The Arjun main battle tank (MBT), named after the warrior prince Arjuna at the Indian epic Mahabharata, was developed by the Defence analysis and Development Organisation (DRDO) in to the Indian Army. It has been developed under a multilaboratory programme of DRDO mainly at the Combat Vehicles analysis & Development Establishment (CVRDE) laboratory.
The Arjun MBT is equipped with other an indigenously developed 120mm main rifled gun with other fin stabilised armour-piercing discarding sabot (FSAPDS) and high-explosive squash head (HESH) ammunition. An anti-personnel 7.62mm coaxial machine gun is fitted alongside the main gun and a 12.7mm machine gun is fitted at the top of those turret to aim aircraft and ground targets. An anti-helicopter round is as nicely being developed to combat air threat to armour.
The tank has unique containers to carry 39 projectiles of 120mm ammunition. These containers keep the ammunition away in one the crew, providing Another quantity of survivability. The rear-side faces of those turret seem to be fitted with other as significantly as 12 smoke grenade dischargers. The weapon systems seem to be either operated in silent watch mode with other the assistance to of an auxiliary power unit.
The Arjun MBT is equipped with other an indigenously developed 120mm main rifled gun with other fin stabilised armour-piercing discarding sabot (FSAPDS) and high-explosive squash head (HESH) ammunition. An anti-personnel 7.62mm coaxial machine gun is fitted alongside the main gun and a 12.7mm machine gun is fitted at the top of those turret to aim aircraft and ground targets. An anti-helicopter round is as nicely being developed to combat air threat to armour.
The tank has unique containers to carry 39 projectiles of 120mm ammunition. These containers keep the ammunition away in one the crew, providing Another quantity of survivability. The rear-side faces of those turret seem to be fitted with other as significantly as 12 smoke grenade dischargers. The weapon systems seem to be either operated in silent watch mode with other the assistance to of an auxiliary power unit.
