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Indien Panzer
What resulted from the contest was a joint effort of many German firms: Porsche for overall design, Daimler-Benz MB-837A 8-cyl diesel engine, Zahnradfabrik AG of Friedrichshafen track, Ruhrstahl for turret and gun. Optics and sights, as well as general production, was to be done in India The following are the general specifications from that project:
Years of development: 1954-1955.
Weight: Indian demand expected weight about 36-39 tons, the Germans projected about 40 tons.
Crew: 4
Engine: 8-cylinder diesel Daimler-Benz MB-837A, 670 hp
Power to weight ratio: 16.7 hp/ton
Maximum speed: 50 km/h
Caliber gun: 90 mm (Most likely a German adaptation of the 90 mm Gun M3 or the 9 cm PzKan 48)
Armor: Hull 90/90/40, turret 130/90/45, all of it cast
India became an independent nation in 1947; therefor this tank project would have been to meet the young nations early military needs. Unfortunately, the Indians did not have the ability to cast such large parts (a problem that would plague many rising tank developers), and the winner was the Vickers with the Vijayanta, which was built entirely from welded rolled steel plates. However, this was not the end of the project, for it was the basis of the KW30, which in turn was the ancestor of the whole line of the Swiss Pz series.
Indien Panzer design bears a strong resemblance to the Swiss Panzer 61 as well as its predecessor the Panzer 58; the Panzer 58 being from the same period as the Indien-Panzer.
@ersakthivel @sayareakd Sir @Keshav Murali
@Damian, @methos @Dejawolf
If this is true than it can be assumed than German technicians had connecting with DRDO even after Indien-Panzer got cancelled, Its very possible that small German team unit help designing Arjun with DRDO, Now that is only if this story is true ..
German speaking members can find few more clue as you have more understanding of the system of your country regarding records such as this ..
Thank you.
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Source :
Sherman Register - India
ZF Friedrichshafen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Indien-Panzer - World Of Tanks
In the 1950's of the post-war world, many German engineers temporarily moved to Switzerland. However, given the lack of work (they had been working on weapons for a long time, after all), they needed to find something to do. Fortunately for the Germans, the Indians came along and opened a bid for an Indian tank."The project was developed as a medium tank for the Indian Army. The work on the project was carried out by Porsche, Daimler-Benz, and Zahnradfabrik AG of Friedrichshafen. However, the vehicle was deemed to be too complicated for production in India, and the project was canceled."
What resulted from the contest was a joint effort of many German firms: Porsche for overall design, Daimler-Benz MB-837A 8-cyl diesel engine, Zahnradfabrik AG of Friedrichshafen track, Ruhrstahl for turret and gun. Optics and sights, as well as general production, was to be done in India The following are the general specifications from that project:
Years of development: 1954-1955.
Weight: Indian demand expected weight about 36-39 tons, the Germans projected about 40 tons.
Crew: 4
Engine: 8-cylinder diesel Daimler-Benz MB-837A, 670 hp
Power to weight ratio: 16.7 hp/ton
Maximum speed: 50 km/h
Caliber gun: 90 mm (Most likely a German adaptation of the 90 mm Gun M3 or the 9 cm PzKan 48)
Armor: Hull 90/90/40, turret 130/90/45, all of it cast
India became an independent nation in 1947; therefor this tank project would have been to meet the young nations early military needs. Unfortunately, the Indians did not have the ability to cast such large parts (a problem that would plague many rising tank developers), and the winner was the Vickers with the Vijayanta, which was built entirely from welded rolled steel plates. However, this was not the end of the project, for it was the basis of the KW30, which in turn was the ancestor of the whole line of the Swiss Pz series.
Indien Panzer design bears a strong resemblance to the Swiss Panzer 61 as well as its predecessor the Panzer 58; the Panzer 58 being from the same period as the Indien-Panzer.
@ersakthivel @sayareakd Sir @Keshav Murali
@Damian, @methos @Dejawolf
If this is true than it can be assumed than German technicians had connecting with DRDO even after Indien-Panzer got cancelled, Its very possible that small German team unit help designing Arjun with DRDO, Now that is only if this story is true ..
German speaking members can find few more clue as you have more understanding of the system of your country regarding records such as this ..
Thank you.
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Source :
Sherman Register - India
ZF Friedrichshafen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Indien-Panzer - World Of Tanks
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