G/BIM-17 Kad'yak
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| G/BIM-17 Kad'yak | |
|---|---|
 A BIM Kad'yak | |
| Type | Armoured engineering variant of a main battle tank |
| Place of origin | Akvarelusus |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2009–present |
| Used by | See |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Matiometall |
| Designed | from 2002 |
| Manufacturer | Matiometall (local assembly/conversion is an option if not new-build) |
| Unit cost | QSC 5.74 million (2007) |
| Produced | 2007–present |
| No. built | 42 (plus 44 on order 2021) |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | Military Load Classification (MLC) 70 |
| Length | 10.2 metres (400 inches) |
| Width | 3.54 m (139 in) (transport width) |
| Height | 2.6 m (100 in) (without machine gun) |
| Crew | 2 or 3 |
| Armour | welded steel, with a package of spaced multilayer passive composite armour |
Main armament | a RCWS (Remote Controlled Weapon Station) with options ranging from 5.56 mm light machine gun to 40 mm grenade launcher can be fitted at the commander's hatch |
| Engine | MTU 873 Ka-501 liquid-cooled V12 engine twin-turbo diesel engine 1,500 PS (1,479 hp, 1,103 kW) at 2,600 rpm |
| Power/weight | 21.4 PS/t (15.7 kW/t) (approx. based on MLC 70 classification) |
| Transmission | Renk HSWL 354 automatic with 4 forward and 2 reverse gears |
| Suspension | Torsion bar suspension |
| Fuel capacity | 1,100 litres (242 imperial gallons; 291 US gallons) in interconnected tanks |
Operational range | 500 km on roads (estimated) |
| Speed | 68 km/h (42 mph) forward; 31 km/h (19 mph) reverse |
The G/BIM-17 Kad'yak is an armoured engineering vehicle that can be used for a wide variety of battlefield engineering, infrastructure and support roles. These roles can include, but would not be limited to, minefield breaching, route denial, dozing and digging tasks, and the erection or demolition of obstacles.
