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Tifon 2alarger figure on 1 of 3
VT-4larger figure on 2 of 3
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Length
Single source6.45 m[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Tifon 2a | VT-4 |
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| Type | Main battle tank[source] | Main battle tank[source] |
| Place of origin | Peru / Ukraine[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 2010 - present[source] | 2017–present[source] |
| Used by | Peru (Trials/Development only to date)[source] | See § Operators[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
10.10 m (33.1 ft)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source500 km (310 mi)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Sergio Casanave[source] | Norinco[source] |
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| Designed | 2009[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Diseños Casanave Corporation KMDB[source] | Norinco Heavy Industries Taxila[source] |
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| Unit cost | $2.0 M[source] | $4.9 million[source] |
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| Produced | 2010-present[source] | 2017–present[source] |
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| No. built | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] |
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| Armor | ERA "NOZH", "DEFLEKT"[source] | — |
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| Main armament | Smooth-Bore 125 mm KBM-1M (48 Caliber) APFSDS, HEAT, HE-FRAG, Misil KOMBAT[source] | ZPT-98A 125 mm (4.9 in) smoothbore gun, 38 rounds (22 in the autoloader )[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 12.7×108mm remote-controlled anti-air KT-12.7 (3,000 rounds)[source] | 1 × RWS 12.7 mm (0.50 in) AA HMG 1 × 7.62 mm (0.300 in) coaxial MG[source] |
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| Power/weight | 26.7 hp/t[source] | 23 hp/tonne[source] |
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| Transmission | 5-speed automatic[source] | Ch1000B automatic (6 FWD/2 REV)[source] |
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| Suspension | torsion beam suspension[source] | torsion bars[source] |
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| Wars | — | War against the Islamic State Boko Haram insurgency 2025 Cambodia‒Thailand conflict[source] |
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| Armour | — | composite armour and Explosive reactive armour (ERA)[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 43 cm (1 ft 4.93 in)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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