Arjun Main Battle Tank (MBT) Mark II

[Vinod DX9]

The turret from the sides seems to be well protected with curves but the front seems flat... why this? Any direct impact in the flat front would mean damage.

I guess that is for to keep a place for installation of protection system which however is never installed.

 

[ash2win]

CLGM successfully test fired from Arjun.

 

[Vinod DX9]

What is actually tested tiday?
High Explosive tank round? LAHAT from barrel? Cannon launched LAHAT?If HE then HEAT or HESH?

 

[rohit b3]

What is actually tested tiday?
High Explosive tank round? LAHAT from barrel? Cannon launched LAHAT?If HE then HEAT or HESH?

The Cannon Launched Guided Missile or CLGM for short. Its an ATGM developed for the Arjun mk2 to replace the LAHAT.

 

[kstriya]

Anti-tank weapon test from MBT Arjun successful


BHUBANESWAR: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Wednesday successfully test-fired an anti-tank weapon having a strike range of 5 km from a next-gen tank at a defence test facility off Odisha coast.


Defence sources said the ammunition, fired from main battle tank (MBT) Arjun Mk-II at the firing point-II of the Proof and Experimental Establishment (PXE) at Chandipur during noon, hit the target as expected.


“The high explosive anti-tank weapon was fired from the indigenously developed Arjun tank in salvo mode against a decommissioned tank. In this complicated exercise, the ammunition successfully hit the tank,” said a defence official from New Delhi.


The aim and objective of the test was to capture data generated during the trial and analyse it whether the weapon had that required effect on the target. Besides gauging the efficiency of the advanced Arjun tank which is a pride of DRDO, the test also confirmed the firepower of the ammunition.


“Similar trials also have been planned in coming days. Though open firing from Arjun tank has been conducted in the Pokhran range of Rajasthan several times, this time an instrumented tank was targeted during the trial,” the official said.


The Arjun is a third generation main battle tank developed by DRDO. It features a 120 mm main rifled gun with indigenously developed armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding-sabot ammunition, one PKT 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun and an NSVT 12.7 mm machine gun.


The tank is powered by a single MTU multi-fuel diesel engine rated at 1,400 hp and can achieve a maximum speed of 67 km/h and a cross-country speed of 40 km/h.


The tank has proved its worth under various circumstances. In 2015, it had received global accolades with the Chinese military officials praising the tank which suits Indian conditions. Arjun was commissioned in the Army in 2004 while its Mk-II version has undergone design changes for better firepower.


http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2017/apr/06/anti-tank-weapon-test-from-mbt-arjun-successful-1590469.html

We hope now Arjun MK2 will be ordered in hundreds now at least hope DG mechanized forces get some sense of pride with indigenous weapons platform.

 

[Vinod DX9]

The Cannon Launched Guided Missile or CLGM for short. Its an ATGM developed for the Arjun mk2 to replace the LAHAT.

....sir I am confused for this one....

 

[Kunal Biswas]

CLGM is 120mm tandam HEAT warhead compare to LAHAT`s `105mm tandam HEAT warhead ,

What Saurav Jha said incorrect in sense of terminology..

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Some information :

]VEM Technologies eventually chosen to provide 30 units of the system, conformance with the design drawings, manufacturing process & quality standards provided to it by the DRDO labs

 

[Doc Mozart]

Sad to see what has happened with the Arjun. I remember reading an Israeli soldier's answer back on quora who knew the tank inside out and was all praise for it, especially for its comfort levels due to its hydro pneumatic suspension, its Armour and its accuracy.

 

[Vinod DX9]

Sad to see what has happened with the Arjun. I remember reading an Israeli soldier's answer back on quora who knew the tank inside out and was all praise for it, especially for its comfort levels due to its hydro pneumatic suspension, its Armour and its accuracy.

Sir can you give the link of it?

 

[Filtercoffee]

Sir can you give the link of it?

Sir, would renaming the series help in induction?

 

[Doc Mozart]

Sir can you give the link of it?

I would love to do that but the last time i checked, the answer was deleted. Don't know if the guy himself did it or the mods took it down.

 

[WolfPack86]

#AR17: 67 of the 73 'tank fittable' improvements meant for Arjun MK-2 MBT have been declared successful.
https://twitter.com/delhidefence?lang=en

 

[WolfPack86]

The total number of improvements envisioned is 84. Out of which 73 are tank fittable as delineated above.
https://twitter.com/delhidefence?lang=en

 

[tharun]

@Kunal Biswas Looking at m1 abrams side armor of the hull is merely 6 inches,can it withstand modern tank rounds?
Here is the pictures...

 

[Vinod DX9]

#IronChariots

Invisible Indian Tank!

Surprising but true, in near future Indian Tanks, IFV, APC etc are going to be totally invisible to the enemy!

The Indian Army has sought a camouflage system to make its armoured fighting vehicles apparent invisible to all kinds of existing sensors. The army wants a system through "Electronic Camouflage" which will blend the vehicle in its surrounding. This will enable the vehicle to change the livery of the tank with the changing background. In another ambitious option, the army has suggested for development of ‘Quantum Stealth’, a new revolutionary system being developed by a Canadian company, where a special new kind of composition would make the light waves around the target bending thus making invisible to naked eye, blocking infrared thus invisible to Night Vision and stopping the flux of thermal signatures and even the shadow of the vehicle. The modern sensors can locate armoured vehicles mainly through their heat and radar signature . But the new project will change the future of armoured warfare.

In pic , PT-16, brand new MBT from Poland with reduced radar and infrared signature , apparently making this almost invisible.

Taken from- https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=914551105353241&substory_index=0&id=572611809547174

In pic old Indian Ajeya in digi camo

 

[kunal1123]

WHAT HAPPEN TO IN-HOUSE POWER-PACK DEVELOPMENT????????????


CVRDE Invites Bids for Development and supply of 1500 hp Engine to power Arjun Mk II - Indian Defence Research Wing


SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK

Combat Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (CVRDE) India’s premier establishment forArmoured vechicles in India has Invited Bids for Development and supply of 1500 hp Engine .

As per Tender documents which idrw.org has gone through invited interested bidders to submit their proposals before 30 May 2017 and the Bid Opening Date will be 01-Jun-2017. Technical requirements for supply of 1500 hp Engine most probably to be used on Arjun Mk II are as below.

Specification for 1500 hp Engine

Engine Type: 12 Cylinder, 4-stroke, V-90 configuration, Turbocharged, Intercooled, DI, liquid cooled Diesel Engine

Swept Volume: 25 dm3 (minimum)
Rated Power: 1100 kW as per ISO 1585 (w/o fan)
a) Performance at 55 C ambient temperature at sea level: No power reduction allowed
b) Performance at 1000m altitude: No power reduction allowed
c) Performance at 5000m altitude: Engine should be able to operate up to 5000m altitude safely. Minimum power reduction is permissible at this altitude.

Torque backup (min) : 18% at 60%-65% of rated engine speed
Maximum allowed rated speed: 2800 rpm
Power at 50% rated speed (min) : 610 kW
Power at idling speed (min): 140 kW
SFC at peak torque speed : 210 g/kW.hr (max)
Continuous over speed: 110% of rated speed
Instantaneous over speed: 125% of rated speed

Engine Dimensions: Engine with all its constituents will have the following dimensions:
Length: 1570 mm
Width: 1025 mm
Height: 1115 mm

NOTE : Article cannot be reproduced without written permission of idrw.org in any form
http://idrw.org/cvrde-invites-bids-development-supply-1500-hp-engine-power-arjun-mk-ii/

 

[Kunal Biswas]

IDRW is not a reliable site to count on ..

Its for FMBT and not MK2 ..

 

[kstriya]

IDRW is not a reliable site to count on ..

Its for FMBT and not MK2 ..

Which Indian company has this type of engine ?

 

[Kunal Biswas]

No, Private sector has 1500hp engine for tank usage ..

Only DRDO 1500hp engine is in testing phase ..

Which Indian company has this type of engine ?

 

[kstriya]

No, Private sector has 1500hp engine for tank usage ..

Only DRDO 1500hp engine is in testing phase ..

So the RFP for the 1500 HP engine, will be TOT from DRDO to private sector to be commercially produced at best price..!