centi521 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Type Main Battle Tank Place of origin Switzerland Service history In service 1971 - 2003 Used by Switzerland Production history Designed 1960s Manufacturer Eidgenössische Konstruktionswerkstätte Thun Produced 1971 - 1983 Number built 390 (all versions); 195 68/88 Variants Panzer 68; Panzer 68/75; Panzer 68/88 Specifications Weight 40.8 tonnes Length 9.49 m (374 in) Width 3.14 m (124 in) Height 2.72 m (107 in) Crew 4 Armour up to 120 mm RHA Primary armament 1 x 105 mm Tank Gun Royal Ordnance L7 with 52 rounds Secondary armament 2 x Machine Gun Pz Mg 51/71 7.5 mm Swiss with 4000 rounds Engine MTU 8 cylinders V engine 485,4 kW Power/weight 12.3 kW/T Suspension torsion bar Ground clearance 400 mm Operational range 200 km (120 mi) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berna2vm Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 I like it,can I have one??? A useful mid sized tank with a potent,accurate main gun.Being made in Switzerland,it is bound to be well engineered. Where can I find a MG 51 deact machine gun,I would like one for the Berna! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 I believe Jeremy Walker / Walker Machinery has one of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fadedsun Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Probably hard to find parts, being they were only made for Switzerland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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