KP.4 Cavalier

KP.4 Cavalier
KP.4 Cavaliers on maneuvers, 2024
Type	Main battle tank
National origin	Wingarde
Manufacturer	Falken Panzerwerke
Designed	2015–2018
Introduction	13 January 2020
Primary user	Wingarde Federal Army
Produced	2019–present

The KP.4 Cavalier (German: Kavalier) is a Wingardian fourth generation modular main battle tank in service with the Federal Army since 2020. Lighter than the KP.3 Guardian, its complementary predecessor, the Cavalier is geared towards mobility, stealth and soft active protection.

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Specifications

General characteristics

Crew: 3 (commander, driver, gunner)
Mass: 50 tons
Length: 10.5 metres
Width: 3.4 metres
Height: 2.5 metres

Hardware

Protection: Modular ceramic composite armor, stealth focus; Engelschild II combined hard/soft-kill APS + ECM jamming suite (radar, infrared, laser, GPS)
Main armament: Krauser Ordnance PK13/52 130mm smoothbore w/ autoloader (APFSDS, HE, airburst rounds)
Secondary armament: Coaxial MG49M3 7.92mm MG, modular high-angle RWS with MG51M2 13mm HMG
Engine: Norton Dynamics NP-HAV15CH hybrid, 1,500 hp
Power/weight: 30 hp/ton
Transmission: Continuously variable hydromechanical transmission
Suspension: Adaptive hydropneumatic suspension
Operational range: 500 km
Maximum speed: 70 km/h (road), 50 km/h (off-road)

Modular options

Extended armor package
RWS: 30mm autocannon or 40mm grenade launcher
Panzerhund 4/F ATGM quadruple box launcher
Enhanced ECM package
Command & control suite
Reinforced mobility upgrade