Bangladesh Army

[Bilal9]

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A tank from the 6 Bengal Cavalry Regiment enamoured with anti-IR camouflage skin is seen manouvreing during exercises.

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I believe this image shows an MBT2000 (six roadwheels).

So if the news is true then Bangladesh Army will receive 300 Type 59 tank chassis free of charge from China. They will upgrade these to Durjoy variant. The each upgrade kit will cost $ 1 million which includes:-

1: 125mm main gun
2: Suspension system
3. Thermal Imagery System
4. ERA Jacket
5. Ballistic Computer
6. NBC Kit
7. Target Data Management Suit
8. Smoke screen grenade
9. Anti armor and AD package
10. Extended armor protection

The news first popped up in BD Military and now confirmed by an army official. There's also talk about it in Chinese Defense Forum. @LKJ86 @Chinese-Dragon do you know anything about this? And what's this Chinese writing says in this picture?

These will come beside the new VT-5 or Kaplan tank. (Or both tank might be procured).

Source- DTB

https://twitter.com/x/status/963655098240028672

That last twitter feed is in Japanese and translates to the story you mention. If you right click and choose translate to English, then it shows the English version.

But yes, interesting story....

https://twitter.com/x/status/963655098240028672

 

[The Ronin]

Bangladesh Army's "Black Eagle" sniper member with Accuracy International L-115A3 sniper rifle fitted with suppressed barrel and AN/PEQ-15 ATPIAL (Advance Targeting Pointer Illuminator Aiming Laser)

P© On photo

 

[ghost250]

Armys new atv..

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[Bilal9]

Armys new atv..View attachment 522498

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^^^ All set to mount the M60 Mk.43's we ordered. Some armor-piercing rounds and we're good to go.

 

[bluesky]

"中国が300両の退役59式戦車をバングラデシュに無償で提供し、バングラデシュ側が300両59式の近代化改修費用を捻出する。写真はバングラデシュの59式改、バングラデシュ側は「Durjoy」と呼ばれる"。

Below is the google translation that I did not edit, but did some refining of the sentences without a change to the meaning:

"China will provide 300 units of retired T-59 tanks to Bangladesh free of charge and the Bangladesh side will bear the repairing and modernization costs of these units. The picture shows the renewed T-59 tank Bangladesh style, which the Bangladesh side calls 'Durjoy '."

 

[Destranator]

If these tanks are worth investing in, why is China not keeping them given their enormous nees for tanks?
Is this another procurement blunder in the making, provided the news is true?

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Those are sleek vehicles bro. We will need to see how they perform with Pakistani forces.

WE SHOULD buy this vehicle with TOT (local assembly) from our chines brother.

New armoured vehicle range;

 

[Michael Corleone]

If these tanks are worth investing in, why is China not keeping them given their enormous nees for tanks?
Is this another procurement blunder in the making, provided the news is true?

Because obsolete and foolish to sink 300million dollars in upgrades when you can use that to research upgrades for the newer tanks or put in development of a new generation tank or build some newer tanks.

 

[Bilal9]

Not that we will EVER buy these, as reported above, but interesting from a manufacturing point of view for our own Ordnance Manufacturing efforts.

These VIPER Tracked IFV's for HIT Taxila shown below are based on modified Vietnam era M113 APC chassis and drive components (but with a newer engine).

HIT took these refurbished APC's and built and entire range of tracked vehicles with them, don't know what export success they will have with them.

Pakistan’s HIT unveils Viper IFV
Dmitry Fediushko, Karachi - Jane's Defence Weekly
29 November 2018

Pakistan’s Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) armour manufacturer unveiled its Viper IFV at the IDEAS 2018 international defence exhibition and seminar held in Karachi, Pakistan, on 27-30 November. Source: Dmitry Fediushko
Pakistani armour manufacturer Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) unveiled its latest infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), the Viper, at the IDEAS 2018 international defence exhibition, held in Karachi, Pakistan, between 27-30 November.

The Viper is based on a lengthened chassis derived from the M113 tracked armoured personnel carrier (APC) and has six road wheels on each side compared to the M113's five. Unlike the M113, the IFV is additionally protected by appliqué armour.

"The Viper weighs some 16 tonnes and is protected in accordance with Level IV STANAG 4569 [all-round protection against 14.5 mm armour-piercing bullets fired at a distance of 200 m]," a source from HTI told Jane's at IDEAS 2018.

The Viper has retained the internal layout of the M113 APC, with the powerpack mounted in the front right part of the hull. The vehicle transports up to 13 soldiers (including a crew of three) in anti-blast seats without neck protection. However, the hull lacks a spall liner or any additional anti-fragmentation protection for the crew and dismounts. The vehicle's troop compartment is fitted with an exit ramp.

The prototype of the Viper has been fitted with a modified Turra 30 remotely controlled weapon station (RCWS) armed with a Slovak-made Shipunov 2A42 30 mm automatic cannon, Kalashnikov PKT 7.62 mm medium machine gun (MG), two ready-to-use 9M113 Konkurs (AT-6 'Spandrel') anti-tank guided missiles and smoke dischargers. The Konkurs missiles and Kalashnikov MG, the source noted, were supplied by East European NATO member states.

The RCWS's sensor suite incorporates a daylight TV camera, infrared sight, and laser rangefinder. The commander's workstation can additionally be fitted with a panoramic sight.
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APC 'Talha'
Heavy Industries Taxila [HIT] has indigenously designed and manufactured APC Talha, which is an all terrain, amphibious infantry support vehicle with 12.7 mm Machine Gun as its main armament. APC Talha has been designed and manufactured by HIT with Ukrainian engines. It is all terrain, amphibious infantry support vehicle with 12.7mm machine gun as its main armament. Survivability has been enhanced through use of external fuel tanks. Various forms of armour can be added for protection of the vehicle.


APC 'Saad'
HIT has recently developed next generation APC Saad with a 350-400 Horse Power engine, which conforms to the dictates of future battlefield environments.


APC (RBS-70) 'Mouz'
Mouz is a Talha based APC Carrying RBS-70 Weapon System along with its crew of 4 persons.


Baktar Shikan 'Maaz'
Maaz is a Talha based APC carrying Baktar Shikan Weapon System along with its crew of 4 persons.


Logistic Vehicle 'Al-Qaswa'
It is one of the variant of APC capable of enhancing the logistic support to operational echelons. It can be used for carrying fuel, ration, ammunition and supplies across all types of terrain. The vehicle platform can also be used for other adaptations such as weapon station, refrigeration unit, radar, ambulance, etc.


Infantry Fighting Vehicle 'Al-Hamza'
This vehicle has been developed with a Chinese one-man turret and 25 mm cannon.


Recovery Vehicle 'Al-Hadeed'
The maintenance / recovery vehicle is a Talha APC that has been modified by installing a crane which can lift and place heavy loads. It also has a hydraulic winch with a fair lead assembly for retrieving disabled vehicles. A crew of three can operate the vehicle and its equipment. It has mini workshop including lathe, welding plant, compressor, grinder, battery charger, towing and illumination equipment.

 

[Bilal9]

Some new Chinese wheeled IFV's (ZBL-08) as well as the wheeled Type 11 Assault Guns in this image. During 'Vladivostok 2018' exercises in (you guessed it) Vladivostok (the trucks are Russian UAZ and KAMAZ army trucks I believe). I bring this up because it is my belief that warfare is reverting back to 'blitzkrieg' type rapid action maneuvers where tracked vehicles are slowly becoming obsolete, in favor of wheeled platforms, unless you have difficult terrain situations to handle.

Both types have export versions. The ZBL-08 is designated as VN-1 for export, and the export variant of the Type 11 Assault gun is named ST-1. Platform for both of these vehicles are similar to the Russian 'Kurganets' and 'Bumerang' wheeled platforms. Could these be future platforms for our army? If so - how could they better than what we have presently?

Type 08 Infantry Fighting Vehicle
Original IFV variant with a 30 mm turret based on Shipunov 2A72. It feature a crew cabin in the back for infantry transportation. HJ-73C ATGM can be optionally mounted on the each side of the turret.

Type 11 Assault Gun
Armed with a 105mm rifled gun (Royal Ordnance 105mm), coaxial machine gun and 12.7mm commander machine gun, the Assault gun is based on IFV chassis and can provide direct fire support for infantry battalion, and engage enemy light vehicles and stationary targets such as bunkers.

 

[The Ronin]

Army is buying combat simulator for FM-90 SAM.

http://dgdp.gov.bd/dgdp/AP_TEN/s_doc/2883.pdf

 

[Bilal9]

As far as I know Panstir-S2 is going to be purchased for Rooppur.
The price they will be asking for T-90 or Amur will be a no go for BD. SU-30 is already off the table since long. So sleep well.

Pantsir-S2 (NATO name Greyhound) is a relatively sophisticated point-defense system for low level airborne threats which is rather inexpensive for the capability you get. I don't know how many units but that information is classified I'm sure.

T-90MS and T14 Armata MBT have gotten to be super expensive because of the high level of technology and performance included - which is a result of philosophical changes in Russian Army MBT design. Almost to the level of solutions from EU defense producers like Italy and France.

The reason is that both of these are highly automated platforms - In T14 Armata the main gun is fully auto-loaded and the external turret-mounted launchers (see image below) are completely remote controlled with various sophisticated ERA sensors integrated all around the turret. Some of these sensors are expected to be integrated into the T90MS as well, increasing the cost of these latest versions.

In the T14 Armata, all three operators sit in an armored capsule in front of the hull near the Glacis plate.

New addition of sensors in T90MS absent in previous T90 versions,

• GLONASS,
• Inertial navigation systems,
• New explosive reactive armour (ERA) 'Relikt' (Area under the protection of 'Relikt' is ~twofold greater than Kontakt-5 of the T-90 A/S/M)
• Steering wheel used for steering
• New removable turret bustle, which provides storage for eight additional rounds.
• Four video cameras of a circular view,
• Computerized encrypted wireless networked management operations of sensors with division command.
• Thermal imaging sight (night detection minimum range of enemy tank through thermal imager is 3300 meters)
• Tower rotation speed is 45 degrees per second.

Both these tanks are almost equals of the latest Challengers and Abrams MBT versions. Even export versions cannot be reduced in price - as the Russians are not in a great hurry to slow down the equipping of their own armies with these forward platforms.

The latest version of the T90 (MS) and T14 are both sea-changes in technology compared to various versions of the immediate predecessors such as T80. Look at how the T-14 compares for weight and speed with latest western tanks,

Expense is an unavoidable subject here.

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Not that we will EVER buy these, as reported above, but interesting from a manufacturing point of view for our own Ordnance Manufacturing efforts.

These VIPER Tracked IFV's for HIT Taxila shown below are based on modified Vietnam era M113 APC chassis and drive components (but with a newer engine).

HIT took these refurbished APC's and built and entire range of tracked vehicles with them, don't know what export success they will have with them.

Pakistan’s HIT unveils Viper IFV
Dmitry Fediushko, Karachi - Jane's Defence Weekly
29 November 2018

Pakistan’s Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) armour manufacturer unveiled its Viper IFV at the IDEAS 2018 international defence exhibition and seminar held in Karachi, Pakistan, on 27-30 November. Source: Dmitry Fediushko
Pakistani armour manufacturer Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) unveiled its latest infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), the Viper, at the IDEAS 2018 international defence exhibition, held in Karachi, Pakistan, between 27-30 November.

The Viper is based on a lengthened chassis derived from the M113 tracked armoured personnel carrier (APC) and has six road wheels on each side compared to the M113's five. Unlike the M113, the IFV is additionally protected by appliqué armour.

"The Viper weighs some 16 tonnes and is protected in accordance with Level IV STANAG 4569 [all-round protection against 14.5 mm armour-piercing bullets fired at a distance of 200 m]," a source from HTI told Jane's at IDEAS 2018.

The Viper has retained the internal layout of the M113 APC, with the powerpack mounted in the front right part of the hull. The vehicle transports up to 13 soldiers (including a crew of three) in anti-blast seats without neck protection. However, the hull lacks a spall liner or any additional anti-fragmentation protection for the crew and dismounts. The vehicle's troop compartment is fitted with an exit ramp.

The prototype of the Viper has been fitted with a modified Turra 30 remotely controlled weapon station (RCWS) armed with a Slovak-made Shipunov 2A42 30 mm automatic cannon, Kalashnikov PKT 7.62 mm medium machine gun (MG), two ready-to-use 9M113 Konkurs (AT-6 'Spandrel') anti-tank guided missiles and smoke dischargers. The Konkurs missiles and Kalashnikov MG, the source noted, were supplied by East European NATO member states.

The RCWS's sensor suite incorporates a daylight TV camera, infrared sight, and laser rangefinder. The commander's workstation can additionally be fitted with a panoramic sight.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


APC 'Talha'
Heavy Industries Taxila [HIT] has indigenously designed and manufactured APC Talha, which is an all terrain, amphibious infantry support vehicle with 12.7 mm Machine Gun as its main armament. APC Talha has been designed and manufactured by HIT with Ukrainian engines. It is all terrain, amphibious infantry support vehicle with 12.7mm machine gun as its main armament. Survivability has been enhanced through use of external fuel tanks. Various forms of armour can be added for protection of the vehicle.


APC 'Saad'
HIT has recently developed next generation APC Saad with a 350-400 Horse Power engine, which conforms to the dictates of future battlefield environments.


APC (RBS-70) 'Mouz'
Mouz is a Talha based APC Carrying RBS-70 Weapon System along with its crew of 4 persons.


Baktar Shikan 'Maaz'
Maaz is a Talha based APC carrying Baktar Shikan Weapon System along with its crew of 4 persons.


Logistic Vehicle 'Al-Qaswa'
It is one of the variant of APC capable of enhancing the logistic support to operational echelons. It can be used for carrying fuel, ration, ammunition and supplies across all types of terrain. The vehicle platform can also be used for other adaptations such as weapon station, refrigeration unit, radar, ambulance, etc.


Infantry Fighting Vehicle 'Al-Hamza'
This vehicle has been developed with a Chinese one-man turret and 25 mm cannon.


Recovery Vehicle 'Al-Hadeed'
The maintenance / recovery vehicle is a Talha APC that has been modified by installing a crane which can lift and place heavy loads. It also has a hydraulic winch with a fair lead assembly for retrieving disabled vehicles. A crew of three can operate the vehicle and its equipment. It has mini workshop including lathe, welding plant, compressor, grinder, battery charger, towing and illumination equipment.

Viper is not a refurbished M-113.

It uses a modified chasis of Pakistani Saad APC which was based on M-113;

Saad;

44+ are in Iraqi Service;

This is th M-113;

This is Viper;

This is Hamza 6x6;

This is an old abandoned HIT Project from the early 90s;

 

[Bilal9]

Viper is not a refurbished M-113.

It uses a modified chasis of Pakistani Saad APC which was based on M-113;

You are correct. I was under the impression that an extra road wheel was added on each side by stretching the chassis/hull but the drive cogs and transmission components remain essentially the same. I also understand that a new higher output engine/powerpack has been employed to handle the added weight for the stretch.

 

[Imran Khan]

Armys new atv..View attachment 522498

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these things are just fancy . i am happy after considering pak army drop them . army need something real not these child rides