INDIAN ARMR AND MECH WARFARE

INTROINTRO

INTROAIMINDIAN ARMYINDIAN ARMR MODERNIZATIONT-90 TK PROJEX-TK PROJARJUN TK PROJT-72 TK PROJIFVsCONCL

INDIAN ARMY

TACTICAL COMD

NORTHERN COMD (UDHAMPUR)

WESTERN COMD (CHANDIMANDIR)

CENTRAL COMD (LUCKNOW)

SOUTHERN COMD (PUNE)

EASTERN COMD (CALCUTTA)

INDIAN ARMR

• TK T-90S• TK EX PROJ• TK ARJUN• TK AJEYA

T-90 TK PROJ

CHAR

• A new generation of armr on its hull and turret.• 125 mm 2A46 series main gun• The computerized fire con sys and laser range

finder (LRF), coupled with new agaves gnr thermal sight

• Precision laying eqpt and an auto loader to guarantee a high ROF.

• 1,000 hp V-KD Turbo-supercharged, fourstroke,V-12 piston multi-fuel diesel engine

T-90 CHAR

1. Wt 46.5 – 50 ton

2. Crew 3

3. Engine 1,000 hp B-KD turbo-supercharged diesel

4. Max rd speed

65 km/h

5. Max X cty speed

35 km/h

6. Range (Cruising)

550-650 kmT-90 under trials

ASSY / PRODUCTION OF T-90 (BHISHMA)

The first indigenously assembled T-90S, christened as “Bhishma”, was handed over to Indian army on 7 Jan 04. Moreover, India has drawn plans for total indigenous production of T-90s (Bhishma) by yr 2006-07 with production cap of 100 tks per yr. With this licensed mfr, T-90 bids fair to outflank the Arjun and become the spearhead of Indian Army. T-90 under trials

EX TK PROJ

EX TK PROJ

India has dev a new tk, integrating features of the Russian T-72 and the indigenous Arjun MBT. The tk has been code named as ‘Tk Experimental’ (Ex Tk).

T-72

ARJUN

EX TK TRIALS

The tk has already undergone six months of prelim trials in Rajasthan sec and was to be put through a series of further trials later.

TK EX under trials

TK EX - CHAR

• Cbt wt. The Tk Ex at 47 tons is heavier than the T-72M1 (41s) and much lighter than the Arjun MBT, which tips the scales at 58.8 tons.

• Power Plant. The Tk Ex has a 1000 hp power plant (as of cbt improved T-72) giving a power to wt ratio of 21 hp/ton for a wt of 47 tons.

• Suspension. Torsion bar with hydro strut; also an improvement over the T-72 torsion bar system.

• Dimensions. The usage of the T-72M1 chassis gives the Tk Ex a lower silhouette than Arjun, which stands tall at 3.03 Ms (AD gun mtd).

ARMT & NAV AIDS

• The Tk Ex utilizes the Arjun MBT’s 120 mm rifled gun firing unitary APFSDS and HESH semi combustible cart case ammo.

• The Tk Ex also is fully “ni ready” with the gnr having a thermal imager integrated with his main sight.

• Aux Power Unit (APU) to op the wpn sys in silent watch mode. EX TK Proj

PROTECTION• The tk Ex utilizes the state-of-art comp armr

“Kanchan”, especially over its frontal arc (turret as well as glacis), giving excellent protection against both kinetic and chemical energy rds. Kanchan is an extensively tested and successful armr, which is aval for retrofit to other IFV progm.

• Tk Ex also has fully integrated NBC protection.

ARJUN TK PROJ

ARJUN TK PROJ

• In 1972, the Indian Army gave its req for a new MBT. In 1974 it was decided to replace Vijayanta by Arjun as MBT. However, due to delay and tech snags, only 124 tks have been ordered for equipping 2 armr regts by the yr 2004.

• The Arjun MBT has been dev since 1974 under the dir of the Cbt veh Research and Dev Estb (CVR&DE). The first prototype appeared in 1984.

ARJUN under trials

TECH SNAGS OF ARJUN

• Overheating of engine.• Engine HP• Recurring fault in tx/gear box.• Locally mfr filters clog and allow fine sand into the

engine.• Erratic FCS.• Inaccurate gun at longer range.• Poor op mob.• The grooved /rifled gun cannot fire msls.• Too hy i.e 58.5 tons wt.• The tech of the tk is of late 60s/early 70s• Inc cost est at RS 15 crore each.

ARJUN – SCHEMATIC VIEW

FUTURE DEV PLANS• As per Indian Def Minister, T-

90 acquisition was made to complement the indigenous MBT Arjun and not to cripple it.

• Army has already placed order for 124 Arjun tks, however, only 15 have been manufactured so far.

• These tks have been issued to 43 armd regt ex 24 RAPID (D) / 10 Corps / WC. India plans to equip her 10 x regts with Arjun.

ARJUN at Defence Expo

AJEYA TK PROJ

T-72 (AJEYA) TK PROJ• Known as Ajeya in the Indian

Army, the T-72M1 MBT currently forms the backbone of the Indian Army’s tk fleet.

• India has 900 x T-72 Tks. The upgradation of these tks was planned in 1986, but the Govt gave go-ahead sig and cleared the proj in Jan 1997.

• The progm is based on indigenous upgradation of T-72 MBTs and budgeted at US $ 343 million.

T-72 in desert op

AJEYA- CHAR• Cty of orign Russia• Crew 3• Wt 41 ton• Power wt ratio 19 HP/ton• Gr clearance 0.47m• Max speed (rd) 60 kmph• Max speed (X cty) 30 KMPH• Fording 1.4 m• Gradient 60%• Vertical obs 0.85 m• Trench 2.7m • Engine 780 HP

(V-12 Air Cooled, Multi Fuel Injection,with 850 HP)

• Type of armr Sandwich Armr

T-72 in a Fording Op

T-72 crossing Engrs Br H

INF FIGHTING VEHS

BMP I

BMP II

BMP III

BRDM II

The BMP series of infantry fighting vehicles is designed to assist in rapid mnvrs during the aslt. With armt consisting of gun and anti-tank guided missiles, the BMP series is a valuable component of Indian mechanized infantry.

HOLDING STATE OF IFVs

BMP I 645

BMP II 300

BMP III 949

BRDM 2 110

TOPAZ 300

SKOT 200

BTR-60 150

BMP I

• The BMP-1 is a Soviet infantry fighting vehicle which was first introduced in the early 1960s. BMP stands for Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty, literally "Combat Vehicle of Infantry"

BMP I at Defence Expo

BMP I - CHAR

Origin - Russia

Crew - 3 + 8

Cbt Wt - 12.5 tons

Length - 6.75 m

Width - 3 m

Ht - 1.9 m

Gr Clearance

- 0.4 m

Tr Width - 0.3 m

Tr on Gr - 3.6 m

Engine Model

- V-6

Horsepower - 280

Cylinders - 6 in line

Fuel - Diesel

Speed Land/Water

- 60/6 kmph

Cruising Range - 50 kmph

Gr Pressure - 0.62 kg/cm2

Trench Xing - 2.5 m

Vertical Obs Xing

- 0.7 m

Gradient - 30

Armr Thickness - 14 mm

Passengers - 8

ARMT

Bore 73 mm gun

Type - Smooth bore

Basic Load - 30 rds

Elevation - +20

Depression - -5

Traverse - 360

Axis of bore

- 1.41m

BMP I

BMP II

• It’s a improved model of BMP I, dev in early 1980s by Russia.

• The BMP-II armament consists of a 30 mm auto cannon and ATGMs.

• The cannon's antipersonnel capability is a good complement to the BMP-1's smoothbore for use against armour and strongpoints.

BMP II in Op Area

BMP II at a Defence Expo

BMP II - CHAR

Origin - Russia

Crew - 3 + 7

Laden wt - 14.3 tons

Gr clearance - 0.42 m

Main gun cal - 30 mm canon

Depression and elevation

- -5 to +75

Type of ATGM - Konkurs and FAGGOT (from the same mount)

Hit Probability - 92 to 98%

Dvr/Gnr NVDs - New active/passive device for ni driving / firing

Comd NVD - Day/ni periscope-binocular

Nav Eqpt - Improved version of gyrocompass

BMP III

• It is yet another variant of BMP series combining the best of all previous variants.

• The BMP-3 infantry combat vehicle entered production in the late 1980s. It is in service with the Russia Army and over 600 have been exported to a number of countries

• It has coaxial100 mm gun, capable of firing ATGMs, and 30 mm cannon in its turret.

BMP III at Defence Expo

BMP III under trials

BMP III - CHAR

Origin - RUSSIA

Cbt wt - 18.7 tons

Crew/Infantrymen - 3 + 7

Power to Wt Ratio - 26.7 hp/ton

Dimensions (L/W/H) - 7.14/3.23/2.3 m

Main Gun - 100 mm 7A 70

Gr Pressure - 0.62 kg/cm2

Main Engine - V10, 4 Stroke, diesel, liquid cooled, UTD-29m

Engine Power - 368 KW (500 hp) at 2600 rpm

Max Speed - 70 / 50 /10 kmph (Rd/X cty/water)

BRDM II• The BRDM-2 (Boyevaya

Razvedyvatelnaya Dosornaya Maschina, litterally "Combat Reconnaissance/Patrol Vehicle" is an armored scout car used by Russia and the former Soviet Union. This vehicle, like all other military equipment of Soviet design, has been exported extensively and is in use in at least 45 countries. BRDM II

BRDM II - CHAR

Crew - 4

Cbt Wt - 7000 kgs

Length/Width/Ht - 5.75 m/2.35 m/2.31 m

Gr Clearance - 0.335 m

Max Speed - Rd 95 kmph, water 9 kmph

Fuel Capacity - 290 lits

Fording Cap - Fully amph

Vertical Obs/Trench Crossing - 0.4 m/1.25 m

Armt - 1x14.5 mm MG, 1x 7.62 mm MG ATGM FAGOT

Ammo Main/Coaxial - 500 / 2000

Turret Power Con - Manual

Holding - 110

COMPARISON OF TKSARJUN VS T-80

Arjun T-80

Cbt Wt (tons) 58.5 46

HP 1400 1200

Power to Wt Ratio

24 21.7

Max Speed 72-75 70

Engine Diesel Multifuel

Main Gun 120mm R 125 mm

Ammo APFSDS,HESH

APFSDS,HEAT,HE

Gun Control Electro/hyd Electro/hyd

Armr Protection Kanchan Composite

Crew 4 3

T-90 VS AL-KHALIDT-90S AL-KHALID

Cbt Wt (tons) 46.5 – 50 46

HP 1000 1200

Power to Wt Ratio 21.5 26.4

Max Speed 65 KMPH 70

Engine MULTIFUEL DIESEL ENGINE

Multifuel

Main Gun 125 mm Smoothbore 125 mm

Ammo APFSDS, HEAT, HEF, ATGM

APFSDS,

HEAT,HE

Gun Control Electro/hyd Electro/hyd

Armr Protection Laminated front, side and top armr behind

Kontakt-5 ERA

Composite

Crew 3 3

T-72M1 VS T-85T-72M1 T-85

Cbt Wt (tons) 41 41

HP 780 730

Power to Wt Ratio

19 17.8

Max Speed 60 57

Engine Multifuel DIESEL

Main Gun 125 mm Rifled 125 mm

Ammo APFSDS, HEAT, HE

APFSDS,HEAT, HE

Gun Control Electro/hyd Electro/hyd

Armr Protection

Sandwich Armour (120

mm)

Composite

Crew 3 3

CONCLUSION