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Vickers MBT

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The Vickers MBT is a British main battle tank designed by Vickers-Armstrongs as a private export venture, with a first prototype completed in 1963 and service beginning in 1965. It combined proven components from earlier British tanks, including the L7 gun from the Centurion, the Leyland L60 multi-fuel engine, and transmission and fire-control systems from the Chieftain, in a 38,600 kilogram hull with welded rolled homogeneous armor, a 105mm main gun carrying 44 rounds, a top speed of 48 kilometers per hour, and a four-person crew. A licensed variant, the Vijayanta, was produced in India and served with the Indian Army, and the Vickers MBT itself saw combat in the Indo-Pakistani wars of 1965 and 1971 and was exported to countries including Kuwait and Kenya. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Caliber
105mm 1
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Main battle tank 1
Introduced Year
1965 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Tank / Armored Vehicle 1
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1. Wikipedia: Vickers MBT
  • Article text
    1 built by Vickers and shipped to India in 1965 where it carried the designation Vijayanta (phased out in 2008).
  • Infobox: primary_armament
    1 x 105 mm L7A1 gun (44 rounds)
  • Infobox: service
    1965-2008
  • Caliber attribute (vickers-mbt)
    It combined proven components from earlier British tanks, including the L7 gun from the Centurion, the Leyland L60 multi-fuel engine, and transmission and fire-control systems from the Chieftain, in a 38,600 kilogram hull with welded rolled homogeneous armor, a 105mm main gun carrying 44 rounds, a top speed of 48 kilometers per hour, and a four-person crew.
  • Article text
    45 Vickers Battle Tank, AFV Profile, Profile Publishing The Vickers MBT is a series of main battle tanks (MBTs) developed as a private venture by British company Vickers-Armstrongs for export.
  • Used In: Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Infobox: wars
    Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait 2019 India-Pakistan standoff
  • Operated By: Indian Army, Lead
    A variant was built under licence in India as the Vijayanta, and served with the Indian Army.
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2. Wikidata: Vickers MBT
Wikidata Q2522128, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
Vickers MBT (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q2522128 (P729 service entry): 1965
Quote, Wikidata Q2522128 (P729 service entry): 1965
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1965.
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