User:Kiel457/Nineveh II
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| Nineveh II | |
|---|---|
| Place of origin |  Netherlands/ Iraqi Kurdistan |
| Service history | |
| Wars | Battle of Mosul (2016–17) |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Idris Mustafa al-Zakhoyi |
| Designed | December 2016–March 2017 |
| Produced | March 2017–April 2017 |
| No. built | 2 |
| Specifications | |
| Armor | Composite armour |
Main armament | 120 mm (0.39 ft) smoothbore gun. |
Secondary armament | Remote controlled turret Coaxial heavy machine gun. |
| Engine | 3.0 L KIA J2 inline-4 diesel, also converted to run on multi-fuel 100 hp (75 kW) |
| Transmission | Hybrid Synergy Drive |
| Maximum speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
The Nineveh II is a rubber-wheeled main battle tank, that was proposed for the battle of Mosul back in December 2016. Named after ancient Iraq, it was developed in the Netherlands, while the rest in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Specifications
[edit]The Nineveh II main battle tank, has a 3.0 L J2 inline-four diesel, also capable of running on multi-fuel. The engine was removed out of a 2002 KIA K3000 in South Korea, and shipped to the Netherlands upon the designer's request. Upon arrival, it was converted to run on multi-fuel. The engine is connected to Hybrid Synergy Drive out of a Toyota Prius. The designer, Idris Mustafa al-Zakhoyi, an immigrant from Iraqi Kurdistan living in Rotterdam, said that he made his tank hybrid because of lower fuel consumption. The tank has five cameras around it, three on front, one in the machine gun and one at the rear. It also has BEKO LCD TV, one in front of the driver, and the other in front of the gunman.
Journey to Mosul
[edit]The tank began its journey from the Netherlands, proceeding through Germany, Austria, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan. On tank's Turkey leg, it passed through the Bosphorus via the newly-opened Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, then proceeding through Gebze, Adapazarı, Düzce, Bolu, Ankara, Gölbaşı, Şereflikoçhisar, Aksaray, Ulukışla, Pozantı, Tarsus, Adana, Gaziantep, Urfa, Nusaybin, Cizre, Silopi and Khabur. Upon arrival in Dohuk, the designer installed the 120 mm (0.39 ft) smoothbore gun.
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