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I read about it in a military journal in chinese. It talked about type-90 II platform. May be pakistan uses a different armor than chinese one. Even MBT 3000 VT-4 doesnt have 1100mm steel strength.
Also ERA is good for Heat rounds. What about T-90's effective AFPDS shell penetration of 900mm. That gun would shoot into the hull of type 90-II with no problem as i read. Its frontal armor is 700 to 735mm frontal strongest point. I read in that journal that chinese ditched the type-90 II platform because even its turret can be penetrated by a t-90A 's first prototype gun. Hence they chose heavily modified type 96B with 1000 mm armor but even that is said to be inferior to gun on latest T-90s . so they have type 99 as main front line tank.
I think thats the reason Alkhalid was uograded to Al khalid 1 standard as it had deficiencies. My personal opinion i can be wrong. I have no first hand knowledge.
Perhaps you mesured Al Khakud 1? And not type -90 II aka Al Khalid original.
Also alkhalid is composite armor all of it is not 100% steel. So even if it measures 1000mm it might not be equal to 1000mm of steel . composities are used to reduce weight of the tanks and armor.