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Found this article in the google new's
B? ?ôi xe t?ng t? ch? c?a quân ??i ?n ?? - XãLu?n.com tin t?c Vi?t Nam c?p nh?t 24 gi?
Considering it's a neutral source , thought it might be nice to see how the outside world views the Arjun.
The page is in Vietnamess , but i am posting google chrome's translated transcript.
Any one who wants to see the source can do so using the chome browser or google translate.
B? ?ôi xe t?ng t? ch? c?a quân ??i ?n ?? - XãLu?n.com tin t?c Vi?t Nam c?p nh?t 24 gi?
Considering it's a neutral source , thought it might be nice to see how the outside world views the Arjun.
The page is in Vietnamess , but i am posting google chrome's translated transcript.
Any one who wants to see the source can do so using the chome browser or google translate.
The duo of self-made tanks , Indian army
In recent years, India imports a lot of modern weapons such as missiles, aircraft, tanks, infantry guns. Thereby, they learn to experience manufacturing military equipment and achieved many accomplishments. Especially in the manufacturing sector tanks - armored, Indian Army "restraint" are two types of growth.
Main battle tank Arjun
The first prototype of the Arjun tank was born in 1984. A year later, it was introduced to the public. Arjun is intended to replace the main battle tank T-72 and Vijayanta (Soviet production) are serving in Indian Army.
Arjun design style similar to the German Leopard tanks. Arjun's weight up to 58.5 tons, heavier than the cars of the Soviet army used in India now.
Vehicle body and turret of the Arjun is covered by the general Kanchan armor. Kanchan considered generally similar to the second generation Chobham armour on British tanks. If necessary, can be reinforced with layers of ERA (explosive reactive armour) to improve protection for vehicles.
Arjun was 120mm cannon riffled barrel (the number of rounds carried 39), fire HEAT ammunition types (explosive anti-tank shells out), APFSDS (ammunition regularly break), HE (high explosive ammunition destruction), HESH (high explosive rounds zipped) . This type guns are believed to have very high accuracy, even in range or when shooting moving vehicles.
Especially, the 120mm cannon was also fired anti-tank missile has semi-active laser guided LAHAT (Israel's) through the barrel. LAHAT missiles used to destroy armored vehicles and low flying attack helicopters. Arjun secondary weapons include a 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun and 12.7 mm air defense machine gun on the turret.
However, because the device is not equipped with automatic loading of Arjun firing speed is quite slow, only 6 to 8 rounds per minute with manual operation.
Technology navigation and fire control is provided by the Israeli firm Elbit Systems. Fire control system is a two-axis stabilized with high precision equipment to replace analog controls early life, because it can not be a problem when performing their tasks in extreme conditions of the desert. But the new fire control system is also frequently problems occur when the temperature exceeds 42oC.
The combination of daytime and viewfinder thermal image formed viewfinder for the gunner of the vehicle. Tank commanders are equipped with panoramic viewfinder cover stability, allowing himself to find and kill or transfer target to the gunner.
In addition, Arjun has commanded combat system is the product of cooperation between the DRDO (India) and Elbit Systems (Israel), allowing it to connect to other combat units. Arjun can connect with other tanks, through this system.
The tank has an automatic fire extinguishing system, the system protects against radiation-birth-chemical (NBC). This is a feature that most modern battle tanks indispensable.
Arjun equipped with diesel engines MTU 838 Ka-501 1400 hp. Despite weighing nearly 60 tons of speed but its move on the road with a relatively high (72km / h), a range of 450km.
Main battle tank Tank-Ex (MBT-Ex)
Tank-Ex/MBT-Ex the name of the new tank developed by the Agency and Defence Research India (DRDO) developed in 2002. Originally intended as an alternative to obsolete T-72M1 tanks.
Tank-Ex designed based on the T-72M1 vehicle body frame and turret Arjun. Total weight of the tank is 41 tons (slightly heavier than the T- 72M1). Like Arjun, vehicles equipped with synthetic Kanchan armour and if necessary will allow installation of explosive reactive armour to increase defense against anti-tank ammunition, explosives or ammunition destroyed.
Tank-Ex fire is also a 120mm cannon riffled barrel (32 round capacity) shooting a variety of different ammunition and LAHAT anti-tank missile is fired through the barrel . Weapons including sub-machine gun and coaxial 7.62 mm machine gun 12.7 mm air defense.
Designed entirely similar to the Arjun but the Tank-Ex has a characteristic inherited from the T-72, that it uses equipment similar to automated loader used on T-72. Fire control system of the Tank-Ex similar on Arjun.
Tank-Ex equipped 1000 horsepower diesel engines, with speed over 60km / h and 480km range. In the case of main engines shut down, Tank-Ex has the engine side.
Due to the delay so far only 12 Arjun prototypes and 32 Arjun tanks were produced . A very little amount. Meanwhile, Tank-Ex/MBT-Ex six months after undergoing successful experiment but the Indian army has denied it (At least two prototypes have been produced).
Perhaps, India will select the T-90 production from Russia bought the rights to the name is Arjun MK.2 India. Model T-90 tanks completely remarkable increase compared with the current staffing in the Indian Army.
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