Comparison Between Indian Tank Armour and People Liberation ARMY China

[John Reese]

PLA Third Generation MBT

Type 96 MBT

36 battalions of Type-96A (1116 units),31 battalions of Type 96 (961 units) as of December 2015

Total =2077

Type 99 MBT

16 battalions of Type 99 (496 units), 4 battalions of Type 99A (124 units) as of December 2015

Total= 620 Units

Indian Army Third Generation MBT

T-90S/M MBT

India 1400+ tanks in Service As per 2015

Combat Improved Ajeya (PT-91 Twardy )

DRDO reactive armour, a navigation system from Israel's Tamam, German Litef or South African RDI, a locally developed laser illumination warning system, new radios manufactured by Tadiran or GES Marconi and an improved NBC protection system will be fitted. The tank is planned to be powered by a 1,000 hp (750 kW) S-1000 engine made by the Polish firm PZL-Wola (also from PT-91 Twardy). It is also upgraded with new fire detection and suppression systems and laser warning systems on either side of the turret.

Total = 2414 In Service As per 2015


Arjun MBT MK 1

TOTAL =124 UNITS IN SERVICE AS PER 2016


Conclusion

Currently india Operates
Total T90 1400+ T-72 Ajeya M1 2414+ Arjun MBT 124 = 3938 Third Gen tanks in service


People Liberation Army

Type 96 2077 Units + Type 98/99 620 units = 2697 units Of Third Generation Tanks

 

[shah1398]

India 1,657 T-90 MBT in service by 2018

DRDO reactive armour, a navigation system from Israel's Tamam, German Litef or South African RDI, a locally developed laser illumination warning system, new radios manufactured by Tadiran or GES Marconi and an improved NBC protection system will be fitted.

A ₹10,000 crore (US$1.5 billion) purchase of 354 new T-90MS tanks for six tank regiments for the China border has been approved

India Is in talks With Purchase 1000 More T-90 MBT With Russia

How can one compare one with What is already in place (China) to what which has many WILL BE part (India). I cant vote in presence of non parity of information. Had OP asked for comparison of what both are holding now in field then it wud have been a treat to read and vote for.
PS: Why is Arjun missing from the list?

 

[Indika]

Yeah lets create some thing like pokemon card game and play them out.

 

[Mustang06]

The first pic is T-80 bud! Secondly i don't think PLA will deploy large no's of tanks in the region considering they have a large quantity of wheeled/tracked vehicles with capable 105 mm guns for fire support as well as anti-armour role.

 

[Srinivas]

Chinese have the edge !

 

[Mustang06]

How can one compare one with What is already in place (China) to what which has many WILL BE part. I cant vote in presence of non parity of information. Had OP asked for comparison of what both are holding now in field then it wud have been a treat to read and vote for.
PS: Why is Arjun missing from the list?

Arjun is too heavy to be transported to Ladakh sector rapidly.

 

[John Reese]

How can one compare one with What is already in place (China) to what which has many WILL BE part. I cant vote in presence of non parity of information. Had OP asked for comparison of what both are holding now in field then it wud have been a treat to read and vote for.
PS: Why is Arjun missing from the list?

Upgrades Already Started Information Posted From Old Source 800+ Tanks already Upgraded to
Combat Improved Ajeya

And India Already Has 1400+ T-90 In Service As per Dec 2015

 

[Akasa]

Why don't we do a comparison of showering in the morning vs showering before sleeping?

 

[shah1398]

Upgrades Already Started Information Posted From Old Source 500+ Tanks already Upgraded

And Already Has 1400+ T-90 In Service As per Dec 2015

I suggest modify the thread accordingly. And if future acquisitions of IA are being considered then same of PLA shud also be mentioned for sake of parity.

 

[#hydra#]

Arjun is too heavy to be transported to Ladakh sector rapidly.

How t72 transported to ladakh then?c17 is capable of living one tank at a time.

 

[shah1398]

Arjun is too heavy to be transported to Ladakh sector rapidly.

Considering the terrain of Indo-China border, I guess that leaves Arjun mainly Pakistan specific then.

 

[SilentSpeaker]

Present vs Future? How can you compare current Chinese MBTs with your future inductions?
Who knows what is going to happen next?

 

[John Reese]

I suggest modify the thread accordingly. And if future acquisitions of IA are being considered then same of PLA shud also be mentioned for sake of parity.

Since India already Has All 2414 T-72 Ajeya M1 in Service
I will Modify T-90 as per you request
Im Only Quoting Current Inventory
Upgrades are Part of Process

Even in PLA case
PLA I Only Submitted PLA Mbt By Numbers there Various variant Which Less capable or STill Not Upgraded

Modification Done

 

[IblinI]

Dont forget to put this in,if you are counting the future tanks.

 

[John Reese]

Present vs Future? How can you compare current Chinese MBTs with your future inductions?
Who knows what is going to happen next?

Only T-90 MS is Future Tanks Rest are in Indian Inventory



Modification Done