- Vickers MBT
The Vickers MBT was a series of
Main Battle Tank s developed as a private venture byVickers-Armstrongs for export.The Mk 1
The mark one was designed to be a simple low cost but effective tank.cite book |last=Gelbart |first=Marsh |title=Tanks main battle and light tanks |year=1996 |publisher=Brassey’s UK Ltd |Pages=pp.108 |isbn=185753168X] . The first prototype was completed in
1963 . It weighs 38,000kg carried a 105mm gun and had a top speed of 48km/h. 70 tanks were sold toKuwait and a large number of a modified version were made in India where the tank was calledVijayanta . A Mk 2 version was planned, to be equipped with fourSwingfire anti-tank missiles in addition to the main gun, but this did not enter production. [Ogorkiewicz, R M (1973). "Vickers Battle Tank", Profile Publications, August 1973.]The Mk 3
The prototype of the mark 3 was completed in 1975 and the tank was designed to meet the same requirements as the mark one while offering better performance.cite book |last=Gelbart |first=Marsh |title=Tanks main battle and light tanks |year=1996 |publisher=Brassey’s UK Ltd |Pages=pp.109-110 |isbn=185753168X] Production started in 1978 and a number of tanks were sold to
Kenya andNigeria . The tank is again armed with a 105mm main gun and has a top speed of 50km/h. It has a combat weight of 40,000kg.There was also a Vickers Marksman SPAAG version, equipped with the Marksman turret.
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*Vijayanta
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