Peruvian MBT 2000 Is it better than AL KHALID or not ?

[Zarvan]

 

[Baloch Pakistani]

It doesn't seem much different btw. Tag a few experts to this post.

 

[Sulman Badshah]

it is VT1A ... AK is better than VT1A ..

VT1A is fully chinese based tank with Chinese engine and electronics instead of Ukranian engine ...

and VT1A purchase was rejected by Peru some years ago ..

 

[Khafee]

@DESERT FIGHTER @TankMan @Dazzler

Your valuable insights would be appreciated on this thread.

Thank You

 

[Dazzler]

There are several differences in Al khalid and other versions of MBT 2000. Al khalid is a pakistan specific version with many changes and features like electric autoloader, auto transmission control, APU, battle managment system, french thermal images, hybrid indigenous/ western fire control system among others.

 

[TankMan]

It's different in a few ways but I doubt it's 'better'. It might be better suited to the Peruvian Army's requirements/budget (MBT-2000 is meant to be a standard version, essentially), while Al-Khalid is a Pakistan specific model as @Dazzler correctly said

If you look at the picture alone, the labels say: "reactive armour, 125mm smoothbore cannon, smoke tubes (launchers) and laser threat alert system, machine gun, computerised optics, armour protected chassis"

Al Khalid has all those features.

 

[Penguin]

The Al-Khalid is an MBT jointly developed by Pakistan and China during the 1990s. The Al-Khalid is unusual in that it was designed to be adaptable for manufacture, so that it can be easily integrated with a variety of foreign engines and transmissions. It is based on the Chinese Type 90-II. The final tank design resulting from a decade of co-operative development was designated Type 90-IIM. The Chinese company Norinco showed the new Type 90-IIM during the March 2001 Abu Dhabi Defense Expo, under the export name MBT 2000. The version powered by the Ukrainian KMDB 6TD-2 1,200 hp diesel engine coupled to a French SESM ESM500 5-speed automatic transmission, intended for domestic production in Pakistan, was named Al-Khalid.

Engine and transmission aside, differences AK and VT1 may mainly whether or not all Chinese components are used. E.g. sights and fire control system. Prototypes were demonstrated with various fire-control systems of Chinese and western origin, but the production model Al-Khalid MBTs use a Western fire-control system (FCS) and gun control system (GCS). AK1 uses Sagem third-generation thermal imagers. In the MBT 2000, the Chinese Norinco fire-control system takes inputs from ten sensors.
E.g. The gun of AK is a modified variant of both the Chinese ZPT-98 and the Ukrainian KBA-3 series of 125 mm smooth bore gun, and I presume MBT-2000 could fit all (but ZPT-98 most likely standard). Initially Pakistan got gun barrels from France but now locally produces its own.

VT-1A is a new export variant of the Type 90II and has Chinese-made interior, turret, gun, electronics and armour. It also has a Chinese 1300 horsepower engine.

Peru leased five VT-1A from China for trials in 2009. The Peruvian government had expressed interest in purchasing 80–120 units to complement the fleet of Soviet T-55 tanks in service with the Peruvian Army. Peru decided to buy MBT-2000 tanks. The deal was blocked as China did not obtain permission to re-sell some Ukrainian components (including engine and Varta Active protection system).