TTD

TTD

Olifant Mk.2

TTD

Olifant Mk.2

Britain

VII Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
10.3	10.3	10.3

Class:

Medium tank

Research:260 000

Purchase:710 000

Description

The TTD is a rank VII British medium tank with a battle rating of 10.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Ixwa Strike".

General info

Survivability and armour

Composite armour

Balanced protection against all types of ammunition

Smoke grenades

Creation of a smoke screen in front of the vehicle

ESS

Creation of a smoke screen in the direction of movement of the vehicle

Armourfront / side / back

Hull85 / 35 / 20

Turret55 / 30 / 55

Crew4 people

Visibility115 %

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Armour type:

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	___ mm	___ mm Top ___ mm Bottom	___ mm	___ - ___ mm
Turret	___ - ___ mm Turret front ___ mm Gun mantlet	___ - ___ mm	___ - ___ mm	___ - ___ mm
Cupola	___ mm	___ mm	___ mm	___ mm

Notes:

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB80 / 35 km/h

RB and SB72 / 32 km/h

Number of gears8 forward

4 back

Weight58.3 t

Engine power

AB2 385 hp

RB and SB1 250 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB40.9 hp/t

RB and SB21.4 hp/t

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	80	35	58.3	1,937	2,385	33.22	40.91
Realistic	72	32		1,106	1,250	18.97	21.44

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB4 193 → 6 620

RB4 063 → 6 415

SB4 748 → 7 497

Total cost of modifications209 300

348 000

Talisman cost2 800

Crew training200 000

Experts710 000

Aces2 100

Research Aces1 080 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

150 / 200 / 250 %

232 / 232 / 232 %

Modifications

Mobility	Protection	Firepower
Tracks Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 350 Suspension Research: 10 000 Cost: 16 000 310 Brake System Research: 10 000 Cost: 16 000 310 Filters Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 350 Transmission Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 470 Engine Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 470	Improved Parts Research: 3 300 Cost: 17 000 350 Improved FPE Research: 3 000 Cost: 16 000 310 ESS Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 350 Crew Replenishment Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 350 Smoke grenade Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 470	Horizontal Drive Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 350 105mm_NATO_APDS_FS_ammo_pack Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 350 Adjustment of Fire Research: 10 000 Cost: 16 000 310 NVD Research: 10 000 Cost: 16 000 310 Elevation Mechanism Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 350 Laser rangefinder Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 350 Artillery Support Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 470 105mm_DM33_APDS_FS_ammo_pack Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 470

Armaments

Laser rangefinder

Reduces the error and increases the maximum measurable distance of the rangefinder

Night vision device

Improves visibility by enhancing natural light or active illumination.

Thermal imager

Allows to see thermal radiation in the infrared range day and night

Main armament

105 mm GT-3 cannon

Two-plane stabilizer

Reduces the swing of the gun in two planes while moving

Ammunition54 rounds

First-order16 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

8.7 → 6.7 s

Vertical guidance-10° / 20°

105 mm GT-3					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	54	-10°/+20°	±180°	Two-plane	34.3	47.4	57.6	63.7	67.8	8.71	7.70	7.10	6.70
Realistic					21.4	25.2	30.6	33.8	36.0

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
M152	HEATFS	400	400	400	400	400	400
M111	APFSDS	337	335	330	322	314	306
DM63	APFSDS	436	434	426	416	406	396

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile Mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
M152	HEATFS	1,173	10.5	0.05	0.1	1,270	65°	72°	77°
M111	APFSDS	1,455	3.79	N/A	N/A	N/A	78°	80°	81°
DM63	APFSDS	1,455	4.3	N/A	N/A	N/A	78°	80°	81°

Ammo racks

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
54	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Good researchable APFSDS
• Decent top speed
• Good gun depression

Cons:

• No machine guns
• Underpowered engine gives it a slow acceleration
• Armour can't stop almost any shells, only less powerful shells and shells coming at weird angles will be stopped
• Relatively long reload time for the calibre of the gun
• Ammo racks detonations are frequent due to their positioning

History

Development

The TTD program began in the 1980’s when the South African Defense Force (SADF) determined a new indigenous main battle tank (MBT) was required. The main contractors were the Reumech Olifant Manufacturing Company (OMC) which built the hull and the Lyttleton Engineering Works (LEW) which designed the turret and supplied the main gun. Other contractors included KENTRON, integrators of Systems Technology (iST), Grinaker Electronics, Eloptro, Booyco Engineering, M-TEK, Prokura Diesel Services (PDS) which supplied the powerplant. The program was code named Loggim.

The budget of the program was cut in the 1990’s due to a lack of a need for a new tank after the South African Border War ended in 1989. In order to salvage what they could from the program, the SADF and Armaments Corporation of South Africa (ARMSCOR) intended to produce a demonstrator vehicle using the technologies developed during the Loggim program. The single demonstrator vehicle was completed in 1992 and named the Tank Technology Demonstrator or TTD for short.

But, South Africa held its first free democratic elections in the year of 1994 which caused the removal of sanctions against South Africa importing and exporting military equipment. The SADF was reorganized and renamed to South African National Defence Force (SANDF) in the same year. It became clear that with the lifting of sanctions the SANDF would be able to purchase foreign main battle tanks (MBTs) so the need for the TTD was called into question. It was thought that 282 tanks would be needed to replace the Olifant Mk1A and Mk1B, but the project was cancelled and the TTD demonstrator was donated to the South African Armour Museum between 1996 and 1997.

Olifant Mk1B Replacement

After the Loggim program and it’s TTD were cancelled the SANDF chose not to buy a foreign MBT either as there was no room in the budget. Instead, 26 of the Olifant tanks were upgraded to the Olifant Mk2 standard from 2000 to 2005.

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See also

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