After the disastrous performance of the heavy tanks in the persian war, the CADO decided to focus on the main tank producer in China and gave him the oportunity to present a heavy tank, which meets the new requirements.
Requirements:
In contrast to the requirements before the Persian war, where the heavy tank was still regarded as a support vehicle, the new type will now be considered as a pure battle tanks, is meant to provide paroli against opposing standard models.
Apart from the main weapon of the requirement profile was similar to that of the middle tank; the crew should consist of five men, a radio system should allow communication on the battlefield and the total weight of 45 tons should take into account the maximum bridge load.
A diesel engine should be used to minimize the risk of fire ignition of the engine.
After years of development, supported by Japanese technicians, Tung Meng now presented their new heavy tank 55SP6. The first prototypes are subjected to extensive testing on the training area near Wuhan.
[Size=3]Shuiniu
Specifications [/size]
crew: 5 (Driver, gunner, loader, radio-operator, commander)
weight: 43,3 metric tons
armament: 7,5 cm L/48 MBK-5-1, 2x machine guns
engine: V-12 diesel-engine, 505 hp
speed: on-road= 39 Km/h
range: 290 Km
armor:
hull front = 125 mm
hull sides = 95 mm
hull rear = 50 mm
hull downside = 20 mm
hull topside = 25 mm
turret front = 90 mm
turret sides = 60 mm
turret rear = 40 mm
turret topside = 25 mm
[size=1]Thanks to Daidalos for the drawing[/size]