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The Yatagan (Turkish sword), sometimes referred as the T-84-120, is a prototype main battle tank aimed at the export marked. It was developed in Ukraine to meet the Turkish Army requirement for a new MBT. Comparative evaluation trials took place in 2000, however the Yatagan was not selected.
It is a further development of the Oplot MBT, fitted with NATO compatible 120-mm smoothbore gun and new bustle-mounted autoloader, fitted with blow-out panels. It's design features were tested in the improved T-72-120 main battle tank.
Protection of the Yatagan is similar to that of the Oplot main battle tank. It has welded steel hull and turret and is fitted with built-in explosive reactive armor.
It's 120-mm gun is compatible with all standard NATO tank munitions. The Yatagan can also fire Ukrainian-made anti-tank guided missiles in the same manner as ordinary rounds. It is a special version of the Russian AT-11 Sniper ATGM. A total of 40 rounds are carried. Autoloader holds 22 of them. Further 16 are stowed in additional stowage places inside the combat compartment.
Fire control system derived from the Oplot MBT.
Secondary armament consists of coaxial 7.62-mm machine gun and remotely-controlled 12.7-mm anti-aircraft machine gun.
Vehicle is powered by the 6TD-2 multi-fuel diesel engine, developing 1 200 horsepower. Mobility of the Yatagan is similar to that of the Oplot. It also has a deep wading kit and can ford water obstacles up to 5 m deep.
And the 2 remaining shells are laying wherever there's room for them at the time?
one in the gun, and one in the loaders hands :P