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I have tagged you on many threads and posts visit them and answer themyet they can't produce even usable tank ammunition.
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I have tagged you on many threads and posts visit them and answer themyet they can't produce even usable tank ammunition.
50 ton missile with 900km range ......which one was that ??
Agni TD
Agni-TD
The original Agni-TD was an amalgam of the Prithvi-I and the SLV-3 booster. The Agni-TD is a two-stage missile with the first stage using the first-stage solid-fuel booster motor of the SLV-3 satellite launch vehicle. This marked the first time that India had used directly a component of its civilian space research program for military purposes. The Agni-TD was a cheap test vehicle to prove re-entry and guidance technology for use on a more advanced platform. The missile used a solid booster that was improved but similar to S-1 stage. Instead of developing a new solid motor for the second stage, which would have involved significant delays, it used a shortened version of the liquid fuelled Prithvi-I motor.
The first Agni launch on 22 May 1989 used a shortened Prithvi-I stage as the second stage. The second Agni test used a second stage with more fuel and longer burn that was ignited before separation thus obviating the need of six-ullage motors used in the earlier launch. The RV used multi-directionally reinforced carbon-fiber preform (MRCP) technology. The last test of the basic Agni-TD on 19 February 1994 was a major technical breakthrough.
First Stage: The booster motor is one meter in diameter and ten meters in length. It has approximately 9 tons solid propellant. The stage features three segments of propellant grain, with an internal star configuration for increased thrust during the initial boost phase. The motor case is made of a high-strength 15CDV6 steel and is fabricated by conventional rolling and welding techniques. The propellant used in Agni-TD consists of the AP-Al-PBAN composite propellant. All later Agni variants use HTPB (hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene). The propellant is of star configuration with a loading density of 78%. It is case bonded with a liner system between propellant and insulation. The motor's nozzle is built from 15CDV6 steel; a carbon-phenolic thermal protection system is used for the convergent throat, high-density graphite is used for the throat, and carbon and silica-phenolic lining is used in the fore end and aft end of the divergent.
Second Stage: Agni-TD used a Prithvi-I as its second stage, which has two small engines. The initial test flight used a Prithvi-I with lesser fuel of TG-02/AK-20 (Xylidiene + Triethylamine/IRFNA+ NTO), later flights used full fuel configuration. The case material of the second stage is aluminium alloy.
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Thanks for the information ...... it was a nice informative article .
But even according to the link you provided , Agni TD weighed 16 Tons not 50 Tons .