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TANK AL KHALID A JOINT VENTURE OF M/S NORINCO AND HIT PROJECT WAS STARTED IN EARLY NINETIES SERIES PRODUCTION COMMENCED IN 2002 UPGRADED VERSION KNOWN AS AL KHALID-1 WILL BE MANUFACTURED FROM NEXT YEAR ONWARDS
KEY PARAMETERS OF THE MAIN BATTLE TANK MOBILITY FIREPOWER PROTECTION
MOBILITY PERFORMANCE Power Pack – 1200 HP (882 KW) Transmission – Hydraulically Operated Manual Shift Multiple Reverse Speed Power to Weight Ratio – 26 : 1 FORDING SIDE SLOPE GRADIENT MAX. SPEED 1.4M 40° >0.85m >2.7m 430km 70km/h 60% GROUND CLEARANCE OBSTACLE TRENCH RANGE 470MM 5 5
FIRE POWER 125 MM SMOOTH BORE GUN AUTO LOADER (6-8 ROUNDS PER MINUTE) 12.7 ANTI-AIRCRAFT MACHINE GUN (REMOTELY CONTROLLED FIRING) 7.62 MM COAXIAL MACHINE GUN GRENADE LAUNCHERS 6 6
FIRE & GUN CONTROL SYSTEMS Observing and Aiming System Panoramic sight Commander’s console Sight Control box Thermal Imager Gunner’s Sight Laser Power Box Commander’s Display and Control Terminal Gunner’s Display and Control Terminal Executing Motor Solenoid Loading angle sensor Gyro Set Gunner’s Console Gun Control Box Hull Gyro Turret Gyro Elevation Drive Azimuth Drive Angle Limiter Starting Distribution Box Power Cylinder Gun Control System Turret Angular Velocity Sensor Tilt Sensor Charge Temp. Sensor Meteorological Sensor FCS Computer FCS Computer and Sensors IMAGE STABILIZED FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM AUTO TRACKING THERMAL NIGHT VISION OPTICS – LASER PROTECTED 7
ARMOUR PROTECTION COMPOSITE ARMOUR (FRONTAL ARC) EXPLOSIVE REACTIVE ARMOUR ANTI IR PAINT Reactive armour Hull front protection Turret front protection Composite armour 8
ADDITIONAL FEATURES DIGITAL DRIVER PANEL SOLID STATE AUTOLOADER IMPROVED COMMANDER SIGHT IMPROVED MUZZLE REFERENCE SYSTEM (MRS) NEW GENERATION EXPLOSION SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS AUXILIARY POWER UNIT DNVDs (TI BASED) INTEGRATED BATTLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 9 9
COMPARISON WITH CONTEMPORARY TANKs MAIN FEATURES AL-KHALID M1A2 (USA) LEOPARD 2 (GERMAN) LECLERC (FRANCE) T-90S (RUSSIAN) K2 (KOREAN) ARJUN (INDIAN) CREW 3 4 COMBAT WEIGHT (TONS) 48 63 62.4 56.3 46.7 55 58.5 ENGINE (HP) 1200 1500 1250 1400 POWER TO WEIGHT RATIO (HP/TON) 26 23.77 25.12 24.10 18.10 27.3 24 MAIN GUN 125 MM 120 MM GROUND PRESSURE (KG/CM2) 0.85 1.08 0.83 0.9 0.91 0.45 -
APC SAAD DESIGNED BY HIT THROUGH A JOINT VENTURE WITH M/S COASTAL (UAE) AND M/S DUMA (BELGIUM) AN ALL TERRAIN INFANTRY SUPPORT VEHICLE HAS OPTIONAL FEATURES LIKE ADD ON ARMOUR, NBC KIT, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND WEAPON CARRIER PLATFORMS 11
CHARACTERISTICS CREW CAPACITY - 15 INCLUDING DRIVER RANGE AT 45 KPH - 500KM MINIMUM BALLISTIC PROTECTION - LEVEL 4 STANAG 4569 FORDING - 1 MTR TRENCH - 1.7 MTR 12
MOBILITY 400 HP ENGINE (6 CYLINDER, 4 STROKE, DIESEL, TURBO CHARGED) AUTOMATIC (CVT) TRANSMISSION SPEED - 75 KPH SUSPENSION (TORSION BAR) 13 13
PROTECTION ARMOUR - ALUMINUM 5083 SERIES ENHANCED ARMOUR PROTECTION (STANAG LVL 4) NBC PROTECTION SYSTEM (OPTIONAL) 14 14
IFV VARIANT AN INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLE VARIANT WITH TURRET HAVING 30 / 40 MM CANNON CAN ALSO BE MANUFACTURED 15 15 15
(ARMOURED SECURITY VEHICLE) DRAGOON (ARMOURED SECURITY VEHICLE) MULTI PURPOSE FIGHTING VEHICLE HAVING HIGH FIRE POWER, GOOD PROTECTION CAN BE CONVERTED INTO ANY CONFIGURATION DUE TO ITS MODULAR WEAPON INTERFACE DESIGN AND QUICK ADD-ON PROTECTION KIT HAS AN EXCELLENT MOBILITY IN ALL TERRAIN CONDITIONS 16
CHARACTERISTICS 17
FIRE POWER MAIN GUN - .50 Cal FIRING PORT HOLES - 05 TURRET SYSTEM - FULL ELECTRIC DRIVE GRENADE LAUNCHER - 8 x 40 mm MG / AA MG - 7.62 mm GPMG 18
IMPROVED INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION MOBILITY ENGINE POWER 300 HP POWER TO WT RATIO (HP/T) 25 : 1 WEIGHT (TONS) 12 SUSPENSION SYSTEM IMPROVED INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION TRANSMISSION 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC BRAKE SYSTEM DISK BRAKES WITH ABS 19
ARMOUR PROTECTION MAIN ARMOUR STANAG 4569 LEVEL I STEEL ADD ON ARMOUR STANAG 4569 LEVEL III COMPOSITE ARMOUR ROOF STANAG 4569 LEVEL II BOTTOM ANTI-MINE ARMOUR ARMOUR PROTECTION 12.7MM API BULLET PROOF GLASSES YES TYRES BEAD LOCK SYSTEM RUNS 50 KM IN DEFLATED CONDITION RPG PROTECTION NET INSTALLED
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COST COMPARISON MAIN BATTLE TANKs 22
COST COMPARISON MBTs PRODUCT COUNTRY ORIGN COST M1A1 USA 5.330 M LEOPARD - II GERMANY 5.300 M LECLERC FRANCE 8.600 M CHALLENGER – II UK 7.900 M AL KHALID PAKISTAN 1.800 M 23
AL-KHALID TANK AL KHALID WAS DEVELOPED AS JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN M/S NORINCO CHINA AND HIT THE PROJECT WAS INITIATED IN EARLY NINETIES AND AFTER PROTOTYPING PROCESS. PILOT PRODUCTION STARTED IN 2000 AND SERIES PRODUCTION COMMENCED IN 2002 OVER 300 TANKS HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED SO FAR WHICH ARE IN-SERVICE WITH PAKISTAN ARMY HIT IS NOW ENTERING INTO MANUFACTURING OF UPGRADED VERSION OF TANK AL-KHALID KNOWN AS AL KHALID-1 110 X TK AL KHALID-1 WILL BE MANUFACTURED FOR PAKISTAN ARMY FROM NEXT YEAR ONWARDS.
APC SAAD APC SAAD HAS BEEN DESIGEND BY HIT THROUGH A JOINT VENTURE WITH M/S COASTEL (UAE) AND M/S DUMA (BELGIUM). IT IS ALL TERRAIN, INFANTRY SUPPORT VEHICLE HAVING ADEQUATE CREW COMPARTMENT SPACE. IT CAN CLIMB A 60% SLOPE AND NEGOTIATE 30% SIDE SLOPE WITH MAINTAINING GOOD SPEED. THE VEHICLE HAS OPTIONAL FEATURES LIKE ADD-ON ARMOUR, NBC KIT AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, BESIDES ITS SUITABILITY FOR WEAPON CARRIER PLATFORMS LIKE ANTI AIR CRAFT AND ANTI TANK MISSILE SYSTEM.
DRAGOON THE DRAGOON ASV IS A SPECIALLY DESIGNED MULTI-PURPOSE FIGHTING VEHICLE OFFERING HIGH FIREPOWER WITH UPTO 90 MM WEAPON CALIBER, AS WELL AS HIGH PROTECTION LEVELS. THE VEHICLE CAN BE EASILY CONVERTED INTO ANY CONFIGURATION DUE TO ITS MODULAR WEAPON INTERFACE DESIGN AND QUICK ADD-ON PROTECTION KIT INSTALLATION. IT HAS AN EXCELLENT MOBILITY IN ALL TEREAIN CONDITIONS DUE TO ITS HEAVY DUTY OFF-ROAD SUSPENSION DESIGN, HIGH POWER-TO-WEIGHT RATIO AND AMPHIBIOUS CAPABILITY. 26
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM
NBC PROTECTION SYSTEM AND FIRE SUPPRESSION EQUIPMENT
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AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 30
ARMOUR PROTECTION KIT 31
AC UNIT & NBC SYSTEM 32
33 MAIN FEATURE AL-KHALID M1A2 (USA) LEOPARD 2 (GERMAN) LECLERC (FRANCE) T-90S (RUSSIAN) K2 (KOREAN) ARJUN (INDIAN) MAX ROAD SPEED (KM/HR) 70 67 72 65 RANGE (KM) 430 426 550 450 < 400 MACHINE GUN 12.7 MM 12.7 MM 7.62 MM TRANSMISSION MECH PLANETAR Y TYPE AUTO - 33