Al-Khalid

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MBT 2000 (Al-Khalid)
Al-Khalid at a trade fair in Pakistan (2012)

Al-Khalid at a trade fair in Pakistan (2012)

General properties
crew 3 (commander, driver, gunner)
length 10.07 m
width 3.50 m
height 2.40 m
Dimensions 46 tons
Armor and armament
Armor Composite armor
Main armament 1 × 125 mm smoothbore cannon
Secondary armament 1 × 7.62mm machine gun (coaxial) and

1 × 12.7mm machine gun (turret top)

agility
drive 12-cylinder diesel 6TD
885 kW (1200 PS)
suspension Torsion bar
Top speed 70 km / h
Power / weight 19.3 kW / t (26.2 PS / t)
Range 400 km

Al-Khalid is a Pakistani main battle tank . This pattern (along with the atomic bomb and the Chengdu FC-1 fighter aircraft ) represents the pinnacle of the Pakistani government's efforts to achieve independent Pakistani arms production.

description

Planning and testing was subject to numerous problems until production could start in 2000. A year later, the troop received the first copy. It is estimated that there are currently over 320 vehicles of this type in service with the Pakistani armed forces . More are to be added. The cooperation with the People's Republic of China and the Ukraine was decisive for the development of the tank . The influence of the Chinese armaments company Norinco can be seen, for example, in the 125 mm smooth barrel cannon with a self-loading mechanism, which is also installed in the Chinese Type 98 . In the specialist literature, parallels are drawn between the Al-Khalid and the Chinese Type 90 II, on which the design of the Pakistani model is based. Since the Type 90 II did not meet the expectations of the People's Liberation Army , one can assume that the design has been adapted accordingly.

The Pakistani tank, like its Chinese counterpart, has composite armor, which is supplemented by reactive plates. It is also based on modern electronics for sighting the enemy. The tank is fully capable of night combat. During the development, special attention was paid to suitability in desert terrain , so the decision was made to use the more reliable Ukrainian engines to the detriment of the Chinese engines. At the same time, the dilemma about independent arms production is evident here too. The tank is assembled in Pakistan, but most of the critical components come from China or the Ukraine. So there can be no question of real independence. The real savings in developing tanks themselves can be seen in terms of the price of foreign currency for the procurement of comparable Western or Russian specimens. According to the Pakistani military, the cost of the finished prototype is only 20 million US dollars .

operator

BangladeshBangladesh Bangladesh
MoroccoMorocco Morocco
MyanmarMyanmar Myanmar
PakistanPakistan Pakistan
Sri LankaSri Lanka Sri Lanka
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China

Individual evidence

  1. Bangladesh army gets 44 new Chinese main battle tanks MBT 2000 and Locating Radar LLC-2 . December 17, 2012. Archived from the original on July 8, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  2. ^ Trade Register on sipri.org , Retrieved July 31, 2019
  3. ^ Air Marshall (Retd) Ayaz Khan: India-Pakistan Military Balance . In: riazhaq.com . January 15, 2009. Archived from the original on July 8, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2013.

Web links

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