Tulpar Otokar AIFV tracked armoured infantry fighting vehicle
 
 
 
 
Description
The Tulpar is a new generation of tracked armoured infantry fighting vehicle developed, designed and manufactured by the Turkish Defense Company Otokar. The Tulpar was unveiled for the first time to the public at the Defense Exhibition IDEF 2013, which was held from the 7 to 11 May 2013. With its significant experience in armoured vehicles, Otokar, in its 50th anniversary, expands its product range of wheeled vehicles, comprising 4x4 to 8x8 drive and 4 to 28 tons, with tracked vehicles. Designed to be of equivalent or superior characteristics and features with new generation armoured infantry fighting vehicles in similar vehicle programs conducted in NATO countries, TULPAR is entirely Otokar’s own development.. Named after the mythical winged-horse that guards the warriors in Turkish Myhology and in the Epic of Manas, TULPAR meets the 21st century requirements with its design that allows it to operate alongside modern main battle tanks. TULPAR is a next generation armoured infantry fighting vehicle (AIFV) and armoured personnel carrier (APC) that can meet the land defence needs of future for the armed forces in countries that want to acquire modern platforms and technologies. TULPAR with a varying payload of 30 - 45 tones has a high mobility and superior protection with high firing power. The Tulpar offering all mission equipment required in battlefield as standard is the future of armoured combat vehicle with its technical and tactical characteristics including transportability with A400M military transport aircraft, modular protection structure, electronic infrastructure and low silhouette.
 
Variants
The Tulpar platform can be configured in a full range of variants as personnel carrier, anti-tank, mortar, air defense, command and control, recovery, launch rocket system, ambulance and reconnaissance vehicles.
 
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Otokar Otomotiv ve Savunma Sanayi A.S Headquarter
Aydinevler M. Dumlupinar C. No:24 A Blok Kucukyali Istanbul /TURKEY
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Factory
Ataturk C. No:9 Arifiye Sakarya / TURKEY
Tel: +90 264 229 22 44
Fax: +90 264 229 22 42
Email: arf(at)otokar.com.tr
Website: www.otokar.com

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Technical Data
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Armament
At IDEF 2013, the Otokar Tulpar was fitted with a remote controlled turret Mizrak-30 armed with 30mm dual feed automatic cannon and a 7.62mm caliber coaxial machine gun mounted to the right of the main armament. The turret is fully stabilized with commander’s and gunner’s sights with automatic target tracking function. The dual-axes independently stabilized gunner and commander sights are equipped with high performance cooled thermal CCD day camera. The 30mm cannon is mounted externally and has an elevation of +60º, depression of -10º and 360º turret traverse. A total of 210 rounds are ready to be fire for the 30mm cannon and 500 rounds for the 7.62mm machine gun. Four smoke grenade dischargers are mounted on each rear side of the turret. In option, the turret can be armed with Umtas anti-tank missile. UMTAS missile features "fire and forget" and "fire and update" infrared guidance with a tandem anti-armor warhead. It is capable of engaging targets at 8 kilometers.
Design and protection
The layout of the Otokar Tulpar is standard with the driver at the front with the engine compartment to its right, the turret in the middle top of the hull and the troop's compartment at the rear. The composite armour of the Tulpar provides all-around ballistic protection against firing of arms up-to 14.5mm caliber while parts with high-probability of attack provide additional protection against up to 25mm armor piercing rounds. The Tulpar uses modular armour which allows the maintenance center to quickly swap any damaged armor panels and also makes the IFV easily upgradable for added protection against higher caliber projectiles. The Mirzak turret provides standard protection Level 2 STANAG 4569 but modular armour kits can increase it up to Level 5. A total of 9 infantrymen can be seated in the troop compartment at the rear of the hull. Four individual mine resistant seats with 5 point safety belts are available along each side of the troop's compartment. The infantrymen enter and leave the vehicle through a large hydraulically operated ramp at the rear of the hull, which has an integral door in the center side.
 

Inside view of the troop's compartment of Otokar Tulpar AIFV
Propulsion
The Otokar Tulpar is motorized by a Scania DI 16 turbocharged diesel engine developing 800 hp. at 2,150 rpm coupled to an 32 speeds automatic transmission SAPA SG-850. The torsion bar suspension each side consists of seven dual rubber-tyred roadwheels with the drive sprocket at the front, the idler at the rear. The upper part of the suspension is protected by armour plates. The Otokar Tulpar can run at a maximum road speed of 70 km/h with a maximum cruising range of 600 km. The Tulpar can cross a vertical step of 800 mm and a trench with a maximum width of 2,6 m. The vehicle is able to negotiate slope up to 60% and side slope to 40%.
Accessories
The Otokar Tulpar is equipped with high performance and latest generation digital fire control system. The vehicle is able to combat day and night in all weather conditions thanks to a full range of electro-optic sensors located on the MIZRAK turret. Standard equipment of the Tulpar includes air conditioning system, NBC protection system, radio equipment, GPS, automatic fire suppression system. In option, the Tulpar can be equipped with auxiliary power unit, pre-heating system and C4I equipment.
 
Specifications
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Armament
One 30mm cannon,
one 7.62mm coaxial machine gun
Suspension
Torsion bar, hydraulic damper, 45 ton carrying capacity
Ground clearance
450 mm
Range
600 km
Crew
2 + 9 soldiers maximum
Electrical system
24 V DC, 24 V 570 A Alternator Capacity
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Power to weight ration
25.3 HP/Ton
Country users
Prototype
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Weight
32,000 kg
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Speed
70 km/h mximum road speed
Track system
Automatic track tension system
Dimensions
Lenght: 7,230 m; Width: 3,4 m; Height: 3,18 m
Vision
Driver and commander periscopes, 360° situational awareness
Acceleration
0 - 32 km/h in 6 sec.
 
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