Vz. 60S Dravec characteristics
Firepower
- Damage
- 450hp
- Penetration
- 264mm
- DPM
- 2,455
- Reload
- 11.00s
- Rate of fire
- 5.45/min
- Aim time
- 2.00s
- Accuracy
- 0.330m
- Dispersion moving
- 0.170
- Shell velocity
- 970m/s
- Caliber
- 122mm
- Gun depression
- 20°
- Gun elevation
- 8°
Mobility
- Top speed
- 45km/h
- Reverse speed
- 15km/h
- Engine power
- 1,000hp
- Power/weight
- 17.2hp/t
- Hull traverse
- 35.0°/s
- Turret traverse
- 25.0°/s
- Hard terrain
- 1.00
- Medium terrain
- 1.20
- Soft terrain
- 2.00
Survivability
- Hit points
- 1,760hp
- Hull armor (front)
- 100mm
- Turret armor (front)
- 330mm
- Fire chance
- 0%
- Ammo rack HP
- 250hp
- Track HP
- 250hp
Spotting & other
- View range
- 390m
- Signal range
- 750m
- Camo (still)
- 0.1%
- Camo (moving)
- 0.1%
- Weight
- 58.0t
Vz. 60S Dravec historical reference
Even though production of the T-55 was already established, Czechoslovak engineers continued to work on a promising tank. The mass-produced T-55 needed to have its armor enhanced, but just increasing the steel thickness did not solve the problem. The main focus in the Vz. 60S Dravec project was thus to increase the armoring and firepower. The vehicle was given spaced screen protection and Oplot-MO active protection. To improve the firepower, the tank was equipped with the Neva KTD-1 laser rangefinder, while the gun barrel had a thermal sleeve. For concealment in combat, the 902 Tucha smoke grenade system was mounted on the turret. Later, several of the project's solutions were used a basis for the T-55AM1 and T-55AM2 modifications of the T-55.