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T-85UGs at gujrawala station . ( 2018 )
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try searching military pakistan on insta and account should come up with some 20k+ followersLink to instagram source?
So after producing 220 AK-1 in 2022, we will start to produce AK-2?
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Army still has 3 regts of T-69 and recently I saw an (I) Armd Sqn operating these as well.
The last MoDP Yearbook reported 79× engine orders for AZ, probably 44 for regular armd regt, 35 for recce regt.
HMC or HIT?
HITHMC or HIT?
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T-85 II upgraded is known as T 85 UG in Pakistan army standards , it has a new 730 hp engine , auto loader and FCS from al khalid .
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I think 0.5 Ton is decreasedOld brochure of Type-85II
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number of rounds for main gun decrease from 38 to 28 though the gun is still 125mm which is bit strange
Secondly max speed has also decrease from 57 km to 52 km, though in cursory look does not appear significant but the issue is engine horsepower, overall weight of tank is same which mean same power to weight ratio of 17.8 HP/Ton so the top speed has decreased ???
which seems wrong as 1 tonne is 1000 KG so 0.5 tonne is equivalent of 500 KG, so 500 kg decrease of weight is difficult unless they have change some equipmentI think 0.5 Ton is decreased
Effectiveness of a tank is always dependent upon the interplay between armor protection (related to weight), mobility (related to engine and speed) and firepower (related to space inside for ammo and main gun). You may focus on one and then tailor your doctrine and tactics to exploit it to the full in battle,From what I have read about armor warfare; in addition to the armor protection & the gun, “Power to Weight ratio” is about the most important thing in a tank because quick acceleration is a great help in getting out of the tight spots. All other things being equal. the tank having better armor and better Power to Weight ratio is likely to come on top.
Also, IMHO, having autoloader does not necessarily make MBT better. It would undoubtedly improve the rapidity of fire, but there is always the possibility of it being jammed/malfunction in the middle of a fire-fight. No matter how small the chances of this happening, results would be fatal. Additionally, autoloader weighs more than the ’Man’ and having an additional hand during the heat of the battle would be handy.
Therefore, in my humble opinion, in addition to better armor protection and fire control systems etc, a higher-powered engine must be included the modernization program.