Saikhanzaya-class Watership

An example of a B-41 tank.

## Production History

### Designed By

•OKB Lezovagonzavod Design Bureau (organisation)•Leonov Viktorivich Chizhnikov (lead design)

## Propulsion and Performance

### Engine

KhontAMZ M-25VK diesel engine; 600 kW (1 x 2)

### Transmission

Synchromesh 5-speed manual geared transmission

## Armament

### Main Armament

2A31 119.7mm/55 Rifled Main Gun; 40 rounds

### Tertiary Armament

PVKM 7.62mm machine gun; 1,000 rounds

*From: Ships in the Atelian Khüch Fleet*

The **Saikhanzaya-class** is a class of twenty-four multi-turreted waterships built for the House of Ateelil between 843—901 (331—401A.C.). These 60-ton ships were built in two groups. The first eight were authorised in 843 and were built by the Arsenal of Depeshisam at building yards no. 4, 5 and 6. The remaining sixteen “repeat Saikhanzaya-class” were requested to be designed by the Arsenal of Rehisham to use less complex machinery and built by building yards no. 1, 3 and 4, following the original design by Depeshisham. These repeat waterships were initially called the Nomin-class at the time however during the border conflict of Rash’araid the Nomins were combined with the Saikhanzayas as the aforementioned class; this class name persisted in the Atelian Khüch up into the 10th century (500s A.C.).

The Saikhanzaya-class’ design was intended to overcome the limitations of early Atelian designs and was an effort to equip the Khüch with a singular medium landship design. And is the first tank in their military to be equipped with air conditioning.
Production of the Saikhanzaya had become a possible influence over the Mo’god’s tank development, and their Naufahrugug-class tanks, with the multi-turret tank designs. The Saikhanzaya-class became the backbone of the Khüch and were deployed to the Rash’araid, subsequently participating in every major campaign during the border conflict.

## Specifications (B-41B2)

*All data from: Navalpunk #accepted-technologies.*

#### Dimensions

* Length: 7.8 meters (without gun length)
	+ 10 meters (with gun length)
* Width: 3.4 meters
* Height: 3.15 meters
* Weight: 61.7 tonnes

#### Crew

* Driver
* Commander
* Gunner
* Loader / Machine Gunner

#### Propulsion

* Powerplant: Sucha GVMS-1444 12-cyl. water-cooled diesel engine; 1,116.5 mhp (821.21 kW) at 2,400 rpm. (1 x 2)
* Power-to-weight Ratio: 13.4 mhp / t
* Transmission: planetary 10-speed gearset automatic transmission
* Suspension: torsion bar

#### Performance

* Maximum Speed: 51 km/h (27.5 kn) at road
	+ 28 km/h (15.1 kn) off-road
	+ 7 km/h (3.7 kn) fording
* Ground Pressure: 0.72 kgf/cm2
* Operational Range: 261 — 470km (135—253 nmi), (with additional fuel tanks)

#### Armament:

* 2A31 119.7mm/55 A-19 gun with 3V-22M3 semi-automatic loader; 6 — 11 second reload, 6 ready shots and 34 embedded rounds. (1 x 1)
	+ Twin-axis gun stabiliser; -9o — +19o vertical guidance.
	+ Ammunition types vary, but is all available for: (see available ammunition)

or:

* 2A28 74.1mm/42.5 F-16 gun with 3V-22S semi-automatic loader; 7 — 12 second reload, 12 first-rack rounds and 28 embedded rounds. (1 x 2)
	+ Twin-axis hydraulic gun stabiliser; -6o — +16o vertical guidance.
	+ Ammunition types vary, but is all available for: (see available ammunition)

* 6P41 KPV 14.8mm heavy machine gun in enclosed turret; belt-fed chambered in 14.8x126mmKd, 900 rounds. (1 x 1)
* 6P52 Korchagin PVKM 7.41mm coaxial machine gun in coaxial and pintle-mount; belt-fed chambered in 7.41x63mm, 4,500 rounds (1 x 2)

* 3D6 90mm smoke dispenser charges (6 x 2)

#### Armour

* 3-layer composite appliqué armour (steel-fibreglass sandwich) with a thickness of 90 mm.
	+ Front hull — 90 mm composite, 119.7 mm steel
	+ Side hull — 65 mm steel
	+ Rear hull — 35 mm steel
	+ Turret — 90 mm composite, 329 mm steel
* 'Uruzuvsivchik' 20 mm thick appliqués covering:
	+ Turret side-rear
	+ Hull side-rear
* Gill skirts covering:
	+ Hull side front
* Lateral rubber skirts protecting the suspension

* 212 mm — 505 mm vs chemical
* 116 mm — 455 mm vs kinetic

CBRN; chemical warfare detection and overpressure protection

#### Electronics and Processing Systems

* 1Uo23 fire-control system with:
	+ URD 119C radar control for anti-tank missiles.
	+ 1V800 ballistic computer for electro-optical tracking and automatic lead.
		- 1S108 'Krevetka' fire-control radar for electro-optical tracking and limited radar illumination.
	+ 2E22 STP-1 twin-axis hydraulic gun stabiliser; vertical range −8° to +18°
* The commander's cupola is fitted with:
	+ PK-4M commander's day sight; 10x magnification, fully traversible.
	+ TPKU-1B2 night vision sight; 10.5x30 magnification
	+ 1Uo23 integrated remote gun control
* The gunner's battlestation is fitted with:
	+ TSh1A-18P sight; 10.5x30 magnification
	+ TPN-1 night sight; 10.5x30 magnification

* L4M 'Luna' / L2N infrared illuminators; 600 — 800 meter range.

## See Also

* Equipment of the Russian Ground Forces
* Russian Ground Forces

###### Tanks of comparable, role and era

* Rath A6/7
* JF-7H Centurion
* Valiant Medium 105
* WZ-55 Battlemaster

## References

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IS-3\_(tank)
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IS-7
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-10\_tank
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T95\_Medium\_Tank