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It's a pity we didn't use these beasts instead of the T-90MS both of which broke down in the tank biathlon in Russia. What an embarrassment that was!
I actually asked the same question to one of the Indian military attaches at the army games. His reply was the same old "they're too heavy". I don't understand why the Indian army has such a problem with Arjun's weight when most other modern militaries also operate 65 ton MBT's.
 

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It's a pity we didn't use these beasts instead of the T-90MS both of which broke down in the tank biathlon in Russia. What an embarrassment that was!
T-90MS ? I don't think we ordered them till now. By all probability we used either T-90S or T-90M in the biathlon. And besides Arjun is more large and bulky than both T-72 and T-90 and we would not have seen some of the most awesome aerobatics we saw with Indian T-90s if we would have used Arjun tanks. Also mobility wise , Arjun is not as good as T-90/72 and in tank biathlon where speed and mobility matters a lot , Arjun would not have gone above the cut
 

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1)we have ordered 464 T-90MS (with Indian systems)
2) Arjun has much better mobility than T-90/72
3) rather than "aerobatics",Arjun would win and that would be much awsome

Do you think that Arjun Mk.1 ( a near 60 tonnes tank ) might have accomplished what these lighter and more agile Indian T-90 have achieved.


That is another fact that Arjun has got better features than Indian T-90s and would have performed better like better targetting but in Tank Biathlon you need to do accurate and rapid fire while performing maneuvers also. Going into laps then targetting variable targets at variable distances something which Arjun was not that fit for as compared to T-90s. And how can you tell that mobility wise Arjun is better than T-72/90 when it is both heavier and bulky than T-90 and also not as agile compared to the lighter T-90 which has earned its nickname "Flying Tank" due to all such attributes
 

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Do you think that Arjun Mk.1 ( a near 60 tonnes tank ) might have accomplished what these lighter and more agile Indian T-90 have achieved.


That is another fact that Arjun has got better features than Indian T-90s and would have performed better like better targetting but in Tank Biathlon you need to do accurate and rapid fire while performing maneuvers also. Going into laps then targetting variable targets at variable distances something which Arjun was not that fit for as compared to T-90s. And how can you tell that mobility wise Arjun is better than T-72/90 when it is both heavier and bulky than T-90 and also not as agile compared to the lighter T-90 which has earned its nickname "Flying Tank" due to all such attributes
Having a heavier weight does not mean Arjun is slower, because it has a much more powerful engine than T-90. Arjun has a 1400 hp engine, compared to 1000 hp in our T 90. The Russian version of the T 90 is even slower, with a 850 hp engine. So the more important number to consider is the power to weight ratio.

Power to weight ratios:
Arjun Mk1 : 1400 hp / 60 tons: 23.33 hp/ton
T 90 Bhishma: 1000 hp/ 48 tons: 20.83 hp/ton

So the Arjun has a higher power to weight ratio, which gives it greater speed.
The official top road speed for T 90M is 60 km/h. For Arjun it is 70 km/h
 
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Lockheed Martin YF-22(F-22) along with Northorp Grumman YF-23 during testing days.



Osprey



An Indian Army Ghatak ( Strike ) Operative with a Brugger & Thomet (B&T) MP-9 submachine gun

 

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Boeing Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) on the F-16D 'Fighting Falcon' Pilot from 69th Fighter Squadron (69 FS) of the United States Air Force



Kayla Bowers an American officer and Senior A-10 Thunderbolt II Pilot in the U.S. Air Force



F-22 Raptor



A British soldier with the 4th Mechanised Brigade is pictured engaging the enemy during Operation Qalb in Helmand, Afghanistan – 4 January 2013



US Army Captain P. Lain Hancock, Commander of C Company, 1ST Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1ST Cavalry Division, Texas, looks down from the cockpit of his AH-64D Apache Longbow Helicopter while wearing his monocle and helmet. CPT Hancock is pictured during a refueling and reloading stop at the Dalton/Henson Range Complex at Fort Hood, Texas, during an annual aerial gunnery exercise.

 

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This is just love : ISRAELI Agilite gear, suppressed IWI X95 with Meprolight MOR optic/sight




VKS Vykhlop is a Russian bullpup, straight-pull bolt-action, 5-round detachable box magazine-fed, silenced sniper rifle

It's designed & manufactured by CKIB SOO (Central Design Bureau of Sporting & Hunting Weapons) & is used by special force units of Russia's FSB.






RF-4EJ Phantom II with a beautiful Pilot of Japan Air Self-Defense Force



IDF Special Forces with X-95 in Agilite Gear



Spetsnaz



IDF Soldier with Silenced IWI Tavor Assault Rifle



GIGN

 

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Not to nitpick....But the first photo below is not a Spetsnaz operator(as mentioned in the posts above)...The firearm is a Desert Tech SRS(US Made), which i don't think, Spetsnaz will ever use (due to Political reasons)......He is most probably a Sniper with a US Police SWAT Team...

Also, the lady is not an IDF Soldier(as mentioned in the post)...You can see a US flag patch...She is most probably a model advertising the "Manticore Firearms Tavor Frontend"
https://www.google.com/search?q=manticore+arms+tavor&tbm=isch&imgil=KSuPyNZmWVAo1M%3A%3BJ-vN06ZN9qy72M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.zahal.org%252Fproducts%252Farclight-xtl-tan-aluminium-extended-handguards-forend-for-tavor-tar-21-manticore-arms&source=iu&pf=m&fir=KSuPyNZmWVAo1M%3A%2CJ-vN06ZN9qy72M%2C_&usg=__QB1vsbgKq8_OxiQJ5jA_4QznsVY=&biw=1280&bih=593&ved=0ahUKEwjaiKLOu4nWAhXG5CYKHefDCB4QyjcIXA&ei=ujGsWdrDEMbJmwHnh6PwAQ#imgrc=HxXZkja6kFdhaM:


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IDF Soldier with Silenced IWI Tavor Assault Rifle

 

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U.S MARSOC Marines participate in a series of combat action exercises at Camp Pendleton



Israeli Soldiers of the Golani Brigade resting in the shade with a very good boy from the Golan Heights - August 26, 2017



U.S MARSOC Marine firing AT4 "...backblast area Clear!



An F-35A Lightning II from Hill AFB, Utah, takes off from the base, Aug. 7, 2017



Qatari special operations personnel conduct a military free-fall Friendship Jump over Qatar on Aug. 21, 2017



American Paratroopers Arctic Warfare


MA2 Of Coastal Riverine Group One Det Guam (CRG 1) Aboard USNS Spearhead

 

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Ka-50 Black Shark



Javelin in Action



Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) operator.



Meanwhile in Germany...........



Green Berets

 

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Japanese Mitsubishi Type 16 Maneuver Combat Vehicle (Tank Destroyer)



HAL Light Combat Aircraft KH-2014 (LSP-4) carrying 4X1000lbs MK-11 Bombs for a test sortie



Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor inverted, RIAT 2017



F-15E Eagle



Kopaska



F-35A Lightning II



T-72B3M of Russian Army

 

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IDF Soldiers in Agilite Gear with X-95



Polaris MV850 ATV



USMC Cpl. Michael Whitehouse, a rifleman with 2nd Squad, 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, provides security from a rooftop in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan



Kazakh Special Forces with AK-74M with Aselsan 4x32 night vision scope and Aselsan Electro Optic (A-100) helmet mounted NOD



Kazakh Female Soldiers



Indian Paratroopers


Indian Air Force Garud Commandos


Su-57

 

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