Dazzler
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The overall performance and capability of Alkhalid mbt has raised the performance bar for participating MBTs. The problem is that most options offered by both Oplot and vt-4 are already functional in Alkhalid. The Alkhalid-1 is a great improvement and offers performanceance on par or better than the MBTs being tested. Costs and lack of time are two reasons why PA is looking to buy a suitable off the shelf solution. its not that it can't make it, rather it wants to replace the no upgraded 59s and 69s (250 odd pieces) ASAP.
Any version lower than t-90Ms is already obsolete for PA and has not been considered. Russians didn't offer the MS version.
The offer by the Russians still stands ie t90s. Even though we have alright relations with the Russians at the moment but chances of Pak buying from Russia r very slim..same goes for Ukraine as even though the cost of the tank it self was very reasonable but it has cost PA b arm n a leg to pay for the spares n right now the upgrade is costing PA more than the price of the actual tank....this leaving aside the piss poor quality of the spares n the endless delays....the oplot still has not showed up for retrials n if it does not show up for an other month or so than it might not show up at all as their is no point....the only thing that has showed up from Ukraine is a few beautiful girls though.
So the most likely option right now is vt4 or the copy of t90 that they have come up with or even t99 it self ie if they pass the trials ....
T85 is a stop gap n will be replaced in due course.
They won't be any more alzarrar upgrades either ie its reached its end of the line n all remaining t55/59 r being/ have been transferred to f.c
Under trials as we speak....not passed
Any version lower than t-90Ms is already obsolete for PA and has not been considered. Russians didn't offer the MS version.