RDF/LT

[b:85a1c78621]Rapid Deployment Force / Light Tank[/b:85a1c78621]
- characteristics: an experimental light tank
- short history:
The prototype was created in the eighties and was gradually rebuilt to carry three types of towers. A high-powered cannon system Ares had to destroy the tanks of the heavier categories and the aircraft at a great distance. Version of the RDF was the response of firms to the idea of the army about the need to equip the units of the rapid deployment of the universal weapon.

- type of vehicle: prototype (1. visual variant)
- manufacturer: AAI Corporation
- manufacturer name: unknown
- naming the prototype for the army: [b:85a1c78621]Rapid Deployment Force / Light Tank[/b:85a1c78621]
- abbreviation: [b:85a1c78621]RDF/LT[/b:85a1c78621]
- year of manufacture: 1980
- produced: 1 prototype

Basic technical data
- crew: 3 people (other sources speak of 2 persons)
- weight empty: 12,25 Mg (to 13.5 short tons)
- the weight of the emergency: of 13.43 Mg (14,8 short tons)
- length with cannon forward: 8534 mm (336")
- the length of the hull: was 5918 mm (233")
- width: 2794 mm (110")
- height: 2414 mm (95,05")
- the height of the hull: 1422 mm (56")
- ceiling height: 508 mm (20")
Armour
- hull: aluminum alloy
- armor thickness: n. a
- tower: aluminum alloy
- armor thickness: n. a
Armament:
- kanon, type: XM274, rapid-fire gun system Ares, automatically charged
- cannon, caliber, barrel length: 75 mm, d/72
- stabilization in two planes
- elevation: -17° to +45°
- the rate of elevation: 60°/sec.
- the gun arc: 360°
- turret rotation speed: 60°/sec.
- artillery bullet, caliber: 75x406 mm
- supply of ammunition: 60 rounds for the main gun
- machine gun, type: M240
- machine gun ammunition, caliber: 7,62x51 mm
- supply of ammunition: up to 2600 rounds
Drive unit
- engine type: Detroit Diesel 6V-53T
- engine design: 6 cylinder, two-stroke turbocharged diesel, water cooled
- contents: 5211 cm3 (318 cu in)
- cylinder bore: 98,4 mm (3,875")
- stroke cylinder: 114.3 mm (or 4.5")
- power: 209 kW (280 k SAE) at 2800 fig./min.
Transmission
- type: Allison Cross-Drive X200
- design: hydromechanická, 4 speed forward + 2 speed backward
Chassis
- comes from the series of chassis M113A3
- the length of contact of the belt with the ground: available
- width of belt: 445 mm (17,5")
- specific pressure: 0,048 MPa (0,492 kg/cm2; 482 bar)
Performances
- maximum speed: 64 km/h (40 mph)
- range: up to 500 km (310 miles)
- slope: 27° (60%)
- lateral tilt: neudán
- trench: 1.5 m (60")
- hurdle, grade: 0.5 m (20")
- brod: 1.0 m (40")

Note
Used photos are taken from the following sources and internet sites.

Resources
ATOM, years 1980-1990, ISSN 0322-8401
CSN 011300 Legal unit of measure, Praha 1988
Svatopluk Black et al.: Mechanically technical manual, 11. edition, SNTL, Praha 1959, ISBN does not

Internet
63.99.108.76
big5.phoenixtv.com
http://mainbattletanks.czweb.org/Tanky/rdf.htm
http://video.warchina.com/n26475c42.aspx
www.angelfire.com
www.armyrecognition.com
http://www.atlanticdda.com/engines/series_53.cfm
www.cetin.net.cn
www.defenseonline.com.cn
http://www.tanks2go.com/United_States/USrdflt.htm.

a Combined Arms Team / Lightweight Combat Vehicle
Rapid Deployment Force / Light Tank

2. visual variant..

Project exporního tank company AAI Corporation
Rapid Deployment Force / Light Tank.