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Can you provide the estimated armor thickness of the Arjun MK-I over the entire vehicle? I remember you putting up the values for it, but I just can't seem to find it anymore. Thanks in advance.

Yup, If building loads exceed the soil bearing capacity, it will simply sink. This is why for very heavy buildings you dig right upto the bedrock or use certain soil consolidation techniques. I wont go into details, but just check Pile foundation in wiki if you wish to know how the effects of...

Your final understanding is fairly correct. Your analogy, unfortunately, is not. Your have to consider Force due to buoyancy as well in case of water. If you wish to get a basic idea of soils under load, check this thread out...

Its absolutely not my report or anything like that. These studies and analysis were conducted by legends in Geotechnical (soil) Engineering, in particular, Westergard, and Cassagrande. I will provide the relevant data soon enough, hopefully with charts and tables. Please bear with me.

Actually, 70 ton tracked is a design standard. In civil Engineering circles, this is the recommended design load of roads and bridges for a single lane. The other standards being 45T tracked etc. And well, the ability of soil to bear loads is dependent on both wheel/Track pressure as well as on...

The first and foremost thing a Tank or for that matter any platform needs to be able to do is perform its primary mandate efficiently. For a tank, it is to be able to provide superior firepower and reasonable protection against the wide variety of threats facing the tank. In a battle where the...

Just to qualify your statement..... The next gen prototype of the MBT/APC for the US weighs 84 tons. Of course its a prototype, so the weight will come down a notch or two, but still will be atleast as heavy as the modern Abrahams. The most modern Army in the world admitted defeat in...

The mk1 production is dead since the initial orders for 124 mk1s were completed. So in the current context, the price to be quoted would be of the mk2 or mk1A. That is what I meant in the context of the earlier post. The generation difference between any two platforms is based on major...

Arjun is as per the GSQR issued, capability wise. The IA wanted a tank with superior crew survivability against tank munition, a four man crew to reduce crew fatigue, seperate munition storage compartment and blow off panels to protect against ammunition cook off. In short the IA wanted a tank...

You are mis-informed on the first part. The Arjun as of now costs upwards of $8 million per tank, making it the most expensive tank in the world. There hasn't been any revolutionary development in tanks to justify a new generation. The Arjun mk1 has several gaps in its abilities, which are to...

The thermal imager and Night Vision sights for both the Commander and the Gunner originally came from Thales. Though its ability to withstand the Thar desert heat is deeply suspect. This is why the AC has been fixed, both on T90 & the Arjun. It was finally replaced by our BEL. Very...

You are absolutely correct about the near future of MBTs. With the current trends in armor technology, and slow progress of hard kill defences, the MBT will likely get heavier before it gets any lighter. People tend to see the US concepts and imagine that light tanks are the way of the near...

Oops my bad,thanx for the correction.

India uses shells/rounds from multiple countries, most notably the Invar from Russia and the LAHAT tank launched missile for AT roles in addition to indian made munition. The LAHAT has a kill range of around 8km so these may be the shells he was referring to. Note that the Arjun with its L55...