02-22-2010, 09:44 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-22-2010, 09:45 PM by Lalitaditya.)
Quote:Dr. Saraswat said that half of the 124 tanks ordered by the Army had already rolled out, and there was no rethink about their induction. The comparative evaluation referred to in media reports was nothing but a trial of the tankââ¬â¢s role in the overall arsenal of the Army. ââ¬ÅIt is a normal process of identifying the role the tank will play in the plans,ââ¬Â he said.
This is indeed surprising. I was under the opinion that a head to head trial between the T90 and the Arjun was intended to convince the Army to order more Arjuns to bring in economies of scale and make Arjun a real MBT, MAIN battle tank. Arjun has featured in war exercises before so this so-called identification of the tank's role in the plans wud have already happened. Not sure what transpired but I see Arjun's numbers being capped at 124 for ever. <img src='http://www.india-forum.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/angry.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':angry:' />