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| Specification | Olifant (tank) | Type 15 tank |
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| Type | Main battle tank[source] | Light tank[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom South Africa[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1976–present[source] | — |
| Wars | South African Border War : Operation Moduler Operation Packer[source] | — |
| Developed from | Centurion (tank)[source] |
Hull only 24 ft 9.5 in (7.557 m) With gun forward 32 ft 3 in (9.83 m)[source]
9.2公尺(含炮管)/ 車體長度7.5m[source]
commander, gunner, loader, driver
Single source4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver)[source]
Fact file: The Olifant main battle tank · Cross-country
Single sourceFact file: The Olifant main battle tank · road
Single source350km (road), 200km (cross country).[source]
Operational; without external fuel drums
Single source469 kilometres (291 mi)(without external fuel drums)[source]
Mk.2
Single sourceRolls-Royce Meteor 4B (Mk.1) V-12 air-cooled Continental AV1790 turbo diesel engine (others) at 2550rpm (Meteor) others up to
Single sourceRolls-Royce Meteor 4B (Mk.1) V-12 air-cooled Continental AV1790 turbo diesel engine (others) 650 hp (480 kW) at 2550rpm (Meteor) others up to 1,040 hp (780 kW) (Mk.2)[source]
8V132电控 涡轮增压 柴油發動機
Single source8V132电控 涡轮增压 柴油發動機 650 kW（883.75马力）[source]8V132电控 涡轮增压 柴油發動機
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| Developed into | The Olifant led to the TTD also known as The Loggim program (TTD Program)[source] | — |
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| No. built | 224[source] | 1000+[source] |
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| Armour | 51–152 mm (2.0–6.0 in)[source] | — |
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| Main armament | Ordnance QF 20 pounder 84 mm " GT-1 " (Mk.1) 105 mm L7 rifled gun " GT-3 " (others)[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | Co-axial machine gun .30 cal[source] | Remotely operated weapon station armed with coaxial 12.7mm machine gun and QLZ-04 automatic grenade launcher[source] |
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| Transmission | 5-speed Merrit-Brown Z51R Mk. F gearbox (Mk.1) automatic gearbox (Mk.1A, Mk.1B, Mk.2)[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Modified Horstmann (Mk.1 and Mk.1A) Torsion Bar (Mk.1B and Mk.2)[source] | Hydropneumatic suspension[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 1 ft 8 in (0.51 m)[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Olifant Manufacturing Company[source]Olifant Mk.1 · original Centurion refurbishment programme | Jianglu Electromachinery Baotou Tank Plant[source] |
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| Used by | South Africa[source]Current operator explicitly identified by the equipment service role | See Operators[source] |
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| Designer | — | 201st Research Institute[source] |
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| Engine | — | Electronically controlled diesel engine 8V132 with fully-automatic transmission 1[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 30.30 hp/tonne 27.8 hp/tonne (Enhanced armor package installed)[source] |
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| Status | — | The Type 15 ( Chinese : 15式轻型坦克 ; pinyin : yīwǔ shì qīngxíng tǎnkè , also designated ZTQ15 ), codenamed the Black Panther ( Chinese : 黑豹 ; pinyin : hēi bào ), is a Chinese third generation light tank family operated by the People's Liberation Army Ground Force , People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps , and People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps [source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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