T-Rex (tank)
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| T-Rex | |
|---|---|
| Type | Project MBT |
| Place of origin | Ukraine |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Arey Engineering Group[1] |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 39 ton[2] |
| Length | 6.57 m 9.23 m gun forward[3] |
| Width | 3.56 m[3] |
| Height | 2.50 m[3] |
| Crew | 3[1] |
Main armament | 125mm gun[2] |
| Engine | Diesel |
T-Rex (Ukrainian: Тірекс) was a Ukrainian main battle tank announced in 2016.
The vehicle was announced in 2016[4] and was developed by the Arey Engineering Group,[1] an engineering group belonging to the Azov Battalion.[4] It was named after Tyrannosaurus rex.[4] Its main competitor was the Russian MBT T-14 Armata. Sergei Stepanov, the chief designer for Arey, claimed that the tank would have a "conceptually new system of fire control and a high level of personnel protection," along with "many features include high maneuverability, 360-degree vision, and a high-bandwidth counteraction analytics system."[1]
The vehicle would be based on the T-64[2] and hulls of T-64 and T-72, inherited by the thousands from the Soviet Union, would be reused in the production of the tanks.[1] The Azov Battalion estimated that up to 20 tanks could be upgraded every month.[4]