Panzer 68

Panzer 68-88
Panzer 68-88
	Panzer 68 in service, 1991
Type	Main battle tank
Place of origin	Switzerland
Service history
In service	1971 – 2003
Used by	Switzerland
Production history
Designed	1960s
Manufacturer	Eidgenoessische Konstruktionswerkstaette
Produced	1971 – 1983
No. built	390 (all versions); 195 68/88; 1 Panzer 68-2000 (prototype)
Variants	Panzer 68; Panzer 68/75; Panzer 68/88; Panzer 68-2000 (prototype)
Specifications
Mass	40.8 tonnes
Length	9.49 m (31 ft 2 in)
Width	3.14 m (10 ft 4 in)
Height	2.72 m (8 ft 11 in)
Crew	4
Armour	up to 120 mm Rolled homogeneous armour
Main; armament	105 mm Royal Ordnance L7 rifled gun with 52 rounds
Secondary; armament	2× 7.5 mm Swiss Pz Mg 51/71 machine guns with 4000 rounds; 6× smoke dischargers
Engine	MTU MB 837 Ba-500 V-8 diesel engine; 660 hp
Power/weight	16.2 hp/tonne
Suspension	plate springs and hydraulic dampers
Ground clearance	400 mm
Operational; range	200 km (120 mi)
Maximum speed	55 km/h (34 mph)

The Panzer 68 was a Swiss main battle tank developed by the Eidgenoessische Konstruktionswerkstaette in Thun in the late 1960s, and was the main tank of the Swiss Army until the late 1990s.^[1]