Tifon 2a

Typhoon-2A
Tank Tifon-2A (Typhoon-2A) with its creator, Sergio Casanave
TypeMain battle tank
Place of originPeru / Ukraine
Service history
In service2010 - present
Used byPeru (Trials/Development only to date)
Production history
DesignerSergio Casanave
Designed2009
ManufacturerDiseños Casanave Corporation
KMDB
Unit cost$2.0 M
Produced2010-present
No. built4
Variants3
Specifications
Mass46 tons[1]
Length6.45 m
Width3.37 m
Height2.40 m
Crew3 (commander, gunner, driver)

ArmorERA "NOZH", "DEFLEKT"[2]
Main
armament
Smooth-Bore 125 mm KBM-1M
(48 Caliber)
APFSDS, HEAT, HE-FRAG, Misil KOMBAT[2]
Secondary
armament
12.7×108mm remote-controlled anti-air KT-12.7 (3,000 rounds) [3]
Engine5TDMFA 1,000 cc 5-cylinder boxer flat Flex-fuel
1,050 hp (895 kW)
Power/weight26.7 hp/t[1]
Transmission5-speed automatic[1]
Suspensiontorsion beam suspension
Maximum speed 75 km/h[2]

The Typhoon-2A is a main battle tank developed and manufactured jointly by the Peruvian company DICSAC (Diseños Casanave Corporation S.A.C. of Peru) and the Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau of Ukraine. The Tifon (Typhoon)-2A is based on the Soviet T-54/55 tank. The tank is a 3-man machine with day and night technology and a thermal vision Buran device with 12 km range.

  1. ^ a b c http://www.morozov.com.ua/eng/body/t55_tifon2.php [dead link]
  2. ^ a b c "Tanque Principal de combate "Tifon-2A"". www.discasanave.com.
  3. ^ "T-55 Modernizados o Tanques de Segnunda - Página 4". fuerzamilitarperu.forosactivos.net.