Model 1981 "Shin'heung"
Appearance
PT-85 (Type 82) Light Tank | |
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Type | Amphibious Light tank |
Place of origin | North Korea |
Specifications | |
Mass | 20.0 t |
Length | 9.4 m (gun forward) |
Width | 3.1 m |
Height | 2.8 m |
Crew | 4 |
Armor | 30mm hull |
Main armament | 85 mm tank gun, 9M14 Malyutka (NATO code: AT-3 Sagger) ATGM |
Secondary armament | 1 x 14.5mm anti-aircraft heavy machine gun, 1 x 7.62mm general purpose machine gun |
Engine | diesel |
Suspension | Torsion bar |
Operational range | 500 km |
Maximum speed | 60 km/h on paved road 10 km/h in water |
The PT-85 Sinhung is a North Korean produced amphibious light tank, based on the lengthened VTT-323 APC chassis, and featuring a turret similar in appearance to PT-76 one with several modifications. The PT-85 is armed with the 85 mm main gun and an ATGM launcher capable of firing 9M14M Malyutka ATGM. It is also known as Type 82 and Type 85.