Otokar Tulpar
| Tulpar | |
|---|---|
Tulpar as shown at the DSEI-2019 | |
| Type | |
| Place of origin | Turkey |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Otokar |
| Designed | 2011 |
| Manufacturer | Otokar |
| Unit cost | $1.2 million |
| Produced | 2012 |
| No. built | 4 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 32 tonnes (35 short tons) (up to 42 tonnes (46 short tons) depending on configuration) |
| Length | 7,230 millimetres (23.72 ft) |
| Width | 3,400 millimetres (11.2 ft) |
| Height | 2,676 millimetres (8.780 ft) (turret ceiling) |
| Crew | 3 (commander, gunner, driver) 9 troopers |
| Armor | protects against 25 mm APFSDS |
Main armament | 30 mm dual-fed cannon |
Secondary armament | 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun |
| Engine | Scania DSI 14 litres or DSI 16, V8 Diesel 810 hp (410- 595 kW) 2300 Nm Turbo Diesel |
| Power/weight | 24.1 hp/tonne |
| Transmission | SAPA SG-850, 32-Speed Automatic |
| Suspension | torsion bar |
Operational range | 600 km |
| Maximum speed | 70 km/h |
Tulpar is a Turkish heavy infantry fighting vehicle designed by the Sakarya-based automotive manufacturer Otokar. It is named after the Tulpar, a winged horse in Turkic mythology.
The vehicle has been designed to augment Turkey's new-generation Altay MBT in operations and to safely transport infantry to the front lines while providing fire support for other armored units. The IFV is also available in variants such as reconnaissance, command-and-control, personnel carrier, mortar, recovery, launch rocket system, air defence, ambulance and anti-tank vehicles.