MKE 120 mm tank gun

The MKE 120 mm tank gun is a L55 smoothbore tank gun produced by the Turkish company Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation, used on the Turkish Altay tank.[1] The 120-millimeter (4.7 in) gun has a length of 6.6 meters (22 ft). The gun can fire ammunition with high muzzle velocity. The gun is made of chrome-plated "special steel".[1]

MKE 120 mm L/55
Thermal sleeve of the MKE 120 mm tank gun
TypeSmoothbore tank gun
Place of originTurkey
Production history
ManufacturerMechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation
Specifications
Mass1,324 kg (2,919 lb) Gun barrel[1]
Length6.6 m (22 ft)[1]
Barrel length55 calibers
Caliber120 millimetres (4.72 in)

Background

The main gun was developed by transferring 120 mm smoothbore gun production technology from Hyundai Wia in South Korea.[2][3][4][5] MKE modified the design per Altay requirements and produce the gun under license.[5]

Ammunition
120 ammunitions by MKE: APFSDS (left), HEAT (second left), discarding sabot of APFSDS (middle). Other two are 155 mm ammunitions.

The gun can fire various types of tank ammunitions including MKE made APFSDS-T, TPCSDS-T Training and High Pressure.[6] The gun is also able to fire Roketsan made TANOK gun-launched 120 mm laser guided anti-tank missile with range of 1-6 km.[7] The tank gun might be able to fire other 120 mm tank ammunitions.

Weapons of comparable role, performance and era

References
  1. "ALTAY WEAPON SYSTEM". TURKISH DEFENCE INDUSTRY PRODUCT CATALOGUE. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  2. Hyundai Rotem (31 July 2008). "터키 전차개발 기술협력 계약 체결". Hyundai Rotem. Archived from the original on 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  3. Kim Gwigeun (11 October 2009). "'흑표' 기술수출료 2014년까지 사용유예". Yonhap News. Archived from the original on 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  4. Choi Seunguk (20 October 2014). "[방산업계 울리는 ADD] 터키 수출 K-2전차 기술료 다 챙겨…'700억 돈잔치' 벌이겠다는 ADD". Korea Economic Daily. Archived from the original on 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  5. Army Recognition (1 October 2021). "Altay MBT Main Battle Tank". Army Recognition. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  6. "TANK AND HOWITZER AMMUNITION". TURKISH DEFENCE INDUSTRY PRODUCT CATALOGUE. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  7. "TANOK 120 MM LASER GUIDED MISSILE". Roketsan. Archived from the original on 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.


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