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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1. Wikipedia: Vickers MBT
service-status
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.
Introduction
is a British main battle tank designed by Vickers-Armstrongs as a private export venture
Used In: Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Infobox, wars field
Infobox wars field lists: Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Used In: Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Infobox, wars field
Infobox wars field lists: Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
View the Source2. Wikidata: Vickers MBT
Wikidata Q2522128, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
Vickers MBT (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q2522128 (P729 service entry): 1965Quote, Wikidata Q2522128 (P729 service entry): 1965
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1965.
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