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what on earth are you talking about? every battlefield relevant capability that any modern tank has this tank has. In the real battlefield, fire power matters ultimately in combination with strategy. This tank upgrade program is a very wise step toward addressing both of those. Conversion of existing T-72s to Karrar standard and expansion of stock would address the firepower quantity and quality. Development of new battlefield strategy using new technology relies on having tanks with modern capabilities such as Karrar's.
The next step should be development of Karrar Phase 2: (engine (it it hasn't been already upgraded), upgrading to 360 stabilized electro optical system, APS)
Its the 2A46M-5.As for the main gun the russians claimed that t-90ms had the performance of its 2a46m-5 gun improved by 10% over the standard t90 has the karrars gun been like wise improved or is it still the same late cold war t72 gun firing late cold war ammo?
Its possible but the karrar looks far closer in appearance to the t90ms than it does the t90sMaybe iranian engineers had the opportunity to study from T-90S, which was delivered to North Korea in 2001
That looks like it could very well be the case,if so then one really has to ask the question just how much other help the russians supplied with the design of karrar,also would the supply of this gun constitute a violation of the arms embargo?,this is getting more and more interesting.
how much other help the russians supplied
supply of this gun constitute a violation of the arms embargo?
this is getting more and more interesting.
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Cutting edge technology n looks so smooth
Holy moly that is an impressive bit of observation!
This is HUGE!
The 2A46M-5 gun was unveiled in 2012 and is ONLY used in the T-90MS and highest upgraded version of the T-72, the T-72B3M! There has been something going on here!
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There are three companies (one public and two private) started to work on heavy diesel or hybrid engines for marine, locomotives, tanks and power plants since 1991. For example, DESA (a private company) already producing engines for Iranian locomotives built by MAPNA (up to 3500 kw I guess). You have heard about all other under production engines. There is a program undergoing to produce powerful tank engines (1250 hp) and it is supposed to be put under mass production around a year from now.LOL, for your information embargo is not over, no till 2021.
And Karrar is much better for Iran than any foreign acquired tanks.
Now not only we are able to upgrade our fleet of more than 500 T-72s to Karrar, we can now manufacture completely new Karrars, perhaps except the engine, which I believe there are already plans for a domestic engine.
Alternatively we can acquire engines from Russia.
Upgrading of existing T-72s and even manufacturing new Karrars will keep the production line busy for several years, untill that date we surely can prepare the infrastructure for production of tank engines.