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check the new parallel tracks used by Indian T-90S & not by Indian T-72Need a closer look, It seems its DRDO ERA made by private.co, Never saw such markings on imported K5 ..
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check the new parallel tracks used by Indian T-90S & not by Indian T-72Need a closer look, It seems its DRDO ERA made by private.co, Never saw such markings on imported K5 ..
I will post more pics of them from up closeT-72 with ERA Mk.2
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With ERA Mk.1
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Can anyone identify the military equipment ? Thanks in advance
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are you from Chennai?I will post more pics of them from up close
Copyright Tim NeateThis Cromwell Models kit is the basic Vickers Mk1 MBT and needs a little bit of modification to convert it to a late version of the Indian Army's Vijayanta tank. I have replaced the 105mm gun with one from the Airfix Leopard 1 kit as the resin barrel was a slightly warped. The Centurion style bazooka plates were made from thin plastic card, and mounted over the original track guards. The original engine deck was a little bit untidy, so I carved it out and rebuilt using a reconfigured engine deck from the Airfix Chieftain kit. The infantry telephone, gun barrel lock and tow bar was added to the rear hull. The double headlight with guards and footsteps were built on to the glacis plate, which was quite a fiddly job. The pioneer tools and attachment points for the tow cables were fitted to each side of the hull to finish off the hull details. The commanders’ cupola, loaders hatch covers, smoke dischargers and searchlight were all scratch built for the turret. There was a certain amount of guess work involved in building the searchlight, but I think it looks the part. The commanders’ machine gun with mount was based on a Cromwell Models FN MG casting from my master. The turret basket was rebuilt by making the basic shape in plastic card and adding the plastic rod framework to the outside. This was filled with Milliput and shaped into different pieces of stowage. One section was covered with dry tealeaves from a teabag to create a camouflage net stowed in the basket. The crew is based on figures from the Airfix Bofors gun kit with heads that I have modified and had cast in white metal. Others details were added with plastic card and rod. The model was finished with Vallejo Model Air Sand Ivory 71.075 with the disruptive pattern hand painted using Humbrol 80 (Grass Green), 30 (Dark Green) and 186 (Brown).
call me a conspiracy theorist but wasn't the Chieftain 800/900 selected already and the T-72 was conveniently brought back to competition after the return of a certain Female PM I am sure that if properly investigated the whole of the Army staff at the time (whoever is alive) and the Congress party will be in a twist and it will be an even bigger scam then BoforsChieftain 800/900 had Cobham armor and almost equivalent to Challenger 1. Definitely better firepower and far better protection. Being a western design, and using Cobham, it could help Arjun project much better.
I have no idea that Chieftain 800/900 was selected but T-72 was brought instead. If really it was so, it's a "shock and awe" for mecall me a conspiracy theorist but wasn't the Chieftain 800/900 selected already and the T-72 was conveniently brought back to competition after the return of a certain Female PM I am sure that if properly investigated the whole of the Army staff at the time (whoever is alive) and the Congress party will be in a twist and it will be an even bigger scam then Bofors
i heard some Soviet offered 20 years soft loan for T-72 with License Manufacturing & assistance free .......I have no idea that Chieftain 800/900 was selected but T-72 was brought instead. If really it was so, it's a "shock and awe" for me
check the new parallel tracks used by Indian T-90S & not by Indian T-72
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17 years afaik ,yes, true......i heard some Soviet offered 20 years soft loan for T-72 with License Manufacturing & assistance free .......
same discussion happened few days ago on same thread go back & check for more details....
bhai i meant, that our T-72 still dont use these parallel tracks...![]()
This is something is common with all T-90 models since 2001 ..