Zulfiqar
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The best thing the Thai like this tank are the gun stabilizer and the ease of steering/driving this tank. They never drive a tank like this before. Thais are well known as hell rider.Thais love their vt4s that's a given
Those who upgrade T-80 UD say its a mess.The biggest Problem with Oplot is Russian decision to annex Crimea and ignite conflict in Donbass. Otherwise its pretty good tank.
Our dudes in HIT?Those who upgrade T-80 UD say its a mess.
Our dudes in HIT?
Those who upgrade T-80 UD say its a mess.
The only piece missing in the combined arms of PA now is the all critical CAS component.
Pressurized by opposition especially Imran NiaziIt likely also did not help that it was the Nawaz Sharif led PMLN government,
I think they ordered SSo the story goes like this.
None of Indian mbts have effective apfsds ammo against the adversary. The best they have as of now is bm42 mango, the round is certified to achieve 430mm armor at 0 degrees. This is not sufficient to penetrate ERA equipped mbts.
Second, their mainstay t72 ajeya cannot fire the same apfsds as the t90s despite both having 125mm smoothbore. Sounds funny right, here is why.
T90s has 1a45 fcs that the t72 lacks. In fact, it has no fcs which makes firing the bm42 and Invar heat round difficult as values must be fed to fcc computer.
Third , they don't have DU rounds for any of their mbts. Arjun has a tiny apfsds that can barely achieve 300mm at 0 degrees
Don't forget the bursting barrels.
They think the MS, whenever it comes, will solve these issues but no order is placed and Russians have raised the price of MS. NOT to mention, they want separate contract for ammo as usual at higher price.
Nicely milked I say. @PakFactor
Those who upgrade T-80 UD say its a mess.
Elaborate please.
We have lesser number of Towed Artillery probably at 1:3.8 ratioartillery
We have lesser number of Towed Artillery probably at 1:3.8 ratio
You cannot used them on LOC,Working Boundary and Western Bordereither tracked or wheeled artillery.
CAS is a time sensitive element and PAF is unlikely to be able to provide assets for this mission set. Given the relative size of PAF compared to IAF, there just isn't enough resources to practically provide CAS.
PA now will potentially have a large number of artillery, tanks (relatively), APCs, etc. But modern combat indicates the effectiveness of an air component. Following are the force multipliers discovered in the past 40 years or so:
1. CAS either fixed wing or rotary
2. Heliborne force projection, particularly useful in the mountains
3. UAVs for recce and armed UAVs
When these elements are meaningfully added to the army, there is a force multiplier effect from their combined arms use.
The T-129 purchase, although only a small number of attack helicopters, would have provide some minor semblance to a modern combined arms effort. However, PA in actuality will have to fight with minimal air support of any kind.
Even when such air support is available, it will be few and far between, and time dependent not on PA's needs, but more on the availability of PAF to reallocate its force for a CAS mission. Which ultimately destroys the effectiveness of a truly combined arms CAS component, fighting a highly time sensitive and integrated battle.
In fact, the best way to defeat Indian armor is from the air.