| T-Rex | |
|---|---|
| Type | ProjectMBT |
| 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 aUkrainianmain battle tank announced in 2016.
The vehicle was announced in 2016[4] and was developed by theArey Engineering Group [uk],[1] an engineering group belonging to theAzov Battalion.[4] It was named afterTyrannosaurus rex.[4] Its main competitor was theRussian MBTT-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 theT-64[2] and hulls of T-64 andT-72, inherited by the thousands from theSoviet 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]
The tank would be based on theT-64[2] and would feature an unmanned turret.[2] The three crew members would be seated in an armored capsule at the front of the hull, where they could remotely-control the cannon, the automatic loader and the machine guns[1] T-Rex would weigh 39 tons and be equipped with a 125mm main gun with "high-power projectiles". The armor would utilize bothNizh and Duplet (Ukrainian:Дуплет) explosivereactive armor.[2] The combat capability was said by the Ukrainian press to be exceeding those of the UkrainianOplot andBulat,[1][2] while at the same time being more cost-effective than the Bulat.[2]