Al Zarrar
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| Type | Main battle tank |
| Place of origin |  Pakistan |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 40 tons |
| Crew | 4 |
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| Armor | Modular Composite & Explosive Reactive Armour |
| Primary armament |
125 mm smoothbore gun |
| Secondary armament |
12.7 mm roof machine gun, 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun |
| Engine | Diesel 730 hp |
| Power/weight | 18.3 hp/tonne |
| Suspension | torsion bar |
The Al Zarrar 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 was 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 Zarrar effectively a new tank.
The programme started in 1990, and the first batch of 80 upgraded tanks were delivered to the Pakistan Army on 26 February 2004.
Sri Lanka has been considering the purchase of 25 Al Zarrar tanks.[1]
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[edit] Modifications
- 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] Operators
- Pakistan - 320
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Pakistan Military Consortium
- Pak army gets first consignment of 80 Chinese-origin tanks, at globalsecurity.org
