PL-01

PL-01
The PL-01 concept vehicle at the International Defence Industry Exhibition in 2013
TypeLight tank
Place of origin Poland
Production history
Designer
Designed2013
ManufacturerOBRUM
No. builtUnknown
Specifications
Mass
  • 30 t (30 long tons; 33 short tons) standard layout
  • 35 t (34 long tons; 39 short tons) with additional armour panels
Length7.0 m (23 ft 0 in)
Width3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Height2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Crew3
ArmorSame as baseline CV90
Main
armament
1 × 105 mm or 120 mm caliber main cannon
Secondary
armament
1 × 7.62 mm machine gun
EngineDiesel engine
700 kW (940 hp)
SuspensionTorsion bar
Operational
range
  • 500 km (310 mi) on paved roads
  • 250 km (160 mi) on rough terrain
Maximum speed
  • 70 km/h (43 mph) on paved roads
  • 50 km/h (31 mph) on rough terrain

The PL-01 was a Polish light tank concept created by OBRUM with support from BAE Systems, based on the Swedish CV90120-T light tank.[1][2] The concept vehicle was first unveiled at the International Defence Industry Exhibition in Kielce on 2 September 2013,[3] but the project was scrapped in 2015.[4]

  1. ^ Military Today. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Polski superczołg PL-01: prawdziwa bestia" (in Polish). tech.wp.pl. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Targi zbrojeniowe MSPO 2013 w Kielcach rozpoczęte" (in Polish). Nasze Kielce. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  4. ^ "PL-01 Concept – co dalej z polskim czołgiem przyszłości?". www.komputerswiat.pl (in Polish). 26 June 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.