The problem with Arjun is that it's just not that good of a design. I mean, take its frontal arc protection and then compare it to the T-90S. The latter is miles ahead. The same goes for the main gun and ammo. Arjun lags behind in two of the most critical parameters a tank can be judged against.
So, here's the thing, Indian T90S are subpar if not crap, so stop peddling t90 as some op tank
1.) It lacks citv, critical for many situations, have seen enough video tank commanders finding difficult to find targets and getting ploinked by Ukrainian infantry nearby, as the conflict showed, in hatch open condition, even a dji equipped grenade will take the vehicle out
2.) The bloody thing doesn't have an apu for silent overwatch and other applications
3.) Doesn't have environmental control unit and we have to come up with ice jacket like juggad for our soliders
4.) Our Tincans still use mango rounds, an extensive change of gun and loading system might be needed to fire more high pressure rounds
5.) You can probably run faster than the T90S can reverse, so in case of ambush, better pray and die rather than panicking
6.) Our Tincans have shit for side Armor, so a simple rpg7 rocket will take it out, atleast Russians have their shiny t90m with side era extensive coverage
7.) IA T90 doesn't have laser warning system so you only know when you get hit, shitty choice anyway
8.) Fire control system of T90S is so good according to you that IA is precisely trying to replace it with a new system
9.) IA is so amused by hp/tonne of T90S that it has even though about changing the engine
10.) And above all, the way IA procurement works, these Tincans will forever be Tincans going forward or atleast a part of them, floating of rfi again and again till the death of equipment, only things which seems to get approved and inducted are indigenous ones,so good luck
I know Arjun mk1a made a mistake with retention of turret and not adopting a redesigned turret with low profile and integrated aps. Took goddamn long coz IA in its all wisdom wanted to prove every upgrade before inducting. Well the way I know the other armies themselves inducts in batches with subsequent upgrades and we might have seen quicker implementation of upgrades the way IA wants if orders have been steady but nah, the search for unobtanium continues.
Are these enough points to show how good is shitcan is, bloody thing requires upgrade on every subsystem and addition of new systems, the only quantifiable upgrade on our T90 compared to T72 is that of Armor, gunners sight and FCS. The present T90S is a junk as it gets, the way it will be better is through indian systems addition and after adding so much upgrades, just how much is that Russian then, so would you agree then that what we got from Russia is basically substandard for modern warfare.
So the truth is videshi tank is literal Tincan in this age of 2020+, so stop your ranting, be objective and if you wanna say that IA is wise in its procurement, I would say it's not for many of its purchases in the past.
The best way going is with indigenous tanks and sticking for t90 won't improve our armored capability.
Just to be clear you don't have any affiliation with IA or Russia?
