List Of Indian Tanks
List Of Indian Tanks
one of the most important factors of any military power is the might of its tanks the origin of indian tanks is mainly from the soviet union as per the defense ministry data the indian army has more than 4 500 main battle tanks and 6 800 armored fighting vehicles assisted with modern technology indian army has a large volume of main battle tanks medium tanks light tanks armored and infantry vehicles in this video we will list out the top 8 tanks of india today excluding the ones that are out of service so let's start with amx 13.
Amx 13
The amx 13 is a French light tank produced between 1952 and 1987 named after its starting weight of 13 tons and features a sturdy and reliable chassis was fitted with an oscillating turret built by gi 80 industries with revolver type magazines which were also used on the austrian its armor is between 10 to 40 millimeter and its armament is a 75 millimeter as a 50 tank gun of 32 rounds its secondary armament consists of a machine gun of up to 3 600 rounds and two smoke grenades as chargers during the 1965 indo-pak war india deployed amx-13 tanks in the chomp area and were used in the battle of assault uttar the tank's empty weight is about 13.7 tons and about 14.5 tons when in combat the indian army has used their t54s and t55 extensively in its conflicts with pakistan between the 1970s to the 1980s the first meeting of the t-55 with enemy tanks occurred in the area of karimpur on november 22nd 1971.
T54-55
Indian t-55 tanks destroyed three pakistani m24 chaffey tanks in the area on december 10 to 11 during the battle of nanocock indian t-55s in two battles destroyed 9 pakistani and 4748 tanks without any loss india had destroyed close to 46 and 48 tanks and losing only 10 tanks in the process the tanks consist of a variety of armor thickness the main gun of this tank is a d10t 100 millimeter rifle gun and is also fitted with sgmt machine gun the total numbers of t-54 and 55 produced by the soviet union was between 86 000 to 100 000 units up next is the bmp-1 and 2.
Bmp-1
The bmp-1 was the first mass-produced infantry fighting vehicle of the soviet union bnp-1s were produced under license by czechoslovakia romania and india the bmp-1 was first tested in combat and a version with improved fighting qualities was developed called the bnp2 the bmp2 is also known as the sarath in the army with a futuristic infantry combat vehicle project being pushed to the back burner the ministry of defense has cleared the proposal for procurement of 156 bmp2 infantry fighting vehicles for the indian army the whole project of 156 bmp vehicles is going to be roughly for rupees 1100 crores there are a variety of main armament for this tank as we've seen on the video it uses a 7.62 millimeter pk machine gun as its secondary armament at number five is bmd one the bmd-1 is a soviet airborne amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle which was introduced in 1969 and first seen from the west in 1970. it can be parachuted and although it looks like the bmp1 it is in fact much smaller, the total mass of this tank is about 8 tons.length of this tank is about 5.41 meters width of 2.53 meters and a height of almost 2 meters the crew capacity is only 2 and the armor is welded aluminium alloy of various thickness its main armament is fitted with 73 millimeter 2828 chrome low pressure smoothbore short recoil semi-automatic gun of 40 rounds and anti-tank guided missile launcher up next is the bmd2 the bmd2 is a second generation soviet airborne infantry fighting vehicle introduced in 1985.
Bmd-1
It is a variant of bmd-1 with a new turret and some changes made to the hull it was developed as a replacement for the bmd-1 but failedreplace it completely because of the downfall of soviet economy in 1980s the overall size of bmd2 is bigger than the bmd-1 the approved capacity of bmd2 is doubled to that of bmd-1 and the armor of bmd2 is the same as the previous version the main gun of bmd2 is fitted with 30 millimeter to a 42 multi-purpose auto cannon of about 300 rounds and an ip-135 m1 anti-tank guided missile launcher up.
T72 ajaya
Next is T72 ajaya the t-72 is a family of soviet main battle tanks that first entered production in 1971. about 20 000 t-72 tanks have been built and refurbishment has enabled many to remain in service for decades by the late 1970s indian army headquarters had decided to acquire new generation replacements for its uk origin fleet of royal ordnance factories built centurion and vagina anti-amputees which are based on licensed production of the vicar's main battle tank the armor of the tank is a steel and composite armor with explosive reactor armor its overall armament is a 2a46 smoothbore gun pkt machine gun and 2 anti-aircraft machine guns that are optional.
T90 Bhishma
At number two is t90 bishma now comes the third generation russian main battle tank that entered service in 1993. The tank may be a modern variation of the t-72b and incorporates many features found on the tadu in 2001 india bought 310 t-90 tanks in russia, of which 124 were delivered complete and 186 would be assembled from kits delivered in various stages of completion with a stress on shifting from production to domestics, the T90 uses a 125millimeter to a 46 smooth 4 main gun the 1a45t fire control system and upgraded engine and gunner's thermal sight standard protective measures include a blend of steel and composite armor smoke grenade dischargers contact 5 explosive reactor armor and the shutori infrared anti-tank missile jamming system.
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| Arjun |
Now finally the number one tank of indian army is the arjun main battle tank the origin is a third generation main battle tank developed by india's defense research and development organization the tank is named after arjun the archer prince who is the main protagonist of the indian epic mahabharata more than 100 arjun tanks have been delivered to the indian army as of june 2011. the arjun mk2 variant is being developed in coordination with and with the involvement of the indian army and will feature several modifications the origin features a 120 millimeter main rifle gun with indigenously developed armor-piercing fin stabilized discarding sabot ammunition one pkt 7.62 millimeter coaxial gun and the nsvt 12.7 millimeter machine gun it has a four man Crew commander Gunner loader and driver Automatic fire detection and suppression and NBC protection systems included Comprehensive protection for the anti-tank warhead is included using indigenously developed content.to be much higher than available in comparable third generation tanks the argent tank is india's only indigenous and most advanced tank till date and that's it guys for today.