86M1 model.
With around 1000 active tanks of the old generation, the request became urgent. The confederation Army plans to launch approximately 50 Siberian tigers when mass production begins in this fiscal period and expand its purchases to over 1300 units.
In its technical section highlights its main cannon, 120 mm / L55. The objective of this vehicle was to incorporate an experimental 140 mm cannon. However, its high price and the lack of potential rivals among neighboring countries, limit its research. The gun continues under development and according to the manufacturers, the new MBT would be compatible with this technology after minor modifications. With more than 1500 horsepower in its engine, it can reach speeds of more than 70 km / h on the highway and more than 50 km / h in cross-country. The Cyclic-Compression Engine is a technology that, although not very recent, allows accelerating from 0 to 30 in only 7 seconds. This engine, being smaller, allowed the designers to install a small solar energy engine, produced by Teslar and capable of generating 100 horsepower (75 kW), which will act as an auxiliary power unit for the tank to feed its on-board systems even when their main engines are off. It will allow the tank to conserve fuel when it is idle and will reduce the overall thermal and acoustic signatures of the vehicle.
The autonomous control system, automates the controls. According to its manufacturer, it could even be maneuvered by a person, in extreme cases. The tank will also be equipped with a millimeter band RADAR system, along with the traditional LASER range finder and crosswind sensor, combined with the next-generation FCS, which will allow you to track and involve low-flying aircraft with the main gun quickly and accurately, as well as detect incoming projectiles fired in the tank. The tank FCS will have a "lock" mode to keep its target locked in the target system, with the system constantly calculating, adjusting and updating the target information, allowing the tank to fire while moving without any loss of accuracy . . The blocking mode can acquire and track your target using thermal optics connected to the FCS at a distance of up to 9.8 km.
Another feature of the FCS is a built-in trigger-delay mechanism. Other main battle tanks, can miss their target when they fire their gun and hit a slight bump at the same time. The designers foresaw this and compensated for it by installing a simple mechanism consisting of a tiny LASER emitter and receiver linked to the FCS. The LASER emitter is installed near the top of the gun barrel, with the receiver being placed at the base. The gun can only be fired when the receiver is precisely aligned with the emitting LASER. An example of the mechanism used when the gunner presses the trigger, which is directly linked to the FCS, and the tank comes upon an irregularity on the terrain at the same moment, the LASER will find itself off the mark by the sudden shaking and The FCS will delay the round from being fired until the very moment when the LASER beam is re-aligned to the receiver again as the barrel shakes up and down repeatedly, where the FCS will automatically fire off the gun by itself. This system, combined with an advanced gun stabilizer, will significantly improve the tank's ability to hit its target while moving on uneven terrain.
The critics point out that the prototype does not contain any direct attack missile defense system. However, its version for mass production will contain a couple of anti-missile systems. The tank is also fitted with Inter-Vehicular Information System, or IVIS for short, for rapid coordination and increased situational awareness between friendly forces. Finally, both countries could produce it with more 97% of national parts, significantly reducing the dependence on mutions and respns from other countries.
The gobernment expect the production to start in the next fiscal period.