Unexpectedly appearing at the parade on October 3, Indonesia's Black Tiger tank is becoming the new focus of public opinion in and outside this country.
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| Accordingly, in 2015, the Turkish and Indonesian governments signed a cooperation agreement to jointly develop a new generation of battle tanks. According to a report released by the Indonesian side, this agreement is worth up to 30 million USD. Photo source: ARC. |
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| After 37 months of joint research and development, the first two tanks have been built, one in Türkiye and one in Indonesia. According to the agreement between the two countries, the intellectual property rights for the technologies used in the tank will be shared between both countries. Photo source: ARC. |
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| At the Indo Defense Exhibition held at the end of 2016, the first prototype of the tank named Harimai Hitam/Black Tiger (Indonesian name) and Kaplan MT (Turkish name) was revealed for the first time with some technical specifications. Photo source: ARC. |
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| Accordingly, the weight of this domestic Indonesian tank is about 35 tons, the main weapon includes a 105 mm smoothbore gun designed and developed by Belgium with the ability to fire many different types of ammunition. Photo source: Gettyimg. |
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| At IDEF 2017 held in May, the tank was officially introduced with a version using the Cockerill XC-8 turret or the Cockerill 3105 with a modular design. The tank's armor design is also modular, allowing it to be easily repaired and replaced when damaged. Photo source: Gettyimg. |
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| The Black Tiger tank is equipped with an engine with a maximum capacity of about 700 horsepower and a fully automatic transmission. The tonnage ratio of this tank is about 20 horsepower per ton. Photo source: ARC. |
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| The special feature in the design of the Black Tiger tank is that it is quite high and the slope of the front armor is too large, up to 60 degrees. In addition, the turret armor on this tank is also designed to tilt about 30 degrees. Photo source: ARC. |
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| Built using the latest technology, the Black Tiger tank is equipped with a series of large touch screens to display parameters and target aiming. The vehicle is also advertised as having good mine protection, enough to protect the crew sitting inside. Photo source: ARC. |
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| And on October 3, at the parade celebrating the 72nd anniversary of Indonesia's founding, the Black Tiger appeared in public for the first time alongside a number of other weapons produced by Indonesia itself. Photo source: ARC. |
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| At present, it is still unclear when Indonesia and Türkiye will mass produce these Black Tiger tanks and whether in the future these two countries will export this "homegrown" tank line abroad. Photo source: ARC. |
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