Indonesia introduced the "armored tank". Among future buyers Russia?
It is noted that the first demonstration of the computer model X18 Tank Boat was held in 2015, and the production of the first prototype started in 2016. According to available information, the company North Sea Boats (PT Lundin), which manufactures armored boats, besides orders from its own army, allegedly has an “import” order from the UAE for as many as a hundred of such boats.
According to the developers, Х18 Tank Boat is planned to equip with a turret with a tank 105-mm gun Cockerill CT-CV 105HP with a maximum range of 10 km, as well as a remote-controlled turret with a machine gun to 20 mm or a gun to 30 mm.
The catamaran-type launch of 18 with a length of m and a width of 6,6 with a polymeric hull, with a weak bulletproof armor, providing protection against rifle weapons small and medium caliber. According to the technical documentation can reach a maximum speed of up to 40 nodes. The autonomy of navigation is 350 miles at speed in 30 nodes and up to 900 miles in patrol mode (at speed in 9 nodes). It has a small draft of 0,8 – 0,9 m. And is intended for operations on rivers and in the coastal zone of the seas. Accommodates up to 26 people, including 6 crew members.
According to the developers, at present a large number of countries have already lined up on the boat, wishing to see a “floating tank” as part of their armed forces. And according to Indonesia, among the future "exporting countries" allegedly "hemmed" and Russia.
- detik.com
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