H1-Crown Main Battle Tank

The H1-Crown MBT, or Hammer Series 1 Crown Main Battle Tank, is the result of a joint main battle tank project between Boudiccatech of The United Grand Republic of Kuhlfros, Patriot Dynamics of the United States of North Amerigo and Sverd Industries of The United Federation of Prizyetsa.

Development

Sverd Industries and the Prizyetsi government was approached by representatives of the Grand Republic of Kuhlfros to design and produce a main battle tank together along with North Amerigo to benefit the Kuhlfrosian and Kiravian militaries.

"BoudiccaTech had been tasked with the Project to design a new MBT with cooperation from the Kiravian Armenwerke for both the nations of Kuhlfros and Kirav, however both of these companies lacked experience that Sverd Industries carried on its belt in designing these beasts of war, so the CEO of BoudiccaTech went on a limb and requested a joint-project between Sverd and Boudicca, in hopes they say yes and it would be of interest to the Prizyetsi people." -Kuhlfrosian representative

Manufacturing

The H1-Crown MBT is produced in two stages, the first in Prizyetsa and the second in Kuhlfros. The chassis, and many of the electrical components are produced by Sverd Industries, while the armor, and main gun and any other extras are applied later in Kuhlfros. This decision was made as a compromise to Northern Union member states which would still allow for the deal between Kuhlfros and the Prizyetsi Federation to continue.

Production of the H1-Crown takes place at the state of the art Hjarnämonde Assembly Facility in Hjarnämonde, Korrlänn Province Prizyetsa. Then finished in Reichter Arms Manufactory in the State of Ayelsbury, Kuhlfros

Armament

Main Armament: of the H1-Crown is the Hammerhande 120mm L/60 smooth-bore tight barrel tank gun. The weapon is fed by an auto-loader allowing the gun to be fired once every three seconds regardless of the gun's angle. The initial round capacity of the auto-loader is fifteen rounds, which is less than many other tanks. The reason for designing the auto-loader this way was to shorten reload times since there is rarely a need to fire more than fifteen rounds in rapid succession. Once the auto-loader's clip is empty, the loader can easily reload it manually. The tank stores up to fifty rounds of ammunition in the following configuration, a round in the chamber, fifteen in the auto-loader and twenty-four rounds in the storage tray aft of the turret. Any combination can be loaded into the ammo tray and auto-loader thanks to the custom-designed advanced fire-control system which can be programmed by the crew to select any type of ammunition available.

Secondary Weapons: of the H1-Crown are a pair of fixed coaxial belt-fed 7,62 mm machine guns which sit to the right of the tank's main gun and are operated by the gunner, or alternatively by the tank commander. Additionally,the gunner has a remote-controlled weapon point on top of the turret which can be used with another 7,62 mm machine gun or a grenade launcher, etc. Finally, there is a manually controlled machine above the tank commander's hatch.

Fire Control System and Optics

The H1's optics suite and fire control system are based on that of the PV-95. The thermal observation device and gunnery sight, designed by Hellegrev Systems, provide the tanks with thermal and digital vision, as well as night vision. The thermal image is displayed on both the gunner's and commander's sights and monitors. The gunner has a stabilized primary sight using a laser rangefinder with a range of 200 m to 10 km. The driver's position is equipped with a Hellegrev image-intensifying Passive Driving Periscope (PDP) for night driving and rear view conventional and thermal cameras.

The digital fire control computer from Sverd contains two 32-bit processors with a MIL2010HD databus, and has capacity for additional systems, for example a Battlefield Information Control System.

Munitions

The Crown main battle tank has several munition types, each tailored to eliminating a different target. The tank's main munition type is an advanced kinetic high-energy penetrating sabot round, which offers significantly greater penetration than the current generation of tungsten rounds. This is achieved by a new tempering process which hardens the tungsten.

The H1-Crown also fires the LAHAT (Laser Homing Anti-Tank) round, developed in Prizyetsa for the PV-95 Main Battle Tank in service with the Federation.

Defensive Capabilities

The Crown, in armor consists of three layers of sophisticated composite armor, Consisting of Laminated RHA Steel, Depleted Uranium, and finally Chobbham "Burlington" Armor developed in Kuhlfros and Amerigo, which provides upmost protection capable of surviving close-range hits from othat Tank and ATGM weapons before going offline. The Crown can also be fitted with reactive armor and slat armor to provide extra defense from ATGMs.

The Crown is equipped with a hard-kill Active protection system in addition to the armor along with several technological enhancements, being thanks to a millimeter band radar system near the back of the tank is capable of operating a Missile Approach Warning System (MAWS), the tank computer in turn can triangulate incoming projectiles, immediately warn the crew and fire off Visual and Infrared Screening Smoke (VIRSS) which can effectively block optical, infrared, and radar signatures. The radar system will be responsible for tracking and targeting incoming missiles in the Hard-kill AMS

The H-1 also features a Radar Warning system and radar jammer. Four all-bearing Laser warning receivers are also present to alert the crew should it become "painted" and the computer can then once again fire off VIRSS in any direction the beam is coming from.

An automatic fire suppression system is programmed to detect and put out any internal fires that may occur, and atmospheric sensors alert the crew if the tank enters a hazardous enviroment.

Mobility and Maneuverability

The H1 can travel at speeds of up to 75km/h on paved surfaces and can travel at speeds of up to 55km/h in off-road conditions. It is capable of climbing 40-degree slopes, and scaling obstacles of up to 1.8 meters high. Thanks to tge relatively compact design of the tank's power pack, a small gas-turbine engine was also fitted into each unit to provide auxiliary power to operate the tank if needed. Additionally, it also powers the tank's electronics when the engine is switched off.

The vehicle can cross rivers as deep as 5 meters using a snorkel system, which also serves as a conning tower for the tank commander. The system takes approximately 30 minutes to prepare. The turret becomes watertight while fording, but the chassis can take in around 1500 liters of water to prevent excessive buoyancy from air inside the vehicle and keep the tracks planted firmly on the ground. Furthermore, the tank can enter combat-ready status as soon as it resurfaces.

The Crown fields an advanced suspension system, called the In-arm Suspension Unit (ISU), which allows for individual control of every bogie on the tracks.

Network Capabilities

• BattleNet-E: The export version of the battlenet system developed for the Prizyetsi Armed Forces has been implemented into the H1-Crown main battle tank to provide Command, Control and Communications capabilities to the Kuhlfrosian military. This allows vehicles with the system to communicate and relay information about the location and state of military hardware, and allow officers to issue orders to individual units in real-time.
• GPS
• IFF/SIF: (Identification Friend or Foe/Selective Identification Feature)

Operators

• Kuhlfros
• Prizyetsa (Has 10 chasis for testing purposes)
• Kiravia
• Amerigo