An automatic transmission equals "superior"? You obviously have no experience with transmissions or driving, an automatic transmission is
easier for the driver but is usually considered inferior. Manual transmissions deliver better fuel consumption and usually better acceleration(not always), not to mention they last longer and are easier to repair. There is a reason heavy haul vehicles such as semi trucks all have manual transmission and not automatic. As for 1000hp being superior to 1200hp, yes it is better to have 200 more hp but that in no way means that the engine is better. There is a thing called
power curve,
usable power, and
torque. For a heavy vehicle torque is very important, it is what what gets tanks to pull out of heavy mud, ascend steep hills and pull it's weight. Being a 6 cylinder, i very much question how much torque the Al-Khalid has especially because it uses a supercharger which delivers power throughout the rpm range but also robs engine power just to power the supercharger. Think about it, a 6 cylinder engine drawing a good percent of power just to power the supercharger. The 1200hp is at the top end of the engine, it is not often usable, most tanks will not break 1000ph often, so what matters is where the power curve lies with both hp and torque. Ever heard the term gutless engines, it is in reference to engines that have little usable power in the lower RPM range, believe it or not vehicles with less power can often times beat vehicles with more power due to one car having a linear power curve while the other has a higher RPG power curve that is less often used, or in other words the
weaker engine creates more power in certain ranges.
You can't even remember what what you argue, every time you even mention T-90 you boasted of Al-Khalid being superior in the last thread, and you did it just above where i quoted you.
You are using a T-72BU from 20+ years ago as a basis to judge the T-90--this is an example of your dishonest and or effort to distract the readers. One can simply research your claims to establish that your claims are empty. The basic T-90s definitely has and had a fire control, it's called the 1A4GT but of course you knew this since later on you admitted that much yourself, so the tactic of mentioning the T-72 is just to distract the readers and woo people by longer post when in reality your posts are empty. Also mind providing a source backing your claim that the T-90 or T-72 used a "simple calculator"?
I won't hold my breath, in the mean time even a simple calculator is a computer. A ballistics computer calculates range, elevation, windage, cant, ect. This is how all ballistic computers work, something you clearly did not know. So don't forget, provide a credible source about this "simple calculator".
Pal, the Al-Khalid interior is itself cramped, who are you trying to kid, the Al-Khalids turret is not even in the same league as Abrams or Leopard in the size compartment, it's not even in the same league as the T-90SM. As for the T-90SM interior--the commander has about the same room as a Abrams commander, so i'm not sure where you are getting at with "(it) still shows it is crampy"
The T-90 crew can move around just fine, each individual does a job located in their compartment, obviously there is disadvantages to large turrets such as weight penalties and being a large target, but i digress, the Al-Khalid has a small turret so i'm not sure why you keep bringing up the size of turrets as if the Al-Khalid has any bragging room in this regard especially when compared to the T-90AM. As for the Type-90 being a 50+ "behemoth"-----it weighs
50 tonns,
Technically the T-90 does have a hunter-killer mode and panoramic site, remember when you said the T-90 is just a T-72, well the T-72B3 has this ability, but why bother, your tactics are easy to see, you quote T-72s and the oldest T-90 when debating the T-90 only when it suits you, this is called selective arguing. It's well known that Indian and Russian T-90s have considerable upgrades over the base T-90.
I just got off a 12 hour shift after doing this thing called sleeping.
As for dazzler, please keep appreciating him, while he makes fanboy claims such as the Al-Khalid is better because it has automatic transmission and 200hp more. While i explain in detail the actual differences in transmission types and the usable power bands/torque of engines.
Only moderators are aloud to change titles after a thread is posted, if you actually bothered reading threw the thread, and checking the first post you would see that it was a moderator that changed the title.
Yes the T-80 has thicker armor then the T-90
hence you posted a picture with i diagram that you can not even read, and the second diagram has nothing to do with armor thickness, typical tactic, you are flooding the thread with information you do not even understand in an attempt to look smart.
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