Pakistan Army's VT-4 Main Battle Tank | Updates & Discussions

[Gryphon]

Looking for the Cammo works, I would say 6th AD replacing AZ (7 new Regiments with AZ bourne)

This is a 52t tank with 1300hp engine. Heavies have historically operated in the desert.

 

[Dazzler]

Am sure you don't what happened to VT4 engine during its trial in the desert. You'll be surprised.

He is delusional kid. Let him ride his fantasies.

 

[GumNaam]

They had to deal with obsolescence of a large number of units all together. So they bought what they could, modified some others, and made sure they had a force in existence. At every opportunity, they try to improve their capabilities. It is prohibitive for them to replace everything at one go.



Very unlikely. This purchase hardly affects the balance of power. It is not just a fresh intake, the PA will be retiring a number of older models over time.

Highly unlikely...FC has started developing its own armored units. The older tanks will refurbished & handed over to FC for service along the afghan & iranian border. The upgraded T59s proved destructive against terrorist targets & decisive in victory, imagine what the refurbished ones would do.

Am sure you don't what happened to VT4 engine during its trial in the desert. You'll be surprised.

Can you share what happened? Or classified?

 

[doorstar]

why people are necroposting a two year old thread?

may be because mr horus deleted a new one and locked another alleging them to be speculations

Like the insider info you all brag?

by the looks of it, well over 90% here claim insider status of one sort or or another

 

[Dazzler]

K-2 extremely expensive. T-90(also one of the contenders for this project) was trialed by PA, metallurgy was found to be the best amongst all three, but was found wanting in optronics and Battlefield management systems, ease of maintenance and most importantly line of credit. Russians only deal in Hard Cold Cash. VT-4 version that we are getting I can claim on record here is much better than T-84 Oplot, T-90AM and T-90S.

It stands out in optics,Fcs/gcs, and netcentric ability. Very digital.

@Dazzler @LKJ86 which areas will be covered by the FY-4 ERA.

@Dazzler

Any good upgrades relative to AK-1.

The good thing is AKs are not going anywhere. Hit will keep improving and churning in bits.

 

[JPMM]

Gl-5



Oplot is also coming so fingers crossed. Engine should be enhanced or changed

Hey Daz, you allready knew it back then, so what abaut part-2 of your post? Is it related to T80 modernization?

 

[Dazzler]

I have always felt the no. of AK/AK-1 regiments is higher than estimated. These MBTs are everywhere in south & central Pakistan. How many AK/AK-1 regts presently exist?

I second that. Even modp report numbers are false.

 

[waz]

It's engine is a laughing stock as it's based on the dreaded condor Perkins. Works well in cold climate but totalled in khairpur region. I hope they addressed the issue.

Happened first time round with the second set of trials it performed very well, hence the buy.

 

[Blacklight]

I second that. Even modp report numbers are false.

MODP is an open book, like an open forum, hence the smoke screen.

 

[Dazzler]

Happened first time round with the second set of trials it performed very well, hence the buy.

Funny, they just tweaked it and viola. Hope it doesn't repeat the same problems.

 

[waz]

Funny, they just tweaked it and viola. Hope it doesn't repeat the same problems.

Not sure, hearsay says they hit the engine hard.

 

[Dazzler]

Hey Daz, you allready knew it back then, so what abaut part-2 of your post? Is it related to T80 modernization?

If we had money. The UDs were to be on par or at least as capable as oplot.

 

[PakFactor]

Not sure, hearsay says they hit the engine hard.

Brother what exactly happened to the engine?

 

[waz]

Brother what exactly happened to the engine?

Not sure bro exactly but their engineers worked to overcome problems occurring at high temperatures.

 

[JPMM]

I second that. Even modp report numbers are false.

You allways talked about some 450 AK+50 AK-I backthen, when everyone said they were 315.
By some information allready released here in PDF, both 25th & 26th MD emply some 514 AK/AK-I (10 Armoured Regs + 2 Armoured Recce Regs)