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They tested out a 152 mm main gun on an old platform years ago. I guess the issue is added weight but a 65-70 tonne tank is not bad. They should produce a limited number of DU shell and keep a production line open to keep it running.There was speculation Iran worked on depleted uranium shells and armour several years ago. Nothing came of it.
Both are highly toxic to environment. Might have been shut down by higher ups.
Still a conventional tank shell is well with Iran’s capabilities. If you can build ATGMs you can build tank shells.
The issue is getting it to work with 125mm cannon and if one day you switch to another cannon is it compatible? Other than that, it’s well within Iranian capabilities
Frankly, they should reverse engineer the Abrams engine and transmission and add a bustle autoloader above all else first, in addition to a hard-kill APS. Regardless of shell rating, the absence of those three will hamper an MBT or kill it altogether on the modern battlefield.