Arjun-II MBT development l Updates & discussion.

[Water Car Engineer]

For Bharat Pack?

Asper Gupta, the latest fsapds achieved 600mm+ penetration against RHA. They are trying to achieve 650mm+. Rifle bore is being dumped, because the HESH round is being replaced with new thermobaric and penetration timed delay rounds.

PCB

Thermo

With thermo and PCB bunker buster rounds, HESH is redundant.

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New cooling system for existing 1400hp engine.

http://trishul-trident.blogspot.com/2017/03/arjun-mk2-mbt-now-firm-reality.html

Arjun Mark 2, Kestrel, FICV, FRCV, etc. and all future armor will be produced with high-nitrogen steel (HNS) instead of traditional rolled homogeneous armor (RHA). DMRL-DRDO have given ToT to Jindal Steel.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

BHUBANESWAR: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Wednesday successfully test-fired an anti-tank weapon having a strike range of 5 km from a next-gen tank at a defence test facility off Odisha coast.


Defence sources said the ammunition, fired from main battle tank (MBT) Arjun Mk-II at the firing point-II of the Proof and Experimental Establishment (PXE) at Chandipur during noon, hit the target as expected.


“The high explosive anti-tank weapon was fired from the indigenously developed Arjun tank in salvo mode against a decommissioned tank. In this complicated exercise, the ammunition successfully hit the tank,” said a defence official from New Delhi.


The aim and objective of the test was to capture data generated during the trial and analyse it whether the weapon had that required effect on the target. Besides gauging the efficiency of the advanced Arjun tank which is a pride of DRDO, the test also confirmed the firepower of the ammunition.


“Similar trials also have been planned in coming days. Though open firing from Arjun tank has been conducted in the Pokhran range of Rajasthan several times, this time an instrumented tank was targeted during the trial,” the official said.


The Arjun is a third generation main battle tank developed by DRDO. It features a 120 mm main rifled gun with indigenously developed armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding-sabot ammunition, one PKT 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun and an NSVT 12.7 mm machine gun.


The tank is powered by a single MTU multi-fuel diesel engine rated at 1,400 hp and can achieve a maximum speed of 67 km/h and a cross-country speed of 40 km/h.


The tank has proved its worth under various circumstances. In 2015, it had received global accolades with the Chinese military officials praising the tank which suits Indian conditions. Arjun was commissioned in the Army in 2004 while its Mk-II version has undergone design changes for better firepower.

http://www.newindianexpress.com/sta...n-test-from-mbt-arjun-successful-1590469.html

 

[monitor]

BHUBANESWAR: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Wednesday successfully test-fired an anti-tank weapon having a strike range of 5 km from a next-gen tank at a defence test facility off Odisha coast.


Defence sources said the ammunition, fired from main battle tank (MBT) Arjun Mk-II at the firing point-II of the Proof and Experimental Establishment (PXE) at Chandipur during noon, hit the target as expected.


“The high explosive anti-tank weapon was fired from the indigenously developed Arjun tank in salvo mode against a decommissioned tank. In this complicated exercise, the ammunition successfully hit the tank,” said a defence official from New Delhi.


The aim and objective of the test was to capture data generated during the trial and analyse it whether the weapon had that required effect on the target. Besides gauging the efficiency of the advanced Arjun tank which is a pride of DRDO, the test also confirmed the firepower of the ammunition.


“Similar trials also have been planned in coming days. Though open firing from Arjun tank has been conducted in the Pokhran range of Rajasthan several times, this time an instrumented tank was targeted during the trial,” the official said.


The Arjun is a third generation main battle tank developed by DRDO. It features a 120 mm main rifled gun with indigenously developed armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding-sabot ammunition, one PKT 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun and an NSVT 12.7 mm machine gun.


The tank is powered by a single MTU multi-fuel diesel engine rated at 1,400 hp and can achieve a maximum speed of 67 km/h and a cross-country speed of 40 km/h.


The tank has proved its worth under various circumstances. In 2015, it had received global accolades with the Chinese military officials praising the tank which suits Indian conditions. Arjun was commissioned in the Army in 2004 while its Mk-II version has undergone design changes for better firepower.

http://www.newindianexpress.com/sta...n-test-from-mbt-arjun-successful-1590469.html

Which missile ? Nag?

 

[Water Car Engineer]

Which missile ? Nag?

CLGM

 

[Robinhood Pandey]

BHUBANESWAR: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Wednesday successfully test-fired an anti-tank weapon having a strike range of 5 km from a next-gen tank at a defence test facility off Odisha coast.


Defence sources said the ammunition, fired from main battle tank (MBT) Arjun Mk-II at the firing point-II of the Proof and Experimental Establishment (PXE) at Chandipur during noon, hit the target as expected.


“The high explosive anti-tank weapon was fired from the indigenously developed Arjun tank in salvo mode against a decommissioned tank. In this complicated exercise, the ammunition successfully hit the tank,” said a defence official from New Delhi.


The aim and objective of the test was to capture data generated during the trial and analyse it whether the weapon had that required effect on the target. Besides gauging the efficiency of the advanced Arjun tank which is a pride of DRDO, the test also confirmed the firepower of the ammunition.


“Similar trials also have been planned in coming days. Though open firing from Arjun tank has been conducted in the Pokhran range of Rajasthan several times, this time an instrumented tank was targeted during the trial,” the official said.



The Arjun is a third generation main battle tank developed by DRDO. It features a 120 mm main rifled gun with indigenously developed armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding-sabot ammunition, one PKT 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun and an NSVT 12.7 mm machine gun.



The tank is powered by a single MTU multi-fuel diesel engine rated at 1,400 hp and can achieve a maximum speed of 67 km/h and a cross-country speed of 40 km/h.


The tank has proved its worth under various circumstances. In 2015, it had received global accolades with the Chinese military officials praising the tank which suits Indian conditions. Arjun was commissioned in the Army in 2004 while its Mk-II version has undergone design changes for better firepower.

@Nilgiri @Water Car Engineer @GORKHALI @ranjeet @Abingdonboy

I dont trust New Indian Express at all . .any oher source reported his ?

 

[Robinhood Pandey]

 

[vikata]

this tank should be forced upon army
enough of their love for foren maal

 

[GORKHALI]

BHUBANESWAR: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Wednesday successfully test-fired an anti-tank weapon having a strike range of 5 km from a next-gen tank at a defence test facility off Odisha coast.


Defence sources said the ammunition, fired from main battle tank (MBT) Arjun Mk-II at the firing point-II of the Proof and Experimental Establishment (PXE) at Chandipur during noon, hit the target as expected.


“The high explosive anti-tank weapon was fired from the indigenously developed Arjun tank in salvo mode against a decommissioned tank. In this complicated exercise, the ammunition successfully hit the tank,” said a defence official from New Delhi.


The aim and objective of the test was to capture data generated during the trial and analyse it whether the weapon had that required effect on the target. Besides gauging the efficiency of the advanced Arjun tank which is a pride of DRDO, the test also confirmed the firepower of the ammunition.


“Similar trials also have been planned in coming days. Though open firing from Arjun tank has been conducted in the Pokhran range of Rajasthan several times, this time an instrumented tank was targeted during the trial,” the official said.



The Arjun is a third generation main battle tank developed by DRDO. It features a 120 mm main rifled gun with indigenously developed armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding-sabot ammunition, one PKT 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun and an NSVT 12.7 mm machine gun.



The tank is powered by a single MTU multi-fuel diesel engine rated at 1,400 hp and can achieve a maximum speed of 67 km/h and a cross-country speed of 40 km/h.


The tank has proved its worth under various circumstances. In 2015, it had received global accolades with the Chinese military officials praising the tank which suits Indian conditions. Arjun was commissioned in the Army in 2004 while its Mk-II version has undergone design changes for better firepower.

@Nilgiri @Water Car Engineer @GORKHALI @ranjeet @Abingdonboy

I dont trust New Indian Express at all . .any oher source reported his ?

Kinda confusing to be honest,even if its ATGM ,why it says High explosive weapon. ATGM are mostly top attack and tandem warhead.

 

[Robinhood Pandey]

Kinda confusing to be honest,even if its ATGM ,why it says High explosive weapon. ATGM are mostly top attack and tandem explosive.

New Indian Express is notoriously famous for brain farting

 

[theman111]

so now dont need spike

 

[Vertiti Scrutator]

BHUBANESWAR: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Wednesday successfully test-fired an anti-tank weapon having a strike range of 5 km from a next-gen tank at a defence test facility off Odisha coast.


Defence sources said the ammunition, fired from main battle tank (MBT) Arjun Mk-II at the firing point-II of the Proof and Experimental Establishment (PXE) at Chandipur during noon, hit the target as expected.


“The high explosive anti-tank weapon was fired from the indigenously developed Arjun tank in salvo mode against a decommissioned tank. In this complicated exercise, the ammunition successfully hit the tank,” said a defence official from New Delhi.


The aim and objective of the test was to capture data generated during the trial and analyse it whether the weapon had that required effect on the target. Besides gauging the efficiency of the advanced Arjun tank which is a pride of DRDO, the test also confirmed the firepower of the ammunition.


“Similar trials also have been planned in coming days. Though open firing from Arjun tank has been conducted in the Pokhran range of Rajasthan several times, this time an instrumented tank was targeted during the trial,” the official said.


The Arjun is a third generation main battle tank developed by DRDO. It features a 120 mm main rifled gun with indigenously developed armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding-sabot ammunition, one PKT 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun and an NSVT 12.7 mm machine gun.


The tank is powered by a single MTU multi-fuel diesel engine rated at 1,400 hp and can achieve a maximum speed of 67 km/h and a cross-country speed of 40 km/h.


The tank has proved its worth under various circumstances. In 2015, it had received global accolades with the Chinese military officials praising the tank which suits Indian conditions. Arjun was commissioned in the Army in 2004 while its Mk-II version has undergone design changes for better firepower.

http://www.newindianexpress.com/sta...n-test-from-mbt-arjun-successful-1590469.html

The article doesn't say explicitly that it's CLGM;
but the way it is described
"objective of the test was to capture data generated during the trial and analyse it whether the weapon had that required effect on the target"
this could just be a HEAT round.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

The article doesn't say explicitly that it's CLGM;
but the way it is described
"objective of the test was to capture data generated during the trial and analyse it whether the weapon had that required effect on the target"
this could just be a HEAT round.

Those can travel upwards of 5km?

 

[Vertiti Scrutator]

Those can travel upwards of 5km?

Tank rounds have a range of 4-5 kms.
Isn't it curious that the word 'missile' or CLGM was never used in the article? We also know that DRDO/Army has been testing newer types of explosives recently (like thermobaric etc). The description that the objective of the test was to estimate the 'damage' on the target (not so much the guidance) lends itself more to the speculation that it was a regular anti-tank round with some new explosive.
Indian defense reporters need to learn a lot about 'reporting'!! They always throw out ambiguous and misleading (often erroneous too) reports! And of course, fanboys should not be jumping to overly optimistic conclusions

 

[Vertiti Scrutator]

This is more likely a test for a HEAT round and not CLGM. Note that the test was to assess and collect data on the damage done to the target and not so much on the guidance etc. DRDO has been developing several types of newer explosives - this must be one such.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

Tank rounds have a range of 4-5 kms.
Isn't it curious that the word 'missile' or CLGM was never used in the article? We also know that DRDO/Army has been testing newer types of explosives recently (like thermobaric etc). The description that the objective of the test was to estimate the 'damage' on the target (not so much the guidance) lends itself more to the speculation that it was a regular anti-tank round with some new explosive.
Indian defense reporters need to learn a lot about 'reporting'!! They always throw out ambiguous and misleading (often erroneous too) reports! And of course, fanboys should not be jumping to overly optimistic conclusions

I'll do whatever I want, next time I will say it's shooting out rockets.