Pakistan Army Armoured Corps - Serious Deficiencies

[Cool_Soldier]

I do not see any edge of Indian Armoured corps over Pakistani.They just have more in number old ones but not high tech ones.

 

[Super Falcon]

the only regiment in army i like becoz it provides muscle to army

 

[IHK_PK]

Pakistan Army Armoured Corps has a huge armada of formidable battle tanks and yet for the 1st and 2nd tenure of Gen Kayani, it is being neglected in various aspects. Few of them are listed below.

1. None of the Armoured Corps tanks currently have an in-service Laser Threat Warning System installed. ATCOP was tasked to develop one but it failed multiple times in trials after field trials until 10 years and millions of rupees wasted later, the CGS put a stop to the project. Today the Armoured Corps is trying to evaluate a few LTS systems but no serious headway is being made mainly owing to the lack of interest with the Armoured Coprs Directorate in GHQ itself. Meanwhile, the Army tanks and its crew have no early warning system installed within the tanks to raise alarm when ever the tanks are being lazed for an attack. They will be literally sitting ducks with ZERO chance of survival in today's laser infested battlefield.

2. Fire Drills of the Armoured Corps tank units are also taking a proverbial hit. Generally tank crews and new officers are first trained on theory, followed by tank simulation systems and then directly to live firing. The important aspect of SUB CALIBER device training is missing from the training folds. The new units these days have also to seriously cut back on using live rounds (read expensive!!) for training. Induction of a SUB CALIBER device by the Army Armoured Corps is a serious need of the day. Inspectorate of Armaments in Rawalpindi was tasked to develop a Sub Caliber Device but they also seem to be going down the path of LTS project above as theirs developed SCD has failed now in multiple trials. SCD induction gives huge cost savings to the Armoured Corps and tends to tremendously raise the quality of the trainees in live & accurate firing without having to sacrifice anything due to shortage of funds to use live rounds. It also builds the confidence levels of the trainees. and gives better overall accurate hit ratio during actual large ammunition caliber fire drills.

3. AL-KHALID 2 project is still dormant with the 2 prototypes parked aimlessly at HIT without having any certain future or further trials commitment for the Army Armoured Corps.

Lets hope that someone at the helm of command & GHQ can now sit up and take notice of the above serious deficiencies and at the same time take solid steps to address them quickly.

DEAR SIR,
I ACCIDENTALLY CAME ACROSS THIS ARTICLE OF YOURS AND IT GIVES ME ONLY PAIN BUT NOTHING THAT IS IT POSSIBLE THAT A NEGLECT OF THAT KIND CAN HAPPEN IN THE ARMY?
AND IF IT IS TRUE THEN I HAVE NOW SERIOUS DOUBTS ABOUT THE CAPABILITIES OF THE GENERALS OF OUR ARMY, SPECIALLY THE ONE'S WHO ARE DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE OF PLANNING AND TIMELY UP-GRADATION OF OUR WAR EQUIPMENT.
HOPE THAT SOME ONE AFTER READING THE ABOVE ARTICLE GIVE UP LAZINESS AND DO SOME THING ON AN URGENT BASIS.
THANKS

 

[IHK_PK]

The ATCOP LTS has been categorically rejected by the GHQ. Amongst other improvements on the AK such as the locally developed BMS has still NOT matured and is at an experimental stage still. A company from Greece had offered HIT an Anti-IR paint and a few Al-Zarrars were also painted. But at the end of the day HIT decided that the said paint was to expensive. Except for some improved side skirts covering the tracks, I have not seen any other real physical improvements in the new AK compared to the previous ones. Ah Yes!!! the new AK does have a Combined Driver Night Vision Sight compared to the last AK that had seperate day and night sight for the driver.

NOW I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT WHY EVERY OTHER COUNTRY SHOW INTEREST IN AK, RUNS AFTERWORDS. U DON'T HAVE THE PRODUCT READY WITH ALL THE ESSENTIAL GOODIES YET. ...... ALAS ALAS.

 

[IHK_PK]

Pakistan Armoured Corp is a group of well trained individuals and the present inventory of tanks (Al-Khalid,Al-Zarrar,T80 UD & T-85 IIAP)are state of the art machines which are well equipped with the latest technological gadgets and fulfills the requirement of today's modern warfare.These machines are equipped with the latest generation of night vision devices, much much better than our adversary. Despite financial constraints, the Armoured Corps is spending huge amount on the up-gradation on its fleet and it has paid rich dividends. The troops are now well trained/conversant to handle their equipment both in conventional and LIC environment.Today Pakistan Armoured Corp is absolutely ready to counter any emerging threat.

OH REALLY?

I THINK ITS UR FIRST EVER POST. GOOD LUCK BUDDY.

 

[IHK_PK]

Someone should ask where those billions of American dollars in coalition support funds have gone? $23 billion since 2001. And there's not enough live tank ammo for practice? Jeeez! Something doesn't seem right here!

$23 BIL???? WHAT A JOKE. BRO IT WAS NOT EVEN NEAR HALF OF THAT. ALL THE DOLLARS (BILLIONS) WERE GIVEN TO PAKISTAN WHICH AFTER DEDUCTION OF FEES AND CUTS AND KICKBACKS TO AMERICANS WERE EVEN FURTHER SLICED DOWN.
AND CONVERTED INTO EQUIPMENT NOT PLAIN MONEY..... AND WHAT ELSE ...YEAH ...THEY GIVE US INSTEAD OF GIVING MONEY, THEIR OLD EQUIP. LIKE OHP CLASS SHIP. COBRA HELO's, MOSTLY OLDER/USED F-16's. RETIRED SP GUNS. APC'S AND THE LIST GOES O....N, THAT IS HOW THE TOTALS OUT ALL THE MONEY IN THE END... IN THIS WAR WE LOST MORE THAN GAIN.