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T-36 Hellfire Main Battle Tank (T-36A1, T-36A2, T-36B1)

I. Dimensions

Total Length :	6.5 meters
Total Width :	3.6 meters
Total Height :	2.8 meters
Dry Weight :	40 metric tons
Operational Weight :	48 metrc tons

II. Type

• 3 man, armored main battle tank.

III. Service Use

• T-36A1: Served with the RDF Army and Marines from 2050 until replaced by the T-36A2.
• T-36A2: Served with the RDF Army and Marines from 2055 until replaced by the T-36B.
• T-36B1: Served with the RDF Army, Marines, and Space Marines from 2062 until replaced by the T-43.

IV. Propulsion

Engine:

(T-36A1, -36A2)

• 2 x Textron Lycoming TL-221 electric engines providing 2600 hp.
• Automatic transmission providing 6 forward and 2 reverse gears.

(T-36B1)

• 2 x Textron Lycoming TL-230 electric engines providing 2800 hp.
• Automatic transmission providing 5 forward and 2 reverse gears.

Powerplant:

(T-36A1, -36A2)

• 1 x RRD-2 Miniaturized Fusion-cell energizer providing electrical power to the mecha.  Total output, 1800 kW each.

(T-36B1)

• 1 x RRD-5 Miniaturized Fusion-cell energizer providing electrical power to the mecha.  Total output, 5000 kW each.

Fuel Capacity:

• 12 Standard canisters of reaction mass
• 34.1 liters of D2O.

V. Performance

VI. Electronics

Radar tracking:

(T-36A1)

• General Electric GN/TPG-216 short range UWB phased array pulse-Doppler, for detection and tracking of targets, and with battlefield surveillance modes.

(T-36A2)

• General Electric GN/TPG-238 medium range UWB phased array pulse-Doppler, for detection and tracking of targets, and with battlefield surveillance modes.

(T-36B1)

• Phillips GN/TPG-307 medium range UWB phased array pulse-Doppler, for detection and tracking of targets, and with battlefield surveillance modes.

Optical tracking:

(T-36A1)

• Kodak GN/DOS-3700 multi-band digital camera system, for medium range all attitude infra-red imaging, optical and ultra-violet band detection and tracking
• General Electric GN/LT-8 multi-frequency laser ranger and designator.

(T-36A2)

• General Electric GN/DOS-4400 multi-band digital camera system, for medium range all attitude infra-red imaging, optical and ultra-violet band detection and tracking
• Thomson GN/LT-8 multi-frequency laser ranger and designator.

(T-36B1)

• Kodak GN/DOS-5200 multi-band digital camera system, for medium range all attitude infra-red imaging, optical and ultra-violet band detection and tracking
• Thomson GN/LT-10 multi-frequency laser ranger and designator.

Tactical Electronic Warfare System (TEWS):

• Tracor GN/ALR-27 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)
• Phillips GN/ALR-16 Infra-red Warning Receiver (IRWR)
• Kowalczyk ALQ-268(V) active radar jammer.
• Tracor GN/ALE-16 Chaff and flare dispenser

VII. Armament

Cannons

(T-36A1)

• 2 x General Electric 120mm electro-magnetic rail cannon: Feed is automatic via an autoloader, firing at a sustained rate of 30 rounds/minute, faster for short periods. The turret stores up to 50 rounds. Mix of shells is mission-dependent. A typical anti-armor load is 30% MP-HEAT, 20% HESH, 50% DU-APFSDS-T. Maximum effective direct-fire range is 8 km, indirect fire possible out to 20 km at maximum accuracy. This weapon is fully recoil-compensated.  
• 2 x 3 Smoke dischargers capable of firing a smoke grenade up to 50m mounted on the top rear of the main turret.

(T-36A2, -36B1)

• 2 x General Electric 155mm electro-magnetic rail cannon: Feed is automatic via an autoloader, firing at a sustained rate of 28 rounds/minute, faster for short periods. The turret stores up to 38 rounds. Mix of shells is mission-dependent. A typical anti-armor load is 30% MP-HEAT, 20% HESH, 50% DU-APFSDS-T. Maximum effective direct-fire range is 12 km, indirect fire possible out to 43 km at maximum accuracy. This weapon is fully recoil-compensated.  
• 1 x M-54 Kangaroo coaxially-mounted 7.62mm machinegun: Firing at 1200 rounds per minute in full automatic, the machinegun is designed to eliminate close attacks and those in light armor or two fast for the main gun to hit.  The machinegun has an ammunition capacity for 1000 rounds.
• 1 x 12.7mm machine gun mounted:  Firing at 1000 rounds per minute the 12.7mm is slaved to the RWR and is tasked usually with attacking any aerial attacks or incoming missiles.  Mounted on top of the main turret and has 3000 rounds of ammunition.
• 2 x 3 Smoke dischargers capable of firing a smoke grenade up to 50m mounted on the top rear of the main turret.

Missiles

(All)

• 4 x SA-12 Crossbow surface-to-air missiles for air defense located on the both sides of turrets in tube launchers.

VIII. Armor

The armor on the T-36 is a low-mass lunarium tungsten composite plating that is the standard for most Terran mecha. Aside from the good protection provided against projectiles, missiles, and other kinetic weapons, this armor is also resistant to plasma globes (annihilation discs), lasers, and fair against, particle guns too, owing to the fact that the armor can flake off and evaporate in layers under fire from such high-energy weapons, taking much of the weapon's energy and converting it into the latent heat of sublimation in the armor. The armor stops all small arms fire, and has good resistance to all weapons commonly mounted on combat mecha.

The Hellfire provides full protection from nuclear, biological, and chemical hazards, using an overpressure cockpit environment activated by radiation and hazardous chemical sensors, or manually when biological warfare conditions are anticipated. The internal consumables supplies can provide atmosphere for three days maximum.

IX. Development

Layout adapted from Robotech Reference Guide

Content by Jeffrey R. Spillner
Copyright © 2000, 1999, 1998 Jeffrey R. Spillner

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