Indian army begins testing Arjun MK-II tank

Indian Army begins operational tests of a fully assembled, modernized main battlefield tank (MBT) Arjun Mark II at the Pokharan Fire Test Range in Rajasthan, India.

The Indian Local Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), along with the Combat Research and Development Organization (CVRDE), developed the tank and brought it to the testing phase in the last two years. At the factory tests, technology was tested, introduced at different times, to meet the needs of the army.

An unnamed official at DRDO said, as reported by Indian news agencies, that for the first time, all modifications of the tank, including those using 16 core technologies, will be tested at the same time.

The upgraded version of the Arjun I MBT, the Arjun Mark II tank, has the ability to fire a rocket with an increased range, a panoramic sight with night vision, dynamic protection and advanced anti-aircraft guns to destroy helicopters.

Other functional changes include an improved auxiliary power unit, an improved main gun, an on-site navigation system, a commander's panoramic sight with eye-safe laser range finder, a digital on-board computer, a new on-board gear, tracks and driving wheels, as well as a smoke grenade launch system. to bring down the laser guidance of the enemy.

Commenting on the tank, an unnamed officer of the Ministry of Defense said: "We are pleased with the final product and its results, making it one of the most powerful battle tanks for the army with an unmatched ability to automatically detect and destroy targets, as well as offering maximum crew protection."

DRDO expects the army to place a contract for approximately 500 Arjun MK-II, which will make the tank economically viable, viable and provide the possibility of its continuous production and delivery.

A DRDO spokesman said the army had requested an advanced Arjun tank equipped with the specified features and capabilities, but the order must be increased by at least 500 units to make it viable for industry and users.

"If the army is satisfied, the order for 500 units should be placed in one breath, as this will save time for various formalities and procedures for updating the order," the official added.

Operational tests are planned to continue over the next few days.

Comments

[Kars]

dynamic protection and advanced anti-aircraft guns for hitting helicopters

Something is not observed in the photo.

[svp67]

Quote: Kars

dynamic protection and advanced anti-aircraft guns for hitting helicopters

Something is not observed in the photo.

We’ll wait for the photos from the tests ... But in general, it’s NOT BEAUTIFUL, but not a beautiful technique, and it’s not so hot ...

[Kars]

Quote: svp67

We’ll wait for the photos from the tests ... In general, it’s NOT BEAUTIFUL, but not a beautiful technique, and it’s not so hot ..

I doubt that something will come up. It will be interesting, though.

As for the beautiful - I do not share this point of view. And the appearance of the old old Leo2

[svp67]

Nevertheless, L2, even in the first versions looks better, Arjun lacks a touch

[Kars]

Quote: svp67

Arjun is missing a stroke

Yes, I don’t distinguish them with 300 if it’s honest. Yes, Leo 2 before 5 I don’t like modifications at all, brick with brick. As soon as A6 appeared, I immediately changed it.

[svp67]

Quote: Kars

Quote: svp67

Arjun is missing a stroke

Yes, with 300 meters, I can’t distinguish them if it’s honest.

According to the form of VLD, Arjun has a straightened one, and L2 has a broken one ...

[Vadivak]

Quote: svp67

Arjun is missing a stroke

There is no charisma, there is no experience in tank building, although they claim to be the homeland of tanks, and is there an IFV

[svp67]

Quote: Vadivak

There is no charisma, there is no experience in tank building, although they claim to be the homeland of tanks, and is there an IFV

And why not pretend if you started with this

[Aryan]

it is angular so that enemies knock on corners and so that later it hurts

[bask]

Quote: svp67

her L2, even in the first versions looks better, Arjun lacks some kind of touch

Everything is fine, even the driver on the MBT ,, Leo .. ,, is located in the control department on the right. As if specially in the 70s, the Germans were preparing to transmit to India in the 21st century. Only the difference between the two products is 30 years old.

[Val_y]

They still do not have their own development (this one was licked off from Leo2), as well as the Koreans (from the Abrams), and the ranks finally licked absolutely everything from everyone's tin. And there are not so many schools of tank building and there is definitely no Indian school there. This tank was "supposedly developed" for years .... tsat, from the end of the 50s, but in fact it was simply translated from German to Indian, technical documentation. And finally, the "Evrika" is such a smart tank, they don't want their brt sho, I am silent against exports, Here and so.

[svp67]

Quote: Val_Y

So they do not have their own development (this was licked with Leo2)

So the same designers that created L2 helped the Indians create Arjun too ... that's just weird why it DOESN'T EXIT. Experience is not a German. Our specialists, as it were quick.

[Fofan]

Quote: svp67

Nevertheless, L2, even in the first versions looks better, Arjun lacks a touch

cross on the tower?

[Geisenberg]

Quote: svp67

Nevertheless, L2, even in the first versions looks better, Arjun lacks a touch

He lacks the spark of God. The tank looks like a product made on the principle "I do because I can"

[svp67]

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[studentmati]

Handsomely!!! I hope without installation?

[studentmati]

One gets the impression that the golem installation ...

[Vadivak]

Quote: Kars

.A appearance of the old old Leo2.

Definitely and painted it in the early 80's with Leo-2. Since then, and develop. And they will do another 40 years, and then it will become painfully painful and insulting for the years that they have lived aimlessly and they will buy something from someone, but not Unas, since in their opinion this fighting elephant is much better than the T-90.
They carried out computer simulations in a head-on battle, and there the battalion of Russian obsolete T-90S tanks was completely destroyed, note the Arjun Mk.1 as a battalion of Indian tanks.

I also think where to our tanks to such a handsome man?

[Apologet.Ru]

Something reminiscent of our demobilization of sewing-cocks troops

[soaring]

This is a dance of Kirkorov ??????

[series]

Quote: soaring

This is a dance of Kirkorov ??????

if only not for Moses and Zverev

bad at boys with a sense of proportion ... Asians!

[Vadivak]

Quote: Apologet.Ru

Something reminiscent of our demobilization of sewing-cocks troops

Well, ours are perverted out of their own witlessness, and the Indian army is a state-based process

[APASUS]

Quote: Apologet.Ru

Something reminiscent of our demobilization of sewing-cocks troops

Did he fall into white paint?

[a52333]

Who posted the photo? Do you understand what you have done? Yudashkin hanged himself, Zverev went to serve! Dana Borisova was about to change sex in the army. everyone wants to vilify the beauty. Amer - in the army we take only citizens of the Russian Federation!

[ElektriK123]

And somewhere I heard that the simulation by OUR tanks hit Leo-2 abrams, etc., etc.

[a52333]

Interestingly, do these "handsome men" have a dog on the dashboard? Well ... that nods her head. like ... Indian tanks are the best in the world. Doggy - yes, yes, yes. And also a stinky "* ex" -our work! Something, in light of recent events, I do not believe that these (with a non-standard location of the hands) are capable of anything worthwhile.

[53-Sciborskiy]

The first tests of the Arjun tank were carried out in 1988, during which problems were found in the operation of the transmission and engine. In 1996, the military complained about the low accuracy of the tank and the inoperability of the fire extinguishing system at an ambient temperature above 42 degrees Celsius. These and many other problems were identified in tests in 2005-2008. It turned out that the tank is practically unable to operate at night due to strong interference in thermal imaging systems.

[Warrawar]

Quote: svp67

We’ll wait for the photos from the tests ... But in general, it’s NOT BEAUTIFUL, but not a beautiful technique, and it’s not so hot ...

Outwardly, it looks like a German Leopard, in the first versions of the 1970s.

[svp67]

Quote: Warrawar

Outwardly, it looks like a German Leopard, in the first versions of the 1970s.

Only the "nose" of a straightened shape, in contrast to the "broken" in the Leopard

[ElektriK123]

The most beautiful tank is the Carthaginian armored elephant.

[Andrey Yuryevich]

exactly ... not beautiful ... it looks like the platform was "pulled" from our T-64, and the tower from the T-4 of the German times of the Second World War ...

[eplewke]

He’s too clumsy. The tower is huge. Interesting tower residential? Weight? Ammo Ammo? TTX in the studio please. We’ll already judge there. And right now in Indian it will be decorated, bells will be hanged, a cow will be drawn, then maybe it will become more beautiful ...

[Vadivak]

Quote: eplewke

The tower is huge. Interesting tower residential?

Residential stopudovo and looks like a three-room apartment with a balcony and a basement

[Flooding]

Quote: Kars

Something is not observed in the photo.

Quote: article

The upgraded version of the Arjun I MBT, the Arjun Mark II tank, has ... advanced anti-aircraft guns for hitting helicopters.

Yes, we got the wrong photo. It is said clearly - the tank has anti-aircraft guns. Probably two at least.

[Vadivak]

Quote: Flood

Yes, we got the wrong photo. It is said clearly - the tank has anti-aircraft guns. Probably two at least.

Here, check out the number of guns taken from the Military Informant website about this Indian miracle of military thought along the way; translators are not only not military, but rather stupidly not military

armament:
Caliber main gun: 120 mm
Ammunition of the main gun: 39 pcs.
Auxiliary gun caliber: 7.62 mm
Ammunition of the auxiliary gun: 3000 pcs.
Anti-aircraft gun caliber: 12.7 mm
Anti-aircraft gun ammunition: 1000 pcs.
Means of setting smoke curtains: Yes

[series]

Quote: Flood

Yes, we got the wrong photo. It is said clearly - the tank has anti-aircraft guns. Probably two at least.

gun - a gun, and
heavy gun - heavy machine gun ..
machine guns often name-calling, just - gun , indicating (or without) - caliber ..
in a template translation, these subtleties are not taken into account ...
hence appear - 3 cannons on the tank ....

[postman]

Quote: Kars

Something is not observed in the photo.

Tape mixed up with NERA pannels
http://defenceforumindia.com/forum/indian-army/9558-arjun-main-battle-tank-mbt-2
51.html

[ShturmKGB]

By hinged, this apparently meant:

[kosmos44]

Indian army begins testing Arjun MK-II tank

How much can you start?

[APASUS]

Quote: kosmos44

How much can you start?

This is probably the 5th test from the official ones. Despite the fact that the penultimate comparative test with the T-90 was completed last year and, according to the Indian generals, our tank was simply torn to pieces. True, the results were not printed and the Indian army lowered its order for Arjun in my opinion up to 125 pcs and in parallel were negotiating an additional purchase of T-90

[Siberian German]

and chegoito he looks like a fascist tiger

[Jacob31]

Yes, the Indian tank is generally somehow unsightly, as it was accepted into service. Tanks should have grace and attractiveness, like any type of weapon))

[Yoke]

it’s your sense of beauty is poorly developed!))) they’ll hang a couple of speakers on it (so that Indian songs can be twisted), colorful garlands, they will rub brown and a cow - then there will be real Indian chic, shine, beauty!)))

[Artyom]

for a new tank, while the Indians constantly perfected it, it was already morally outdated by 20 years that way! This year ours will show "Armata" in a closed mode. I think, unfortunately, there will be no large order for local producers. Everyone strives to get the latest developments, no one wants to fight on old ones. This tank looks like a hybrid base from a T-72 and a tower, either a LEOPARD, or a British Chieftain. In short, crap. There is not even a remotely controlled anti-aircraft machine gun! Where is the thermal imager? Maybe the photo is old: /

[denson06]

Quote: svp67

Quote: Kars

dynamic protection and advanced anti-aircraft guns for hitting helicopters

Something is not observed in the photo.

We’ll wait for the photos from the tests ... But in general, it’s NOT BEAUTIFUL, but not a beautiful technique, and it’s not so hot ...

I agree with the opponents ... sorry for my imagination ... but in appearance it resembles German tanks from the Second World War .. only the cannon was set up with a larger caliber ..

[Basileus]

And this is such a joke among the Indians - to have tanks with 120 and 125 mm caliber guns at the same time?

[bask]

Quote: Basileus

And this is such a joke among the Indians - to have tanks with 120 and 125mm guns at the same time in service

And which one it was in the USSR and Russia to have, armed with a T-62 with a 115 mm cannon and a T64,72,80, with 125 mm. The cannon of the T-62, 2A20 tank has a caliber of 115 mm and uses unitary shells. T-62 is in service with 18 countries, their largest fleet is near Syria and S. Korea, where they launched the release of 115-mm shells.
And the Indians launched the release of 125 mm shells ..
The 115 mm 2A20 (U-5TS) gun is still modern and its potential is far from exhausted.
It’s a pity, only T62ki go to scrap ...

[Basileus]

In the USSR, all this happened during evolution. India is trying to sit on two chairs, whose name is T-90 (T-72) and Arjun.

[Artyom]

more details about this tank can be found here:
http://forum.worldoftanks.ru/index.php?/topic/250357-%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%82-%E2%80%9
3-%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B6%D1%83%D0%BD-%D0%B0rjun-%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%8F
/ # entry6441605
My opinion is that this tank is 40 years old.
We must invite them to our biathlon next year :))

[GELEZNII_KAPUT]

Why is he some kind of ... like from under an ax!

[KazaK Bo]

Quote: GELEZNII_KAPUT

Why is he some kind of ... like from under an ax

KUBINKA has a museum of tanks and armored vehicles. I don't know why, but we, the command of units of a completely different kind of troops, were taken to this museum almost every year ... Apparently, in order to dilute the commander's training for the next training ... In tanks - complete zero ... but that's it anyway, I didn't like it ... someone has already noticed that not only a technically perfect car has high performance, but also a beautiful one in design. Everything is correct. And this tank, with its cubic volumes, still resembles the German "Tiger" Vemen of 1943.
And the launch of information about its tank is necessary for India in order to blackmail the current suppliers of armored vehicles - "WE ARE NOW WITH A MUSHROOM!"

[USNik]

advanced anti-aircraft guns for hitting helicopters

So yes, there is no place under the anti-aircraft gun paired with the main gun (20, 25, 30 mm?), A maximum of 12.7 machine guns will fit on the roof of the turret, something they have lied about, like you can’t see the tank in the tank.

[Iraclius]

What planes were they planning to fight with anti-aircraft guns? With biplanes, or what?
Or will a six-barrel machine gun be pushed into the tower? This makes no sense...
You will laugh, but it does not remind me of "Leopard", but this one. Mk VIII "Cromwell".

[Gronsky]

Yes, the chariot is still that. Although the desire to build up its engineering school of tank building and give real experience to its designers is commendable. Yes - there is no experience, yes - there is no technical culture, and indeed it is not theirs (I mean tanks), but they persistently climb forward.
I think that of course they will pardon Arjun for another couple of three years and send to the museum as a memory, but their next development may already be something like that.

[Volodka]

Indians don’t take part, buy another T-90 from us.

[Earnest]

[/ quote] Let's wait for the photo from the tests ... But in general, it’s NOT BEAUTIFUL, but not a beautiful technique, and it’s not so hot ... [/ quote]
[/ quote] You will laugh, but it does not remind me of "Leopard", but this one. Mk VIII "Cromwell" [/ quote]

I also think that the English influence is visible. Churchill VII "Crocodile", for example.

[Lone gunman]

well done Indians! it’s better to be friends with them than with the Chinese, and the fact that the tank turned out awkward is not a big deal, India is a young state, they’ll fight and find out how to build tanks ... (At midnight August 14/15, 1947 India has become an independent state.) Anglo-Saxons are scum ... and their queen is a reptilian ...)))

[Privat]

Somehow it is not clear ...
Instead of ricocheting angles of inclination of the armor, do the Indians use some more effective spell?

[Basileus]

Did they tell you this in WoT? Look at any other modern tank - angles are like angles; VLD is generally almost horizontal.

[Privat]

Assessing the statistics of the combat use of tanks, some sources conclude that up to 3/4 of the hits are in the tower. It was about the angles of inclination of the frontal armor of the tower that I spoke out.
It is known that at angles of inclination of the armor plate greater than 60 °, the probability of a rebound sharply increases.
Following your advice and looking at other tanks in this regard, I revealed the following:
Leopard 2A7 (Germany) - angle greater than 60 °;
M1A2 (USA) - about 45 °, but also vertically and horizontally (wedge-shaped forehead);
Challenger 2 (UK) - similar to M1A2;
Merkava Mark IV (Israel) - much more than 60 °
T-90MS (Russia) - "traditional" for domestic tanks angle of 68 °;
CI Ariete (Italy) - about 60 °
Leclerc (France) - a low-profile tower with a bevel of a rather intricate shape. It is very difficult to select and determine the angle "by eye". :)
Type 90 (Japan) - the only one of those in which a significant part of the frontal projection of the tower does not have an angle of inclination (straight forehead).
Thus, the frontal armor of the turrets of the most famous tanks has rational slope angles, and many of these angles are "ricocheted".
And the Indians, it seems, are still counting on some secret protective mantras from being hit "in the forehead". :)
Unless, of course, the thickness of the armor is not 300+ mm.

By the way, I am very positive towards World of Tanks.
After the destruction of the system of technical creativity circles that the Soviets had in almost every school, this is one of the few computer games (and perhaps the only one at this level of reliability), at least somehow introducing young people to technology.
Although at the cost of unreasonably large (IMHO) time spent on the actual gameplay. :)

[Basileus]

Well, their forehead, as already indicated, is close to the first Leo-2 series. So the Nipponians and the Germans probably still know something) Like the Jews who helped the Indians in the construction of Arjun.

Well, sorry for the sharpness, I thought you were talking about the slope of the front sheets.

[dvvv]

It seems to me the Indians also know how to cut loot). For so many years they have been trying to create it or pretend that they are trying)

[Vtel]

Outwardly, it really looks like a German, a dumb national highlight of the form.

TTX tank Arjun:
Combat weight, 58,5 t
Crew 4
Overall dimensions, mm:
length with gun barrel 10194
width 3847
height 2320
450 clearance
Armament:
1x120-mm gun, 1x7,62 mm SP, 1x12,7 mm ZP, 2x9 GPA
Ammunition:
39x120mm, 3000x7,62 mm (ntd), 1000x12,7 mm (ntd)
Engine MB 838 Ka-501, 1400 hp at 2500 rpm
Ground pressure, kg / cm 0,84
Highway speed, km / h 72
Cruising on highway, km 450
Obstacle obstacles:
wall height, m ​​0,9
pit width, m 2,43
ford depth, m ~ 1

[Sochi]

After the tests, the troops will add: a mini-temple of harikrishna, a mini-pool with water from the Ganges, an eyebrow point will be set above the barrel, and a dancing chassis, armored three-lane 300-watt speakers and a screen for watching Indian TV shows ...
But in general, well done, of course, try, but we'll see ...

[King]

Yes, in a battle with such forms will not last long.

[series]

Finally, why the Indians Tanya?
If they with their peeps are ahead of the rest (after China) ...
Genetic hegemony, so to speak, on a galactic scale ....

[Spectrum]

Hopelessly outdated geometry. Codename sacred cow.

[Kovrovsky]

Quote: GELEZNII_KAPUT

Why is he some kind of ... like from under an ax!

It’s just not yet processed with a file!

[Kovrovsky]

Quote: Iraclius

What planes were they planning to fight with anti-aircraft guns? With biplanes, or what?
Or will a six-barrel machine gun be pushed into the tower? This makes no sense...
You will laugh, but it does not remind me of "Leopard", but this one. Mk VIII "Cromwell".

Yes, they called these two machine guns (12,7 mm and 7,62 mm) so that the Pakistanis were very scared: well, a tank with three guns!

[starhina01]

ONE I WILL TELL THEM BEFORE US

[buga1979]

Quote: svp67

Quote: Kars

dynamic protection and advanced anti-aircraft guns for hitting helicopters

Something is not observed in the photo.

We’ll wait for the photos from the tests ... But in general, it’s NOT BEAUTIFUL, but not a beautiful technique, and it’s not so hot ...

yes it’s not nice, it’s not beautiful looking poor take our tanks yes the same leopard here it is the aesthetics of military equipment

[Sergey Medvedev]

Yes, they are far from us. So it’s for the better, the one who is engaged in copying will always be just catching up.

[individual]

For Russia, the increase in the level of India's armaments should be silently welcomed, as it will contain the aggression of the unpredictable Pakistan and keep the spread of China's expansion in the Pacific "in check".

[burhan]

Sin laughs at Indian inventors - scientists and unlearned. It is enough that they have Indian films for the mentally-once gifted. By the way. their own supersonic plane (vimaana) will soon fly, on a rubber engine.

[Siberian]

Quote: Apologet.Ru

Something reminiscent of our demobilization of sewing-cocks troops

Yo mae, really. It’s familiar that they will spend two years in a pigsty. And then you look at the DMB like the brave soldiers of Schweik. But this cool

[a52333]

someone at the beginning of the article minusanul, now I regret it terribly. Good article! In the evening he smiles. Some comments smile as much as two turns. Tank plus sign ++++++++. Thanks to the author and +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++

[Sashkessss]

Will this tank explode too? Or will his trunk fall off? It’s just that the Indians on a campaign have problems with technology, the submarine is the same ...

[sergey158-29]

The fact that the Indians copied Leo-2 (one of the best tanks) is well done!

But it seems to me that they copied it only from the outside ...