Keshav Murali
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@Dazzler, nice work. You kicked @AUSTERLITZ 's *** pretty bad. I'm impressed. ![Mrgreen :D :D](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/mrgreen.gif)
Let's make a few things clear here.
According to reliable BR sources and some link I forgot, T-90S (Yes, the export version) stripped of ERA stood impact from KEW-A2 which has certified penetration of 660 mm at 2 km.
So, average penetration is bound to be 680 mm ± 20 mm at 2 km. Impressive protection.
But we can't verify such claims for the hull. It would never have such space for composite armour.
Best Indian round for Arjun: Unknown - That's how I'd describe it. The in-service designation-less round is disappointing, with certified penetration in the 400-420 mm range somewhere and average penetration as 460 mm at 2 km. We saw a new round (T-1A) at Defence Expo 2012, that was not sectioned. So it might be longer.
Best Indian 125 mm round Israeli rounds - two different ones, both better than Mango, with average penetration between 550-580 mm and certified penetration being 500 mm at 2 km. The Indian rounds perform similar to the Arjun's rounds.
Bear in mind that Rosoboronexport has been advertising 3BM44M as "New High Performance APFSDS" with no designation for quite some time according to Vasily Fofanov. It is always an export option.
Don't forget that when the development of their best ends, Russians put up their second best to sale, and the second best in this case would be 3BM44M. So Russians have finished, or are going to finish the development of 3BM48 "Svinets-2" or whatever the hell it is.
Please carry on.
![Mrgreen :D :D](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/mrgreen.gif)
Let's make a few things clear here.
According to reliable BR sources and some link I forgot, T-90S (Yes, the export version) stripped of ERA stood impact from KEW-A2 which has certified penetration of 660 mm at 2 km.
So, average penetration is bound to be 680 mm ± 20 mm at 2 km. Impressive protection.
But we can't verify such claims for the hull. It would never have such space for composite armour.
Best Indian round for Arjun: Unknown - That's how I'd describe it. The in-service designation-less round is disappointing, with certified penetration in the 400-420 mm range somewhere and average penetration as 460 mm at 2 km. We saw a new round (T-1A) at Defence Expo 2012, that was not sectioned. So it might be longer.
Best Indian 125 mm round Israeli rounds - two different ones, both better than Mango, with average penetration between 550-580 mm and certified penetration being 500 mm at 2 km. The Indian rounds perform similar to the Arjun's rounds.
Bear in mind that Rosoboronexport has been advertising 3BM44M as "New High Performance APFSDS" with no designation for quite some time according to Vasily Fofanov. It is always an export option.
Don't forget that when the development of their best ends, Russians put up their second best to sale, and the second best in this case would be 3BM44M. So Russians have finished, or are going to finish the development of 3BM48 "Svinets-2" or whatever the hell it is.
Please carry on.
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