Indian Light Tank Zorawar Breaks Cover

suriya said:
Indian have been operating drones from early 2000s.
Indians are currently operating US MQ-9B which are most advanced drones in the world.
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Oh bhai, Irani turani your pyo on drones yo……😝…….you don’t know nothing about drones compared to irani’s or even second rate Turks.

Same same on ballistic missiles.

You are ahead of irani’s only in your space program, cuz yous had a whole lotta help in that field from the erstwhile USSR and France……
 
Lulldapull said:
Oh bhai, Irani turani your pyo on drones yo……😝…….you don’t know nothing about drones compared to irani’s or even second rate Turks.

Same same on ballistic missiles.

You are ahead of irani’s only in your space program, cuz yous had a whole lotta help in that field from the erstwhile USSR and France……
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Half dozen Indian private companies producing all kind of drones,
to Indian ICBMS with proven MIRV capability, what can I say if this gives you solace in life than you can hold onto it.
 
suriya said:
Half dozen Indian private companies producing all kind of drones,
to Indian ICBMS with proven MIRV capability, what can I say if this gives you solace in life than you can hold onto it.
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The day we see your weaponry destroy the azher bhaija banana 🍌 republic in a new war in Karabakh……

Only then we can be confident in what yous indigenously producing no?

Your own home grown tech.

So far no proof yo.
 
India has unveiled a prototype of the new light tank Zorawar, it is designed in accordance with the requirements of the Indian Army for high-altitude areas. The developer of the tank was the Defense Research and Development Organization and Larsen and Toubro. The tank was created as a response to the Chinese Type 15 (ZTQ-15) light tanks deployed on the border with India. Previously, India considered the possibility of purchasing the Russian Sprut-SDM1 light tank, more about it in the link to the video in the comments to the video, but in the end it decided to develop its own tank. Reportedly, the experience of the conflict in Ukraine was taken into account when developing the tank. The tank weighs only 25 tons, which allows it to operate in difficult mountainous terrain. The armament of the Zorawar tank consists of a Cockerill 3105 combat module with a 105 mm cannon from the Belgian company John Cockerill and a 12.7 mm machine gun. It is alleged that modular armor is used as protection, as well as active protection systems. The hull of the K-9 Vajra self-propelled gun may be used as a base for the tank. The Indian Army has already placed an order for 59 Zorawar tanks, and plans to purchase a total of 354 light tanks in the future.

 
Harbyharb said:
I perfectly understand the strict limitations that India faces in the unforgiving Himalayas, not only does high altitude degrade motor performance, but it also puts much higher mechanical strain by demanding higher engine temp and RPM, thus requiring more frequent maintenance and parts replacement. Thus, building a light tank that sacrifices certain capabilities for higher availability is a completely legitimate design decision.

Yet at the end of the day, so long as Zorawar is considered a tank both by designation and by its place in the Indian army unit template, it will need to do the job of a tank as an armoured spearhead, first in line against enemy direct-fire opposition, and that is something that Zorawar, with its STANAG 4569 IV protection on the hull and V on the turret protecting against at most 14.5 HMG and 25mm APDS respectively, doesn't seem to be able to do.

It's quite curious to see how both India and China reacted to the tank encounter, India producing the lightweight Zorawar, and China employing a hybrid powerplant to enable ~40ton platforms.
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It's not a terrain that's monolithic and will produce set pieces dictated entirely by armour level vs armour level.

There are areas where the Chinese will break through (if they elect to commit there), but then there's a salient formed and various ambush scenarios to be had (where detection and fire first matters the most compared to say armour level....and having you own tank there rather than no tank at all...i.e the logistical train the zorawar will have relative to say a T-72 for various spots that are currently not serviced, and are entirely off the table for India).

Other areas present their own uniqueness w.r.t this too. Other features become more dominant....others recede.

The Chinese will ofc wargame this too over time and make their own planning adjustments to counter it, it will be cat and mouse there....but overall India augments its force level in various conflict tiers that are adjuged at whatever likelihood here in the region. The changes in the end to capability add some level of deterrence as well for whichever scenarios that are currently fully on the table more easily for the Chinese currently.

We will have to see what the details are regarding the cockerill turret, what the production variant ends up being and what numbers India goes for etc though. So I guess lets see later.
 
Soldier35 said:
India has unveiled a prototype of the new light tank Zorawar, it is designed in accordance with the requirements of the Indian Army for high-altitude areas. The developer of the tank was the Defense Research and Development Organization and Larsen and Toubro. The tank was created as a response to the Chinese Type 15 (ZTQ-15) light tanks deployed on the border with India. Previously, India considered the possibility of purchasing the Russian Sprut-SDM1 light tank, more about it in the link to the video in the comments to the video, but in the end it decided to develop its own tank. Reportedly, the experience of the conflict in Ukraine was taken into account when developing the tank. The tank weighs only 25 tons, which allows it to operate in difficult mountainous terrain. The armament of the Zorawar tank consists of a Cockerill 3105 combat module with a 105 mm cannon from the Belgian company John Cockerill and a 12.7 mm machine gun. It is alleged that modular armor is used as protection, as well as active protection systems. The hull of the K-9 Vajra self-propelled gun may be used as a base for the tank. The Indian Army has already placed an order for 59 Zorawar tanks, and plans to purchase a total of 354 light tanks in the future.

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K9 Vajra's hull is not used on the Zorawar. This is a new design.
 
Fifa124 said:
timesofindia.indiatimes.com

‘Developing under 25 tonnes light tank for Army’ - Times of India

Bharat Forge is developing a light tank under 25 tonnes for the Indian Army's future requirements. The company is also focusing on defence exports and reducing dependence on imported parts by 2030. Technology and innovation play a crucial role in developing new weapons, with Bharat Forge having...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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This is heartening news, coming from Baba Kalyani himself.

The Bharat Forge design shown on other pages of this thread seems to use their own turret design, unlike the Zorawar where the OTS John Cockeril 3105 turret and 105 mm gun is being used to save development time and rush it into service.

Time will be of utmost importance for the Bharat Forge light tank design as well. The IA will want to make a decision on the 295 light tanks it wants within this decade.
 
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