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Polish Defence Holding unveils new tank PL-01 concept direct fire support vehicle MSPO 2013.
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Online Show Daily News MSPO 2013 International Defence Industry Exhibition 2 - 5 September 2013 Kielce, Poland |
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PDH New Tank at MSPO 2013 |
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| Monday, September 2, 2013, 10:55 AM | |||
| Polish Defence Holding present new tank concept PL-01 at MSPO International Defence Industry Exhibition. | |||
The new tank unveiled at MSPO 2013 by Polish Defence Holding and BAE Systems
is created at the OBRUM, Research and Development centre of mechanical
devicesin Gliwice. The goal of this joint venture between BAE and PDH
is to create a new platform. This concept of light tank/Infantry Fighting
Vehicle is here to help formalise the Polish requirements for their future
tender and is named PL-01 for the moment. |
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 The
PL-01 at MSPO 2013. |
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| For the moment the vehicle is presented in tank version and features either an unmanned turret sporting a 120mm or 105mm gun mounted on a chassis, drawing heavily on CV90 mobility and protection technology provided by BAE’s Hagglunds operation in Sweden. The maximum weight of the tank is 35 tons (with full armor and anti-mine floor protection. The diesel engine will be fueled by F-54 diesel. The off-road speed is expected to be 50km/h while on road 70km/h is easily achievable. The rate of fire for either caliber is 6 rounds/min with 16 rounds ready to fire and up to 29 rounds in the chassis. This common tracked platform is to compete in the future tender for hundreds of IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) and light tanks with a requirement for the first delivery sometime in 2018. Formal specifications for the vehicle tender are unknown, at least until the end of this year, when the tender will be published, but this concept provided by PDH might help its government in its final decision about the type. |