Description Tank Ramses 2 is visually almost identical to its predecessor-type T-54 / T-55 . The main changes relate to a tank chassis and its internal equipment and systems.
Configuration of the vehicle remains unchanged. Highly tilted oblique frontal armor, horizontal ceiling hatch body with a driving compartment at the left front of the hull. Curved aluminum tower in the middle of the bucket was overkill American gun 105 mm. In the tower on the left are the commander and gunner position, on the right is the position of the charger. On the right side of the ceiling of the tower is located mount anti-aircraft machine gun 12.7 mm caliber, which controls the hatch of his charger. On the lateral side of the round towers are fitted with brackets grenade launcher dmovch six main on both sides of the tower. The engine compartment is located in the rear of the vehicle. Rearranging the inner tank in order to increase their capacity from the original 812 liters to 1312 liters, thereby extending the roll out of the tank. External fuel tank, originally mounted on the fenders, air filters were replaced with tanks and halon fire extinguishing compositions. The hull is welded from steel plates and the thickness of armor at the head of the tower reaches to 203 mm. The hull provides crew protection from infantry weapons and artillery shells fragments.
Chassis, drive unit and předovka Bogie tank was completely changed. Original five casters on each side were replaced by six wheels, with a smaller diameter, on each side were added two supporting rollers, drive wheels and tension remained unchanged as well as original bands. Due to an increase in the number of casters and wheels were extended belts. The original suspension casters chassis torsion bars were replaced by hydro system.
Original V-54 engine was replaced by a turbocharged, air-cooled, diesel engine AVDS-1750-5AT U.S. production performance of 677 kW at 2400 rpm. Due to the greater dimension of the new power unit engine compartment extended by 60 cm. In addition, a modified exhaust system exhaust. Exhaust on the left wing of the fourth and fifth castor wheel, typical for Russian tanks T-54 / T-55 was removed, the number of exhaust pipes has been increased to two and the outcome was moved to the rear of the vehicle ceiling. Transfer torque from the engine to the chassis ensures automatic hydro-mechanical transmission, TCM-304 with four ratios for the jيzdu forward and two backwards, which replaced the original Russian type.
These adjustments increase the drive speed of the tank from the original 48 km / h ( T-54 / T-55 ) at 69 km / h, acceleration ability of the tank to achieve speeds 32 km / h at a weight of 42.8 tons, has been reduced from the original 11 , 5 seconds ( T-54 / T-55 ) for 8 seconds.
Weapons and other equipment The original 100 mm gun was replaced by an American M68 105 mm gun in splined bore and thermal protection mostly, taken from an American tank M60A3 . Cannon fire allows the NATO-standard ammunition, including missiles podkalibernيch sweep. Additional weapons are guns SGMT 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun and anti-aircraft machine gun caliber M2HB 12.7 mm, the mounted on the right side of the ceiling of the tower. For quick exit from the battlefield and the hidden tank is equipped with 12 M239 grenade launcher dmovch, divided in six towers on the sides.
Original Russian optical sight was replaced by the Belgian Fire Control System SABCA Titan Mk1, which consists of:
- Daylight and passive night sights,
- Laser rangefinder,
- Muzzle reference collimator,
- Ballistic computer,
- A system of sensors that balistickému computer to automatically transmit information about a side wind, temperature and air pressure, angle and speed of the tower tank.
Fire control system is connected with the mechanism of control towers and gun stabilization, supplied by the American Cadillac Gage.
Tank is also equipped with new fasteners, reconnaissance infrakamerou AN/VSS-3A, filter-pressure equipment against weapons of mass destruction, and equipment for fire detection and automatic fire extinguishing system. Tank can not prepare to wade into the depth of 1.4 m.
The main differences between tanks T-54 / T-55 and upgrading of Ramses 2 Changes seen at a glance: Original castors were replaced by smaller and their number was increased from five to six.
Compared with the original chassis Russian tanks T-54 / T-55 , which is characterized by the absence of tension pulleys and belts are loosely placed on top of the wheels, are in the tank Ramses 2 added two tensioning pulleys on both sides of the hull.
Original Russian V-54 engine was replaced by American AVDS-1750-5AT, which in addition to increasing performance from 433 kW to 677 kW required the extension of the engine compartment of 60 cm and thus the extension of the tank.
Change engine brought a change levy exhaust, original exhaust located on the left wing of the fourth and fifth castor wheel (a typical sign of Russian tanks T-54 / T-55 ), was removed. Two new exhausts are located at the rear of the vehicle roof.
Number of guns has been reduced from the original three to two, since exchange machine gun 7.62 mm, initially in the mounted truck Russian tanks T-54 / T-55 tank at Ramses 2 is missing.
The original 100 mm gun was replaced by an American M68 caliber of 105 mm.
Hidden change: Change engine pospلna above.
The original gearbox was replaced by Russian-made automatic hydromechanical transmission TCM-304th
As a result of conversion of internal fuel tanks of the tank, their volume increased from 812 l to 1312 l.
The tank is equipped with new fire control system SABCA Titan Mk1 Belgian production.
Users: Egypt
Manufacturers: Teledyne Continental M otors, General Products Division, Michigan, USA
Tanks Production and Repair Company (Factory 200) - Abu Zaabal Tank Repair Factory, Belbais Road, Cairo, Egypt
</TD></TR>Title / Name | Ramses 2
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Producer / Manufacturer: | Teledyne Continental Motors, General Products Division, Michigan, USA Tanks Production and Repair Company (Factory 200) - Abu Zaabal Tank Repair Factory, Belbais Road, Cairo, Egypt
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Manufactured prototype / prototype created: | 1987
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Produced / Production period: | 1993-1999
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Manufactured units / # of Produced: | 425
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Crew / Crew: | 4
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Technical Specifications / Technical Data |
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Combat weight / Combat weight (kg) | 42,800
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Overall length / Overall length (mm) | 9600
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Overall Width / Overall width (mm) | 3270
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Overall height / Overall height (mm) | 2 400 without anti-aircraft gun
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Ride height / Ground clearance (mm) | 425
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Belt Width / Width tracks: (mm) | 580
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Specific pressure / Ground pressure (MPa) | ?
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Armament / Armament |
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Main / Main: | M68 cannon caliber 105 mm with splined bore and thermal protection mainly
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Secondary / Secondary: | 1 anti-aircraft machine gun caliber M2HB 12.7 mm, 1x machine gun SGMT caliber 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun, 2x6 M239 grenade thrower dmovch
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Armour / Armour | 203 head of Towers
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Performance / Automotive Performance |
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Powerplant / Engine: | turbocharged, air-cooled diesel engine AVDS-1750-5AT
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Engine performance / Engine Power (kW) | 677
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Transmission / Gearbox: | Automatic hydro-mechanical transmission, TCM-304 with four gears forward and two backwards.
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Speed on the road / Road Speed (km / h) | 69
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Velocity field / cross-country speed (km / h) | ?
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Cruising Range Road / Cruising Range, on road (km) | 530
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The range of field / cross-country cruising range (km) | ?
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Slope / Gradient: (degrees) | 54
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Lateral tilt / Side Slope (°) | 36
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Fording / Trench Crossing (m) | 3.0
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Vstupnost / Vertical Obstacle (m) | 0.8
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Brodivost / Fording Depth (m) | preparation 1.4
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Comment / Note | volume of 1312 l of fuel system specific output of 15.8 kW / t
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