Khadgar

Khadgar
Khadgar
	Khadgar during the Auroran Imperial War
Type	Main battle tank
Place of origin	Morstaybishlian Empire
Service history
In service	1964–2002 (Morstaybishlian Army)
Used by	Great Morstaybishlia ; See Operators
Wars	Auroran Imperial War ; Great Malavian War
Production history
Designed	1958
Number built	Over 16,000
Specifications
Weight	36 t
Length	9.48 m (gun forward)
Width	3.1 m
Height	2.28 m
Crew	4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver)
Armor	80 mm
Main; armament	105 mm Modèle F1 tank gun
Secondary; armament	1× 20 mm F2 autocannon; 1× 7.62 mm NF1 machine gun
Engine	Hispano-Suiza HS-110 multi-fuel; 680 hp - 720 hp
Power/weight	18.9 hp/tonne
Transmission	Manual
Suspension	Torsion bar with shock absorbers
Operational; range	600 km
Speed	65 mph

Khadgar is a first generation main battle tank designed by Ferrus Industries and delivered to the Morstaybishlian army in 1964 and used by the Morstaybishlian Empire until 2002 where it was fully phased out by the Colonarius mk1. It saw extensive use in the Auroran Imperial War and the Great Malavian War.

Operators

Current Operators

• Lapimuhyo: 1,500 Khadgar-B2 units were ordered in 1970. As of 2020, 700 are in service.

• Lokania: 250 Khadgar-B2 units were ordered in 1976 and an additional 150 were ordered in 1980. As of 2020, 225 are in service alongside 512 Colonarius mk1's.

• North Lyrevale: 260 Khadgar-B2 units were ordered in 1985. 104 not destroyed in fighting were captured by Noroist Axdel during the Lyrevale Continuation War. Several models are displayed in museums and some are used for spare parts but otherwise all other models scrapped.