mautkimaut
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would have been better to go with the leopard 2 A6 at only 5.7 mill a copy. India would have saved a ton of time and money.
True, but atleast money remains at home. it is more like what South Korea did with BlackPanther.
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would have been better to go with the leopard 2 A6 at only 5.7 mill a copy. India would have saved a ton of time and money.
By comparison, a new Abrams M1A2 cost the US$6.2 million in 1999. Indian media last week reported the first batch of Arjun Mk II's are likely to enter series production by 2015.
would have been better to go with the leopard 2 A6 at only 5.7 mill a copy. India would have saved a ton of time and money.
Then why not Abrams...the most combat proven tank of present generation. I don't think US will object if we ask them to sell us those magnificent machines...but thats not the case.Arjun program is all about an Indian effort to build a world class tank.
heavy tanks are good for Desert warfare, But in Swampy land of Punjab (During rainy season) Heavy tanks mobility is limited. This was the reason it was rejected by India and Pakistan both.
I thought Pakistan rejected it as its gun was found to be less accurate.
Gun accuracy could be fixed, It won't be big issue. Actually pakistan didn't wanted to do another asal-uttar. Imagine 65 ton Tank stuck in Muddy terrain of Punjab, It would be shame for both USA and Pakistan.
45-50 ton is apt weight for these area, and more over the infrastructure (bridge) at border is not good enough to accommodate that load.
I got this information from a documentary youtube called "We are soldiers" about PA in which a PA tank commander said that the army rejected Abrams as its gun was found to be not so accurate.
This is true. That is why India should focus on procuring equipments from the best manufacturers instead of trying to rush production of indigenous weapons when its not ready.
A small correction,A heavier tank does not necessarily get stuck in mud where a lighter one would plow through but the Ground Pressure of the Tank also matters! In our case the Arjun can move in a better way compared to our Bhishma's due to the lower Ground pressure it exertsGun accuracy could be fixed, It won't be big issue. Actually pakistan didn't wanted to do another asal-uttar. Imagine 65 ton Tank stuck in Muddy terrain of Punjab, It would be shame for both USA and Pakistan.
45-50 ton is apt weight for these area, and more over the infrastructure (bridge) at border is not good enough to accommodate that load.

Are you sure that Arjun MkII will be 55 ton??As per my info,the MkII will be 62+ton due to additional composite panels and heavy ERA-NERA combo.another thing is the Arjun MK2 will be 55t less than the MK1 anyone know how many MK2's will be ordered? if this tank is better than T-90M we should go for at least 1,000 of them but that would make us bankrupt at 8 million dollars a tank besides the FMBT will take over from there are on out how many MK2 we going to order total?
Are you sure that Arjun MkII will be 55 ton??As per my info,the MkII will be 62+ton due to additional composite panels and heavy ERA-NERA combo.
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