The Indian army is in dire need of new tanks to replace the ageing T-55s and Vijayanta tanks it has. The T-72s and T-90s are not enough to do that job. Do you guys think the IA will ever purchase some western tanks such as the Merkava Mk.4, Leopard 2, the M1 and the LeClerc? It has been offered the Merkava before...but it did not purchase it.
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Originally posted by Officer of EngineersThe purchase of any Western tank would mean that the designers of the ARJUN were right and that the InA will never admit.
As for the Merkava, it should be able to perform well on desert terrain. It works perfectly in the Arabian desert, so it should be able to do the same in the Thar desert.
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I will let Colonel (Ret'd) Ajai Shukla describe those contentions in his own words.
http://www.worldaffairsboard.com/sho...&postcount=102
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As for the Merkava, it should be able to perform well on desert terrain. It works perfectly in the Arabian desert, so it should be able to do the same in the Thar desert.
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Originally posted by Officer of EngineersI will let Colonel (Ret'd) Ajai Shukla describe those contentions in his own words.
http://www.worldaffairsboard.com/sho...&postcount=102
thank you
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Originally posted by Officer of EngineersI will let Colonel (Ret'd) Ajai Shukla describe those contentions in his own words.
http://www.worldaffairsboard.com/sho...&postcount=102
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Originally posted by Officer of EngineersI will let Colonel (Ret'd) Ajai Shukla describe those contentions in his own words.
http://www.worldaffairsboard.com/sho...&postcount=102
What i am surprised about is that the Arjun is too wide for the rail cars in India. It is surprising since India has the widest gauge railroads in the world.
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