Al-Zarar MBT
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| Al-Zarar / Type-59 | |
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| General characteristics | |
| Crew | 4 |
| Length | |
| Width | |
| Height | |
| Weight | 40 tons |
| Armour and armament | |
| Armour | Modular Composite & Explosive Reactive Armour |
| Main armament | 125 mm smoothbore gun |
| Secondary armament | 12.7 mm roof machine gun, 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun |
| Mobility | |
| Power plant | 730 hp |
| Suspension | torsion bar |
| Road speed | |
| Power/weight | 18.3 hp/tonne |
| Range | |
The Al-Zarar tank series was designed to improve and rebuild the Pakistan army's Type 59 main battle tank by modernizing its armaments, fire control and ballistic protection. The prototype is being developed at Heavy Industries Taxila. With this example Pakistan provides suitable upgrade facility for Foreign armies equipped with T-54/55 or Type 59 tanks. It is understood that there are fifty-four modifications that make the Al-Zarar effectively a new tank.
- 125 mm smoothbore gun, capable of firing APFSDS, HEAT-FS and HE-FS
- 730 hp engine
- Semi-automatic loader
- Image stabilized fire control and improved gun control system
- Superior suspension
- Improved protection with explosive reactive armour and anti-mine protection.
[edit] External links
- Pakistan Military Consortium
- Pak army gets first consignment of 80 Chinese-origin tanks, at globalsecurity.org
