![]() ![]() Second armament includes one 7.62mm coaxial machine gun mounted to the left side of the main armament. The 105mm gun has a maximum firing range of 4 km. According FNSS CEO, the MMWT is fitted with the CT-CV weapon station designed and manufactured by the Belgian Company CMI Defence that incorporates an automatic loading system which contains 16 rounds in standard configuration and 12 rounds in air-deployable configuration. ![]() The FNSS Modern Medium Weight Tank (MMWT) or Kaplan MT is fitted with a two-man turret armed with a standard NATO 105mm rifled gun which can fire both AP (Armour Piercing) and HE (High Explosive) ammunitions. Also, the tank uses modular armor so it can be replaced quickly when damaged. The tank can be fitted with either Cockerill XC-8 105mm concept turret or Cockerill 3105 modular turret. On IDEF 2017 (), the first prototype of the tank is revealed. On 1 November 2016, during the 2016 Indo Defence expo, the first model of the tank was unveiled, along with some technical specifications.Most notably, the vehicles overall weight was reported to be around 35 tonnes, and the main armament would be provided by a Belgian-made turret developed by CMI Defence featuring a 105mm rifled barrel, capable of firing a wide range of projectiles. The intellectual property of the design was agreed upon to be shared between the two governments. The governments of Indonesia and Turkey first agreed in May 2015 to jointly develop the MMWT for the Indonesian Army at a reported cost of 30 million US dollars.The development phase of the program was expected to take up to 37 months, with the first prototype being built in Turkey, and the second in Indonesia. The tank also appears at the Indonesian military parade 2017. Temporary names for this tank includes Kaplan MT (Turkey), Harimau Hitam/Black Tiger (Indonesia). The Modern Medium Weight Tank, also known as the MMWT, is a collaborative tank program between Turkish manufacturer FNSS and Indonesian manufacturer PT Pindad. ![]()
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