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| Vickers MBT Mk. 3 | |
|---|---|
 Vickers MBT Mk. 3 of Kenya Army in 2021 | |
| Type | Main battle tank |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1977–present (Kenya) 1981–present (Nigeria) |
| Wars | Somali Civil War[1] Boko Haram insurgency Operation Linda Nchi |
| Production history | |
| Unit cost | $1.6 million[2] |
| No. built | 226 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 39.5–40 t (38.9–39.4 long tons; 43.5–44.1 short tons) |
| Length | 7.56 m (24 ft 10 in) (hull) 9.78 m (32 ft 1 in) (with gun forward) |
| Width | 3.24 m (10 ft 8 in) |
| Height | 2.44 m (8 ft 0 in) |
| Crew | 4 (commander, gunner, loader and driver) |
| Armour | welded and cast steel |
Main armament | 105 mm L7A2 rifled gun (50 rounds) |
Secondary armament | 7.62 mm FN MAG coaxial machine gun (2600 rounds) 12.7 mm ranging machine-gun (700 rounds) |
| Engine | GM Detroit Diesel 12V-71T 720 hp (540 kW) at 2,500 rpm |
| Power/weight | 18 hp/t |
| Transmission | Self-Changing Gears Ltd TN12V5 fully automatic gearbox |
| Suspension | torsion bars |
| Ground clearance | 432 mm (17.0 in) |
| Fuel capacity | 1,000 L (220 imp gal; 264 US gal) |
Operational range | 490 to 530 km (300 to 330 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 50 km/h (31 mph) |
The Vickers Main Battle Tank Mk. 3 is a main battle tank by Vickers, a development of the Vickers MBT, and introduced in 1975[3] for the export market. It was the last of the Vickers tanks to see sales in numbers abroad.
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