Lord_James Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 On 11/22/2022 at 5:40 AM, mr.T said: Not particularly well armored , STANAG 2 is AK47 AP round , and level 4 is 14.5x114 , and its kinda unusial in using a 105mm gun and atgm externaly mounted. ''The tank would feature all round STANAG Level 2 protection with add-on armour taking it to STANAG Level 4 in the front.'' The typo in the display card really screams “professional” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.T Posted November 25, 2022 Report Share Posted November 25, 2022 The DRDO Light Tank will weigh about 25 tons and have a crew of three. The tank is planned to sport a 105mm rifled bore gun. This will be capable of firing FSAPDS rounds with 500mm of penetration, HEAT, HESH and ATGMs among others. The planned gun elevation is between -10° and +42° controlled by an electrically powered gun control system. An autoloader will be provided for the main gun. Secondary armament includes a 7.62mm coaxial gun and a 12.7mm RCWS. Surveillance drones will be integrated with the tank. A diesel engine would be provided which DRDO claims would provide up to 32hp/ton at sea level. The amphibious tank can ford depths of 1.5m. The tank can attain a maximum speed of over 65kmph and will use rubber tracks. Laviduce and Stimpy75 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH_MM Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 Glorious Arjun's frontal hull armor via @Wiedzmin on Otvaga. Very T-72M1-esque. FORMATOSE, LoooSeR, Laviduce and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 8 hours ago, SH_MM said: Glorious Arjun's frontal hull armor via @Wiedzmin on Otvaga. Very T-72M1-esque. With exceptional of angle and resulting coverage of frontal projections of hull. Now i would like to see a "battle" between KiM1 and this highly advanced MBT design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiedzmin Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 something like that, can't tell more accurately Stimpy75, TWMSR, Clan_Ghost_Bear and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiedzmin Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 update on turret TWMSR, Stimpy75, LoooSeR and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiedzmin Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 updated one more, added what seems to be early UFP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 Turret sides are horrific, especially near that non-isolated ammorack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiedzmin Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 Arjun turret structrure...90mm roof and bar seemst to be there only for structure stiffness Laviduce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volke Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 21 hours ago, LoooSeR said: Turret sides are horrific, especially near that non-isolated ammorack. The bustle ammo rack is isolated, it is using system known as CABIS- Containerised Ammunition Bin (with) Individual Shutter, rest of the ammo is also placed in CABIS derived fireproof containers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 1 hour ago, Volke said: The bustle ammo rack is isolated, it is using system known as CABIS- Containerised Ammunition Bin (with) Individual Shutter, rest of the ammo is also placed in CABIS derived fireproof containers. Spoiler Penetration of that ammorack will lead to fire in crew compatment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH_MM Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 2 hours ago, Volke said: The bustle ammo rack is isolated, it is using system known as CABIS- Containerised Ammunition Bin (with) Individual Shutter, rest of the ammo is also placed in CABIS derived fireproof containers This was only developed for the Arjun Mk 2/later Mk 1A. Original Arjun had no CABIS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volke Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 2 hours ago, SH_MM said: This was only developed for the Arjun Mk 2/later Mk 1A. Original Arjun had no CABIS. Yes, but Wiedzmin's plans are for Arjun Mk.II/IA not Mk.I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiedzmin Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 turret LOS, don't know how accurate this is, but this all i can do possible error for this overall- 20-25% in plus Stimpy75 and SH_MM 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiedzmin Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 mantlet Stimpy75, Laviduce, Volke and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiedzmin Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 the final version of Arjun's calculations, all the thicknesses of the plates correspond to the real ones according to the nomenclature of the armor plates (those that existed), the dimensions of the special armor of the turret may not be accurate because there is nothing to check them with, 2 fuel tanks inside the engine bay have been added to the diagram which were not previously visible, more accurate estimates only possible if someone undertakes to build 3D... *pink plate - pure frp Volke, SH_MM, Laviduce and 2 others 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiedzmin Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 side panels of arjun external fuel cells, 10mm ceramic plate on 10mm FRP backing(aramid fibers based) - IV by NIJ 0108.01 engine hatches, same thing, ceramic on FRP, how they planing NOT to damage ceramic tiles during daily maintenance of tank i have no idea thanks to KR15T0F for help FORMATOSE, Cleb, LoooSeR and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiedzmin Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 and one more addition to scheme GPS area 50mm is strange, and can be another 80mm one... LoooSeR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH_MM Posted June 16 Report Share Posted June 16 Kanchan armor, photo from the 1987 trials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted June 17 Report Share Posted June 17 18 hours ago, SH_MM said: Kanchan armor, photo from the 1987 trials. I still giggling like a child at Kanchan name of this armor. Nice find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serge Posted July 6 Report Share Posted July 6 Zorawar top edge light tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Serge Posted July 7 Report Share Posted July 7 https://www.indiatoday.in/india/video/drdo-conducts-first-trial-of-zorawar-tank-2563348-2024-07-06 Domus Acipenseris 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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