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The Yatagan MBT armament includes a 120mm gun with chrome plated
barrel, 7.62mm coaxial machine gun, and 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun. The
tank crew is also equipped with sub-machine guns and a signal pistol.
The main armament comprises a 120mm smoothbore gun to fire NATO-standard ammunition.
The gun is fed by a bustle autoloader and fitted with a thermal sleeve and fume extractor (bore evacuator). The gun has a
quick-replacement barrel which can be changed under field conditions without the need to remove the gun from the tank.
A total of 40 rounds of ammunition are carried. The
bustle-mounted automatic loader contains 22 rounds of ready-use ammunition with
a further 16 rounds stowed in the additional stowage place - the conveyer
located in the hull, and two more rounds are stored in the fighting compartment.
Types of ammunition that can be fired by the gun include rounds of all types and
purposes developed in compliance with NATO standards - STANAG 4385 and STANAG
4110 (APFSDS-T, HEAT-MP-T etc), as well as Ukrainian-made laser beam-riding
guided missiles.
The coaxial machine gun can be aimed and fired either from the
gunner's or commander's station.
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