Arjun Finally Cancelled, Really Cancelled

• siaokao

  29 Nov 06, 21:25

  Originally posted by moca:

  Yeah...
  
  Well, I'm sure this is a sane thing to do as designing a reliable engine would take too much trial and errror. And for the comparatively small numbers that we'll end up using, just not economical.
  
  What about the IDF Merkava? Do you know if they use indigenously designed engine or US ones?

  If i'm not wrong.. the engine developement is funded by IDF, developed by MTU (Germany) and build in USA.
• SingaporeTyrannosaur

  2 Dec 06, 02:05

  I think they tried a tad too hard to do too many things with too little idea about where exactly they were going. World class MBTs like the M-1 and Leo2 were made by countries who had a lot of pior experience with armour and knew what they needed their tanks for, as well as the know-how to do it. They should have aimed first for making stuff like the Korean K-1, which was a less ambitious version of the Abrams.
  
  I don't know, maybe they were aiming to do something like the Japanese Type 90 tank? Which actually costs more per unit then an Abrams.
  
  China is on a new tank project as well, I wonder how that turns out.
• zenden9

  2 Dec 06, 11:01

  Originally posted by SingaporeTyrannosaur:

  I think they tried a tad too hard to do too many things with too little idea about where exactly they were going. World class MBTs like the M-1 and Leo2 were made by countries who had a lot of pior experience with armour and knew what they needed their tanks for, as well as the know-how to do it. They should have aimed first for making stuff like the Korean K-1, which was a less ambitious version of the Abrams.
  
  I don't know, maybe they were aiming to do something like the Japanese Type 90 tank? Which actually costs more per unit then an Abrams.
  
  China is on a new tank project as well, I wonder how that turns out.

  China Type99 MBT turn out very well. But suspect high price forces only the elite PLA armour unit to be equipped only(Numbering 180-300). Type96 will be the MBT to replace most Type-59 tanks(1500-2000 and still producing). U can find more news on Sinodefence.. Plenty of pictures of Type 99 in formation of few dozens in exercise with serial numbers on it. SHowing it fully deploy.