It should replace the ageing Cold War era T-55 and T-72M tanks in service with the Indian Army. Hull and turret of the Arjun Mk.2 were redesigned. ._12xlue8dQ1odPw1J81FIGQ{display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle} Which makes it the heaviest tank in the world. (Uralvagonzavod) T-90. 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As for combat performance- I can't say as your stats don't speak about armor, and the targeting computer. /*# sourceMappingURL=https://www.redditstatic.com/desktop2x/chunkCSS/IdCard.de628c13230c59091a5d.css.map*/._2JU2WQDzn5pAlpxqChbxr7{height:16px;margin-right:8px;width:16px}._3E45je-29yDjfFqFcLCXyH{margin-top:16px}._13YtS_rCnVZG1ns2xaCalg{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;line-height:18px;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex}._1m5fPZN4q3vKVg9SgU43u2{margin-top:12px}._17A-IdW3j1_fI_pN-8tMV-{display:inline-block;margin-bottom:8px;margin-right:5px}._5MIPBF8A9vXwwXFumpGqY{border-radius:20px;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0;line-height:16px;padding:3px 10px;text-transform:none}._5MIPBF8A9vXwwXFumpGqY:focus{outline:unset} IMO they build powerful serviceable weapons. 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The M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank, named after General Creighton Abrams, entered service in 1980. FCS for instance as I saw on the few images of the interior looks like 1A40-5 from T72B3's. Usually one could assume that using a German powerpack is good (lots of MBTs use engines from MTU and transmissions from Renk), but the Arjun is an exception: India wanted the full rights to manufacture and sell the Arjun tank independently of any companies/other nations. Then there are some aspects, where the Indians copied the Leopard 2's design incorrectly: for example the gunner sight is located at the front of the turret, rather than on the roof. The Question here is why aren t they using the T-90 if it was such an *** kicker instead of trying to sell it to the world while going with their new T-14 Armata tank? New details released on Nashville person of interest, Hilaria Baldwin shares video addressing ethnicity flap, Wrestling star Jon Huber, aka Brodie Lee, dies at 41, N.Y. health network faces criminal probe over vaccine, Utah freshman running back Ty Jordan dies. Hesh isn't exactly that but can be used for that effect and more. The new tank also has improved communication systems and new navigation system. - "The Army is now faced with a troubling prospect: inducting a lumbering, misfiring, vintage design tank like the Arjun, and that, too, in large numbers". ._3Im6OD67aKo33nql4FpSp_{border:1px solid var(--newCommunityTheme-widgetColors-sidebarWidgetBorderColor);border-radius:5px 5px 4px 4px;overflow:visible;word-wrap:break-word;background-color:var(--newCommunityTheme-body);padding:12px}.lnK0-OzG7nLFydTWuXGcY{font-size:10px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.5px;line-height:12px;text-transform:uppercase;padding-bottom:4px;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-navIcon)} But despite its generous dimensions, the first Zulfiqar 1 was rated for 36 tonnes with a 780 hp diesel engine. Ready to use ammunition is stored in the turret bustle with blow-out panels. The Arjun Mk. This gun is more accurate at long range comparing with smoothbore guns. So how did the Indians approach the subject? What would the miltary do if trump declare war on American citizen ? The requirement for a rifled gun was made based on the combat experience in the 1971 war against Pakistan, they never changed this basic requirement for some unknown reason. That's even worse. I m not here to **** on any Russian Military products. Arjun Mk-2 is still a failure but not complete junk. Arjun = not battle tested or proven in combat and has many technical problems. But on front turret Depends the tank with Era will survive mostly. So heavy weight Arjun tank was designed. Hull and turret of the Arjun Mk.2 were redesigned. Somehow the Indian DRDO (state-owned, corrupt organization responsible for making "indigenous" weapons) thought that it is a good idea to take an old engine, slightly enlarge the cylinders and uprate it like crazy to get to 1,400 hp output. Join Yahoo Answers and get 100 points today. The Arjun Mk-1 with a total of 89 improvements decided upon with the Army, is called the Arjun Mk-2. It is even heavier than the American M1A2 Abrams or British Challenger 2. Missiles are launched in the same manner as ordinary projectiles. The worst._3bX7W3J0lU78fp7cayvNxx{max-width:208px;text-align:center} A 1,5… A/C Included but not guaranteed after 95F! Protection was improved by adding locally-developed explosive reactive armor modules. The Arjun's firepower is also more than lackluster. The APFSDS ammo for Arjun can penetrate 300 mm of steel armor at 2km, which is less than a modern 100 mm APFSDS can defeat. Burger King launches $1 menu amid pandemic economy, How 'empowered' celebrity bikini photos defied ageism, Johnny Depp posts holiday message to fans, Trump's fraud claims died in court, but the myth lives on. It was certain that Pakistan would buy hundreds of such tank with USA military aids to fight against Russia in north. The Abrams is a full-tracked, low-profile, land combat assault weapon possessing unmatched survivability, shoot-on-the-move lethality and a high degree of maneuverability. (they bought Russian-made "Mango" APFSDS ammunition). The T-90 is Russia’s first post-Cold War tank. After prolonged development the original Arjun Mk.1 entered service with the Indian Army in 2004. The biggest problem with the tank is that they decided to focus on politics rather than on performance. Unless you're familiar with the armor specs for the Merkava 4, K2, Arjun Mk2, Type 99 etc, your statement has only your confidence going for it. Add to this that India doesn't know how to make its own ammunition (they bought Russian-made "Mango" APFSDS ammunition for their T-90s last year, after years of trying to make their own rounds... the 3BM-42 Mangoround is from 1985) and you got a next-level disaster. The tank uses its very own rifled 120 mm gun, which is found on no other tank. diesel engine Couple this with the Abrams better acceleration due to the gas turbine and the Abrams is most likely more maneuverable. By comparison: the M1 Abrams development was initiated in 1971, stayed within budget and entered service in 1980. Lets say we write er up? Moreover, engine failures occurred commonly in temperatures averaging 55-60 degrees Celsius. Simply repeating numerical statistics proves nothing. HE-Frag was deemed obsolete 15 years ago, now even the US is investing in new HE-Frag. At present, the army has decided to induct 118 Arjun Mk-2 tanks instead of 124. The tests were rescheduled, but without the T-72. It sported domestically made sights, FCS, a new ERA, a better engine and several small and unseen improvements internally. An M1 Abrams tank has NEVER been destroyed by an enemy tank. - In 2008, the Indian Army announced plans to acquire an entirely new main battle tank unrelated to the Arjun, to be inducted after 2020. Even China is stuck with thin penetrators because they can't rework their own DU designs. Arjun Main Battle Tank (Mk-1 & Mk-2) ... 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Never forget the T80 starts its design as a T-64A. They're both estimates Zaloga just chose to use Soviet estimates for the table in M1 Abrams vs T-72 Ural. Moreover, it doesn’t need to make the effort. We learnt that while the Arjun Mk-2 is substantially improved and more capable than the Arjun Mk-1; it is too heavy, limiting areas where it can be deployed by the Army. In other words, the Arjun tank can be hit at the turret sides from within the frontal arc (unlike the T-72), but has similar side armor thickness compared to a T-72 (a few dozen mm steel). Also the T72SK used as basis for the Karrar, has been supplemented by some novelties (which is exactly what was meant by "things lifted from an Abrams") like the turret reorganization to accomodate Turms day/night channel sights. No need to say more, we know that 2 T-80/90 tanks have armor ERA and APS system the best in the world (RHA their parameters just behind the M1 Abrams, Challenger and Leopard 2A6). The Chinese would also sell tanks to India. Early models of theT-80 placed it on same level as T-64...for its ERA the damn thing was murderous. In the Leopard 2, there is a thick block of composite armor behind it - on the Arjun, there is no armor block compensating for the space taken away by the gunner's sight. ._3-SW6hQX6gXK9G4FM74obr{display:inline-block;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:16px;height:16px;font-size:16px;line-height:16px} In the decades since the M1 … HESH is the only reason why they decided to develop their own 120 mm gun. Why did the Aussie SAS crack under afghanistan pressures and start their own games of eliminating village folks for their own entertainment . The new Arjun Mk.2 has improved protection, … It possesses a more powerful 1,400 hp engine as well as an Israeli-made APS, a new armor package, a remote controlled machine gun on the turret, and better modularity. Still have questions? The Arjun doesn't use "a lot of German parts". It sounds like they have fixed a number of the teething issues and are comparible to the Russian T90s they purchased to quilt the delays Chetak. But not every MBT has a large hole in the frontal hull armor, which is used to fill up the fuel tank and fitted with a relatively thin cover plate only. The Arjun has a very large gun shield (larger than those on the Leopard 2A4 and Leclerc tank), but it has about half the armor thickness as on the Leopard 2A4 (on later upgrades such Leopard 2A5 and Leopard 2 Evolution there is even more armor). Get your answers by asking now. They went with a Western style turret without thick side armor! Arjun Mk-2. Arjun Mk 1 is total failure and junk. Arjun Mk2 will be more expensive with higher import content than its predecessor By Prasun K. Sengupta For all intents and purposes, the Arjun Mk2 main battle tank (MBT) — currently under development since mid-2007, will be more expensive and have a higher imported content than its predecessor, the Arjun Mk1. This new main battle tank is fitted with advanced thermal imaging and panoramic sights, and now has a hunter-killer capability. The Turms-T affords the same kind of capaility as the M1A1 variant when it comes to sighting and telemetry. First to haley- seeing combat or not seeing combat dose not indicate a vehicles is better. The Arjun Mk.2 has some design similarities with the German Leopard 2A5 main battle tank. M1A1 Abrams: 1,130 ... T-72M1 SIM-1: 120 ... 124 Arjun Mk1 MBTs in 2000 + 124 Arjun Mk1 MBTs and 124 Arjun Mk2 MBTs in 2010 (after Arjun tank had conclusively outperformed the T-90.) The name is from the legendary sword of Ali, the first Shiite Imam. The FV4034 Challenger 2 (MOD designation "CR2") is a third generation British main battle tank (MBT) in service with the armies of the United Kingdom and Oman.It was designed and built by the British company Vickers Defence Systems (now known as BAE Systems Land & Armaments). These 89 improvements have been made not only keeping in mind the concerns and issues faced on the Arjun Mk-1 tank but also to cater for future requirements of the army. Husband cannot come into medical center due to COVID policy. Where can he go while waiting? The APFSDS ammo for Arjun can penetrate 300 mm of steel armor at 2km, which is less than a modern 100 mm APFSDS can defeat. The new tank weights a whooping 68 tonnes. ._1x9diBHPBP-hL1JiwUwJ5J{font-size:14px;font-weight:500;line-height:18px;color:#ff585b;padding-left:3px;padding-right:24px}._2B0OHMLKb9TXNdd9g5Ere-,._1xKxnscCn2PjBiXhorZef4{height:16px;padding-right:4px;vertical-align:top}._1LLqoNXrOsaIkMtOuTBmO5{height:20px;padding-right:8px;vertical-align:bottom}.QB2Yrr8uihZVRhvwrKuMS{height:18px;padding-right:8px;vertical-align:top}._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0{font-size:14px;font-weight:500;line-height:18px;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)}._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0 ._1LLqoNXrOsaIkMtOuTBmO5,._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0 ._2B0OHMLKb9TXNdd9g5Ere-,._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0 ._1xKxnscCn2PjBiXhorZef4,._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0 .QB2Yrr8uihZVRhvwrKuMS{fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)} ._33axOHPa8DzNnTmwzen-wO{display:block;padding:0 16px;width:100%}.isNotInButtons2020 ._33axOHPa8DzNnTmwzen-wO{font-size:14px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.5px;line-height:32px;text-transform:uppercase} The Arjun Mk.2 is fitted with a new turbocharged diesel engine, developing about 1 500 hp. They don't have DU alloy experience...like pretty much everyone outside the Big Boys club. So would the Brits, and Germans. TankPorn is for all things Battle Tanks, Armored Fighting Vehicles, Armored Cars, Self-Propelled Guns and Support Vehicles affiliated. Trials of the Arjun Mk2 began in 2012. The past, the present, futuristic, historical, prototypes, all things inclusive. (page 11), which is at least partial a contradiction to what he wrote in M1 Abrams vs T-72 Ural (2009). The original trials would see Indian army units operating T-72 tanks, T-90 tanks and Arjun MBTs face-off in a series of tests (crew level/operational tests, so no armor tests, etc.). He also announced (I think there is some article on the website of the Times of India) that the tests would be useless anyway, because the performance of a modern main battle tank cannot be measured with a few tests and the Arjun would be so much better. But that's only part of the story: first of all, the Arjun's weight and size limits the places where it can be effectively operated in India; therefore that's kind of the best case scenario for the Arjun. So Even if lets say Leopard ,Arjun and M1 vs AK the both tanks will have mostly same Probability because it all depends on who shoots first but with if any tank gets hit at hull side and rear it surely is dead at first hit. However the original MBT failed to impress the Army and improvements were required in … Case in point the F-15 has shot down over 100 enemy planes with 0 losses the F-22 has yet so see combat- so by your comment the F-15 is better than the F-22 despite the fact the F-22 is more advanced. The Abrams Main Battle Tank closes with and destroys the enemy using mobility, firepower and shock effect. .s5ap8yh1b4ZfwxvHizW3f{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);padding-top:5px}.s5ap8yh1b4ZfwxvHizW3f._19JhaP1slDQqu2XgT3vVS0{color:#ea0027} Side turret is abysmally thin on those. Let's start with the armor layout: there are two different design concepts for the turret of modern tanks: you either hide the side armor so it cannot be hit from within the frontal arc (the shape of the T-90A's turret shows how the sides cannot be hit from the front) or you add composite armor to the turret sides in order to make them resistant to enemy fire (which is what Western MBTs do). Certainly improvement is seen… mostly due to copy abilities. - According to Jane's, the Indian Army had confirmed that the Arjun's production will be capped at 124 units. From the stats you gave it looks like the Arjun has some advantages in performances the M1 due to more hp/t would accelerate faster so in a race- the M1 would win in a quarter mile drag race while the Arjun would win in a longer race- once it got up to speed. 2, was developed by the DRDO incorporating about 70 changes (including an one-to-one copy of the Soviet Kontakt-5 ERA, because adding armor from 1985 to a 2014 upgrade of a 2004 main battle tank makes sense), but the Indian army rejected it due to the high weight (68 metric tons), poor performance and poor reliability. Due to this desire, the Arjun uses the MB 838 Ka-501, which is a version of the MB 838 CaM-500 (used on the Leopard 1) - MTU didn't want to create a competitor by letting India have a more modern engine. Both have an auxiliary power unit so … The Mk2 sported around 60 improvements over the Mk1 and reduced imported content considerably. Seriously, when a country is capping the production of it's new tank at a Brigade-size, and considering importing more Russian tanks and teaming up with the Russians to build the next MBT, that sort of makes the Arjun a pariah. This new Indian tank has a crew of four, including commander, gunner, loader and driver. What can be said however and that will sum up how messed up the Arjun was, is the attempt to reuse the initial turret on a T-72 hull and call it Tank-EX. The issue is the rest of the system. You can see on the cuts made on the new turret, the exact emplacement for Turms-T sight like it is done on Syria's TURMS-T equipped T-72's. Thank you very much for this detailed post! As I don't know the difference between Kanchan and Chobham armor. if the U.S. has the strongest military could we win any war? The sad state of the Arjun is such that India placed an order for 460 T-90MS obr 2016. Pakistan started evaluating M1A1 Abrams tank. Karrar is a T-72 upgrade, which makes it better than this abortion. Isnt that a round designed for a different diameter (iirc 125mm)? The Arjun should've never been made, given that it exceeded its original buget by more than 20 times! 3BM-42 is what is used by Russia itself on most tanks, except the modernized T-72's and the T-90A's. However the original MBT failed to impress the Army and improvements were required in order to make it combat-worthy. 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