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Forget the pics, it’s a fact that several T-90s have been destroyed .. and it’s not an invincible tank as you make it to be.Stop posting nonsense which includes staged ISIS propaganda. Show me a single Al-Khalid surviving a direct hit from a TOW then come and bash the T-90. Here is some background on your claims and pictures in order.
1. The first picture is from a tank that was captured and blown up by Isis for propoganda purposes, Tiger Forces claimed it was just an upgraded T-72.
https://mobile.almasdarnews.com/article/busted-isis-pretends-destroy-syrian-t-90-tank-blowing-tank/
2. The second picture is a famous T-90 that survived a Hit from a TOW with no penetration.
3. Unknown tank, probably T-72 from Ukraine.
4. Turret from the same tank you posted in the first picture. You are reposting multiple pictures of ISIS propaganda claiming it to be different tanks.
5. T-72
No T-90 was used in Georgia or Ukraine—ever. The T-80 was never more advanced then the T-72. Apart from engine and auto loader both tanks had identical or very similar features in fact the T-90 which you claim is just a T-72 upgrade has a far thicker turret. From combat experience T-80 engines had a tendancy to burst into flames when hit in the engine and they consumed too much fuel, thus Russia preferred T-72s. In other words Russia used both T-80s and T-72s in combat and think that T-72s are better.
In the end it’s a upgraded T-72...
T-80 was called the champion of USSR..In testing the T-90 had far superior armor compared to the T-80. It withstood being penatrated more often then the T-80.
http://fofanov.armor.kiev.ua/Tanks/TRIALS/19991020.html
It got a bad rep in Chechnya due to little trained soviet troops and its gas guzzling turbine engines that were introduced for the first time by USSR..
It had nothing to do with it’s armour and so on.
It was much more expensive .. and the cripple USSR & latter Russia didn’t have any choice but to go for T-72 upgrade due to economic crisis and later Ukraine getting independence and with it the Mashyev factory.
And in mid 90s Pak placed order for T-80 which Russia blocked citing use of Russian systems and thus Ukraine using elements of T-84 on Pak T-80UD (like welded turret,gun,FCS,ERA etc).
Modern T-90Ms are said to use the Armata cannon which is said to have a muzzle velocity that far exceeds even the Rhenmetal 120mm.
That’s great.. though no details of armata are public.
I believe China doesn’t send its best tanks to Tank Biathlon either..they mostly send old Type-90s.No Al-Khalid is in no way better then a T-90SM even modern Chinese tanks are constantly beaten by T72s and T-90s in the tank biathalon each year. Let’s be honest the Al-Khalid is not better then modern Chinese tanks yet those same Chinese tanks have lack luster performance.
And the performance of T-90s isn’t over the top either... but than you will blame the indian service.
Also AK uses several Pak and western systems making it more than a match for any tank in its category.
Be it it’s KBA-3 inspired gun, IMBS,Hunter Killer ability ,EMP & Laser warning and jamming system and so on.
Even Russian T-90 uses foreign sub systems.
While Indians are forced to buy European imagery systems for their T-90s.. which also have heating issues and so onx
It’s not about the HPs .. it’s more about Power to Weight ratio ...If you consider a slightly more powerful engine which consumes enououse amounts of fuel and is volunerable to fire then yes the Al-Khalid is better.
AKs ratio is 26.1.
T-90? Lesser than 20.