MBT Arjun
The State-of-the-art Arjun Main Battle Tank Mk-1A has been designed and developed indigenously by incorporating numerous improvements over and above the Arjun Main Battle Tank Mk-1 which is already in-service with Indian Army.It is endowed with superior fire power, high mobility and excellent protection characteristic to fulfil the challenging battlefield requirement of the 21st century Arjun Main Battle Tank Mk-1A manifest the latest battle tank technologies tht makes it a distinct front runner amongst the array of contemporary main battle tank of modern armies the world over.
The MBT ARJUN is equipped with accurate & superior firepower, all-terrain mobility and an invincible multi layered protection provided by an array of advanced technology systems. It can take on the enemy during day & night conditions and in both static & dynamic modes. By virtue of these capabilities, this indigenous MBT proves to be at par with any contemporary main battle tank across the globe. This tank is particularly configured and designed for Indian conditions and hence it is suitable for deployment to protect the frontiers in an effective manner.
Technical Specifications
- Weight : 68 Tonnes
- Crew : 4
- Overall length : 10.642 M
- Overall height : 3.182 M
- Overall width : 3.950 M
- Maximum road speed : 58 KMPH
- Engine power : 1400 HP
- Power to weight ratio : 20.59 HP/T
- Shallow fording : 1.4 M
- Medium Fording : 2.15 M
- Vertical obstacle : 0.45 M
- Trench crossing width : 2.0 M
- Gradient : 20 DEGREES
- Gun Bore : 120 MM (RIFLED)
- Rate of fire : 6-8 RDS/Min
- Ammunition : 39( FSAPDS / HESH)
- Co-axial machine gun : 7.62 MM
- Anti-Aircraft Machine Gun : 12.7 MM NSVT(ON RCWS)