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FNSS/Pindad Kaplan MT

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FNSS/Pindad Kaplan MT

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First prototype of the FNSS/Pindad Kaplan MT Modern Medium Weight Tank (MMWT) which is fitted with a Belgian CMI Defence turret. The vehicle under joint development by FNSS and Indonesian defence prime PT Pindad to meet the potential requirements of Indonesia, using internal research and development funding under an agreement signed in 2014. The vehicle is expected to be readied for production in late 2018 if it successfully completes local trials, and could eventually be employed to provide direct fire support to dismounted troops. The vehicle is fitted with the Belgian CMI Defence 3015 turret with a stabilised 105 mm rifled gun fed by a bustle mounted automatic loader.The 105 mm gun is fed by a bustle-mounted automatic loader and can fire standard ammunition, including armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding sabot (APFSDS), high explosive (HE), high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT), high-explosive squash head (HESH) and FALARICK 105 round comprising antitank guided missile (ATGM).

FNSS/Pindad Kaplan MT
FNSS/Pindad Kaplan MT

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