Vickers MBT

Vickers MBT Mk. 1
Vijayanta MBT, a variant of the Vickers Mk. 1
Type	Main battle tank
Place of origin	United Kingdom
Service history
In service	1965–2008
Used by	See Operators
Wars	Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait 2019 India–Pakistan standoff
Production history
Designer	Vickers
Manufacturer	Vickers Defence Systems
Produced	1964–1994
Specifications
Mass	38 t (42 short tons)
Length	9.73 m (31 ft 11 in) overall gun forward
Width	3.17 m (10 ft 5 in)
Height	2.44 m (8 ft 0 in)
Crew	4
Armour	Gun mantlet : 80 mm Turret front: 60 mm Turret sides: 40 mm Glacis: 60 mm Lower hull front: 80 mm Hull sides: 30 mm
Main armament	1 x 105 mm L7A1 gun (44 rounds)
Secondary armament	1 x 12.7 mm L6A1 ranging machine gun with 700 rounds 1 x 7.62 mm MG (pintle mount) with 1,300 rounds 1 x 7.62 mm MG (coax) with 1,300 rounds
Engine	Leyland L60 (multi-fuel 2-stroke opposed-piston compression-ignition) 535 hp (399 kW) 6 cyl, 19 litres
Power/weight	13.79 bhp/t
Transmission	Merrit-Wilson TN-12 (6 fwd / 2 rev) with a triple differential steering system
Suspension	Torsion bars
Operational range	480 km (300 miles) on roads
Maximum speed	Road: 48 km/h (30 mph) Off road: 30 km/h (19 mph)

The Vickers MBT is a series of main battle tanks (MBTs) developed as a private venture by British company Vickers-Armstrongs for export. The design makes use of proven components, such as the L7 gun of the Centurion, the Leyland L60 multi-fuel engine, the transmission and fire control system of the Chieftain. Many copied tanks were also built by India under licence as the Vijayanta.