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Hydropneumatic suspension is a type of motor vehicle suspension system, invented by Paul Magès, produced by Citroën, and fitted to Citroën cars, as well as being used under licence by other car manufacturers. Similar systems are also widely used on modern tanks and other large military vehicles.
A continuously variable transmission (CVT) [12] allowing the tank to reach 70 km/h (43 mph) in both forward and reverse A faster autoloader allowing the main gun to fire every 3.5 seconds [ 13 ] A hydropneumatic suspension system [ 12 ] that provides improved recoil performance and chassis height adjustment
Holt Manufacturing Company (the ancestor of Caterpillar Inc.) whose track design influenced early tanks, experimented with a petrol-electric transmission in their Holt gas–electric tank. A comparable design was used on the French Saint-Chamond and in turn adapted to be fitted in one British Mark II heavy tank to compete against other ...
The chassis features six roadwheels with combined torsion bar and hydropneumatic suspension system and CH700 manual transmission. The tracked design and 800hp engine allows for a road speed of up to 55 km/h. The turret is made of welded steel armor that protects the crew from small arms fire and shell splinters.
The early version tanks (retroactively designated Strv 103A) were soon upgraded to B-standard. Adjustments to the hydro-pneumatic suspension increased elevation range from −10 through +12 degrees, to −11 through +16 degrees. [19] Stridsvagn 103C An upgrade programme was started in 1986 to fit all vehicles with improved fire control systems.
The tank's low silhouette, which could be lowered from 2.59 metres (8 ft 6 in) to only 1.99 metres (6 ft 6 in), was also a large advantage. Compared to the M60 tank, the MBT-70 had a lower profile. With the hydropneumatic suspension lowered it was also smaller than the Leopard 1, which gave the MBT-70 a better hull down position. [citation needed]
Pages in category "Tank suspensions" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... Hydropneumatic suspension; T. Torsion bar suspension; V.
The main armament of the 2S25 is a 125 mm smoothbore 2A75 tank gun, which is a derivative of the 125 mm 2A46 tank gun. [13] The angles of elevation and depression for the anti-tank gun are +15° and −5° respectively. When aimed towards the stern of the vehicle, the elevation and depression of the gun changes to +17° and −3° respectively. [4]