Well
one of my favorite countries strikes again as I was concerned that nothing was posted on the following since I submitted it last year on it's further development. Well true to course
India has managed "
once again" to defy
their own expectations and "
drop the ball" on a tank project. They just got
one!!
So...
INDIA/ARJUN Mk-1A/UNIT 021/CHANGE/START/JUN 2022/vice JAN 2021/CHANGE/FC 50/vice 45/SAME FCS as ARJUN Mk-2/STEEL/HF 56/HR 9/TF 86/TS 30/TR 18/TOP 10/HEAT/HF 84/HS 48/HR 18/TF 138/TS 46/TR 30/TOP 18// This is the interim tank to what some in India will lead to the final version as the
ARJUN Mk-II. The
compromise was to make this tank lighter which my numbers above most certainly do in the
overall weight reduction. However, it was still to be better protected then the
ARJUN/ARJUN Mk-1 which now it is. Regarding the
FCS it was
always meant to have the same system as the
ARJUN Mk-11 which why the above tank has the
ATGW capability. I'm just using this ref to quote from as it's consistent with what's already been posted concerning the
ARJUN Mk-1A
"The
Arjun Mk-1A is an upgraded version of the Arjun Mark 1
offering more firepower, protection, and mobility.
The hull and turret of Arjun Mk.1A have been modified (You can include protection in this as well. And this IS NOT derived from interpretation.) to give a lower silhouette making detection more difficult,..." Also the
last para touches on
protection again and the
FCS with a "
note" compared to the
ARJUN Mk-II.
I would
highly recommend adding a copy of the above as it can fire other useful rounds (
Less the ATGW at this time.) to enhance it's combat capability as these rounds are
already available.
"...with one 120 mm rifled gun able to fire
APFSDS (kinetic energy penetrator) rounds,
HE, HEAT, High Explosive Squash Head (HESH) rounds at a rate of 6–8 rounds per minute. the gun of the Arjun is also capable to fire Israeli developed semi-active laser-guided LAHAT missile (But are
not using LAHAT, however they are
working with Israel on developing their own
ATGW.). The Arjun can carry 39 rounds in special
blast-proof canisters."
and...
"...while it
also supports the newly developed Thermo-Baric (TB) and
Penetration-cum-Blast (PCB) ammunition."
https://www.armyrecognition.com/defe...k_to_army.html
Sorry can't ignore the news here and the
evitable it's India and "
what else is new" regarding them.
Well I just got the "
look" a short time ago which means I'm out!?!
Regards
Pat
Corrected the STEEL tord TF 86 vice TR 86 above. See below Posts.