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Thursday, July 15, 2004
Arjun tank programme suffers more delays - India News Online :: 123Bharath.com - Updates News when it happen
Arjun tank programme suffers more delays - India News Online :: 123Bharath.com - Updates News when it happen
Such an idiotic article!!!
I don't know where to start. These Indian media bastards wouldn't know a tank if it came and bit them on their fat arses!
But one example should suffice to illustrate why incomplete information put out by Indian media gives a distorted picture of the problems that Arjun apparently faces.
"But army officials said there were numerous problems with the Arjun - it is too wide to be transported on Indian Railway rakes, it weighs almost 10 tonnes more than similar tanks developed by other countries and there were teething problems with its engine."
It's too wide by design. IA wanted a western style heavy and shouldn't be cribbing now if what they wanted is delivered. If the IA wants western style heavy tank protection at Russian tank weights then they need to get their heads examined by a good shrink because such a combination is not possible with today's technology, let alone technology that India possesses. Existing Indian Railway rakes cannot take the Arjun but IR is designing rakes that can. And IR will charge the IA extra because the width of the Arjun exceeds the overhang that is allowed. As far as weighing 10 tonnes more than similar tanks developed by other countries, that's an outright lie. Arjun needs to be compared with western style heavy tanks and not with Russian lightweights. Russian tanks emphasize mobility over better protection levels because their philosophy is different from Western/NATO philosophy. Western tanks have crew protection levels which are way beyond what Russian tanks provide. Arjun is based on similar philosophy, no wonder it weighs more. Its weight is comparable to that of the Western heavies. Teething problems with its engines were expected because temperatures in the Indian Thar desert are high compared to where Western tanks were expected to operate - the plains of Central Europe. The Arjun uses a version of the German MTU 838 diesel engine. This engine delivers 1400 hp which would be sufficient if additional power wasn't drawn for cooling. This air-conditioning reduces the output which is why mobility suffers a little bit. Since India doesn't produce any tank engine, we are forced to depend on imports for this crucial part.
Such an idiotic article!!!
I don't know where to start. These Indian media bastards wouldn't know a tank if it came and bit them on their fat arses!
But one example should suffice to illustrate why incomplete information put out by Indian media gives a distorted picture of the problems that Arjun apparently faces.
"But army officials said there were numerous problems with the Arjun - it is too wide to be transported on Indian Railway rakes, it weighs almost 10 tonnes more than similar tanks developed by other countries and there were teething problems with its engine."
It's too wide by design. IA wanted a western style heavy and shouldn't be cribbing now if what they wanted is delivered. If the IA wants western style heavy tank protection at Russian tank weights then they need to get their heads examined by a good shrink because such a combination is not possible with today's technology, let alone technology that India possesses. Existing Indian Railway rakes cannot take the Arjun but IR is designing rakes that can. And IR will charge the IA extra because the width of the Arjun exceeds the overhang that is allowed. As far as weighing 10 tonnes more than similar tanks developed by other countries, that's an outright lie. Arjun needs to be compared with western style heavy tanks and not with Russian lightweights. Russian tanks emphasize mobility over better protection levels because their philosophy is different from Western/NATO philosophy. Western tanks have crew protection levels which are way beyond what Russian tanks provide. Arjun is based on similar philosophy, no wonder it weighs more. Its weight is comparable to that of the Western heavies. Teething problems with its engines were expected because temperatures in the Indian Thar desert are high compared to where Western tanks were expected to operate - the plains of Central Europe. The Arjun uses a version of the German MTU 838 diesel engine. This engine delivers 1400 hp which would be sufficient if additional power wasn't drawn for cooling. This air-conditioning reduces the output which is why mobility suffers a little bit. Since India doesn't produce any tank engine, we are forced to depend on imports for this crucial part.
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