Panzer 68

Panzer 68-88
Panzer 68 in service, 1991
TypeMain battle tank
Place of originSwitzerland
Service history
In service1971 – 2003
Used bySwitzerland
Production history
Designed1960s
ManufacturerEidgenoessische Konstruktionswerkstaette
Produced1971 – 1983
No. built390 (all versions); 195 68/88; 1 Panzer 68-2000 (prototype)
VariantsPanzer 68; Panzer 68/75; Panzer 68/88; Panzer 68-2000 (prototype)
Specifications
Mass40.8 tonnes
Length9.49 m (31 ft 2 in)
Width3.14 m (10 ft 4 in)
Height2.72 m (8 ft 11 in)
Crew4

Armourup to 120 mm Rolled homogeneous armour
Main
armament
105 mm Royal Ordnance L7 rifled gun with 52 rounds
Secondary
armament
7.5 mm Swiss Pz Mg 51/71 machine guns with 4000 rounds
6× smoke dischargers
EngineMTU MB 837 Ba-500 V-8 diesel engine
660 hp
Power/weight16.2 hp/tonne
Suspensionplate springs and hydraulic dampers
Ground clearance400 mm
Operational
range
200 km (120 mi)
Maximum speed 55 km/h (34 mph)

The Panzer 68 was a Swiss main battle tank developed by the Eidgenoessische Konstruktionswerkstaette in Thun in the late 1960s, and was the main tank of the Swiss Army until the late 1990s.[1]

  1. ^ "Panzer 68 MBT (1968)".