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Hello, I will be adding to this thread information related to Tanks and Vehicles as a reference for anyone interested in getting this information.

 

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Steyr SK 105 Light Tank (Austria)

Crew: 3
Armament: 1 x 105mm, 1 x 7.62mm MG

Coaxial:  2 x 3 smoke grenade dischargers. 

Ammunition: 42 x 105mm, 2,000 x 7.62mm

Length gun forwards: 7.735m

Length hull: 5.582m

Width: 2.5m
Height: 2.88m

Ground clearance: 0.4m

Weight, combat: 17,700kg

Engine: Steyr 7FA 6-cylinder liquid-cooled
4-stroke turbocharged diesel
developing 320hp at 2,300rpm

Maximum road speed: 70km/hr 

Maximum range: 500km

Fuel capacity: 420 lit

Armour: 40mm

Armour type: Steel

NBC system: Yes
Night vision equipment: Yes (infra-red for driver and
commander)
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GIAT AMX-13 Light Tank (France)

Crew: 3

Armament: 1 x 90mm, 1 x 7.62mm MG (coaxial), 1 x 7.62mm MG (anti-aircraft) (optional), 2 x 2 smoke grenade dischargers

Ammunition: 32 x 90mm, 3,600 x 7.62mm

Length gun forwards: 6.36m

Length hull: 4.88m

Width: 2.51m

Height to commander's hatch: 2.3m

Weight, combat: 1 5,000kg

Engine: SOFAM Model 8Gxb 8-cylinder water-cooled petrol developing 250hp at 3,200rpm

Maximum road speed: 60km/hr

Maximum road range: 350 to 400km

Fuel capacity: 480 lit

Armor: 25mm

Armor type: Steel

NBC system: None

Night vision equipment: Optional

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TAM Tank (Germany/Argentina)

Crew: 4

Armament: 1 x 105mm, 1 x 7.62mm MG (coaxial), 1 x 7.62 MG (anti-aircraft), 2 x 4 smoke grenade dischargers

Ammunition: 50 x 105mm, 6,000 x 7.62mm

Length gun forwards: 8.23m

Length hull: 6.775m

Width: 3.29m

Weight, combat: 30,000kg

Engine: MTU MB 833 Ka 500 supercharged 6-cylinder diesel developing 720hp at 2,200 rpm

Maximum road speed: 75km/hr

Maximum road range: 590km

Fuel capacity: 640 lit

Armor: 25mm

Armor type: Classified

NBC system: Yes

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M-84 MBT (Former Yugoslavia)

Crew: 3

Armament: 1 x 125mm, 1 x 7.62mm (coaxial), 1 x 12.7mm MG (AA), 11 smoke grenade discharges (one bank of five and one of seven)

Ammunition: 42 x 125mm, 2000 x 7.62mm, 300 x 12.7mm

Length gun forwards: 9.53m

Length hull: 6.86m

Width: 3.57m

Height (turret roof): 3.19m

Weight, combat: 42,000kg

Engine: V-12 water-cooled, supercharged diesel developing 780hp at 2,000rpm

Maximum road speed: 65km/hr

Maximum road range: 700km

Fuel capacity: 1,450 lit

Armor: Classified

Armor type: Composite/steel

NBC system: Yes

Night vision equipment: Yes (commander, gunner, and driver)

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Chieftain Mk 5 MBT (UK)

Crew: 4

Armament:1 x 120mm gun, 2 x 7.62mm MG

Ammunition: 64 x 120mm, 300 x 12.7mm , 6,000 x 7.62mm

Length gun forwards: 10.795m

Length hull:7.518m

Width: 3.504m

Height: 2.895m

Weight, combat: 55,000kg

Engine: Leyland L60, 2-stroke, compression ignition, 6 cylinder (12 opposed pistons) multi-fuel developing 750bhp at 2,100rpm

Maximum road speed: 48km/hr

Maximum road range: 400 to 500km

Fuel capacity: 950 lit

Armor: Classified

Armor type: steel

NBC system: Yes

Night vision equipment: Yes (commander, gunner, and driver)

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BTR-60PB APC (Russia)

Crew: 2+14

Configuration: 8x8

Armament: 1 x 14.5mm MG (main), 1 x 7.62mm

Ammunition: 500 x 14.5mm, 2,000 x 7.62mm

Length:  7.56m

Width: 2.835m

Height: 2.31m

Weight, combat: 10,300kg

Engine: 2 x GAZ-49B 6-cylinder in-line water-cooled petrol developing 90hp at 3,400rpm each

Maximum road speed: 80km/hr

Maximum water speed: 10km/hr

Maximum road range: 500km

Fuel capacity: 290lit

Armor: 7mm

Armor type: Steel

NBC system: Yes

Night vision equipment: Yes (infra-red for commander and driver)

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BTR-70 APC (Russia)

Crew: 2+9

Configuration: 8x8

Armament: 1 x 14.5mm MG, 1 x 7.62mm MG (coaxial)

Ammunition: 500 x 14.5mm, 2,000 x 7.62mm

Length: 7.535m

Width: 2.8m

Height: 2.235

Weight, combat: 11,500kg

Engine: 2 x ZMZ-4905 6-cylinder petrol developing 120hp (each)

Maximum road speed: 80km/hr

Maximum water speed: 10km/hr

Maximum road range: 600km

Fuel capacity: 350 lit

Armor: 9mm

Armor type: Steel

NBC system: Yes 

Night vision equipment: Yes (infra-red for driver and commander)

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PT-76 Light Amphibious Tank (Russia)

Crew: 3

Armament: 1 x 76.2mm (main), 1 x 7.62mm MG (coaxial)

Ammunition: 40 x 76.2mm, 1,000x 7.62mm

Length gun forwards: 7.62m

Length hull: 6.91m

Width: 3.17m

Height: early model 2.195m Late model 2.255m

Weight, combat: 14,600kg

Engine: Model V-6B 6-cylinder in-line water-cooled diesel developing 240hpat 1,800rpm

Maximum road speed: 44km/hr

Maximum water speed: 8-9km/hr

Maximum road range: 370km

Fuel capacity: 380 lit

Armor: 14mm

Armor type: Steel

NBC system: NO

Night vision equipment: Yes (infra-red for the driver)

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T-54/55 (Russia)

Crew: 4

Armament: 1 x 100mm, 1 x 7.62mm MG (coaxial), 1 x 7.62 mm (bow), 1 x 12.7mm MG (anti-aircraft)

Ammunition: 34 x 100mm, 3,000 x 7.62mm, 500 x 12.7mm

Length gun forwards: 9m

Length hull: 6.04m

Width: 3.27m

Height: 2.4m

Weight, combat: 36,000kg

Engine: V-12 water-cooled diesel developing 520hp at 2,000rpm

Maximum road speed: 55km/hr

Maximum road range: 510km

Fuel capacity: 812 lit

Armor: 203mm

Armor type: Steel

NBC system: NO

Night vision equipment: Yes (infra-red for commander, gunner, and driver)

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Nice reference.

But your values about armor is not detailed enough. The thickness of armour is very different at a tank.

For instance the british Chieftain MBT.

The hull has a frontal armour plate of 120 mm, with an angle of 72°, what make a penetration distance of 388 mm.

The upper hull side armour is only 50 mm and has an angle of 30°, what makes a penetration distance of 57 mm. The lower hull side armour is 38° thick.

The stern hull armour is 35mm thick.

The turret front is 195 mm with an angle of 60°, what makes a penetration way of 390 mm.

The turret side is between 120 and 195 mm thick. The angle is between 20 and 35°, what makes a maximum penetration way of around 220 mm.

The turret stern is only 45 mm thick.

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Yes you are correct,  and thank you for the full information detail for the armour.  When I searched I found it Classified, and it's my mistake I should have searched further.

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Or you can use this site instead: 

https://tanks-encyclopedia.com

Edited: Actually it's very interesting that modders focus also on ground objects mods. Even though this light sim was designed for controling aircrafts only it would be good enough to bring the ground battles to a more realistic level. Most of the times you will witness a tank being completely destroyed by just a single shot.

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