Indian experts: India wants to deal with China's 15 -style light tank, you can buy US $ 11.87 million U.S. light tank

Because of the sturdy record of the Chinese Army, compared with the Chinese Navy and the Chinese Air Force, foreign experts or media's attention to Chinese army weapons and equipment overall is low. Of course, the situation in India is somewhat special. After all, China and India borders on the land, and there are still some controversy on the border issues. Follow.

At the end of June, the U.S. Army announced that the MPF light tank of GM has won the US Army's light tank order. The US Army will also be equipped with light tanks since the end of the Cold War. Although the total price of the initial 96 MPF light tank reached 1.14 billion US dollars, the unit price reached an amazing $ 11.87 million. However, Indian military expert Pat Satan believes that if India wants to deal with the Chinese 15 -type "Black Panther" light tanks near the China -India border, then it is necessary to consider purchasing the US MPF light tank.

Pat Satan believes that for the Indian Army armored forces, there are many challenges in operations in the Sino -Indian border area. The 45-ton T-72 main battle tank and 46-ton T-90 main battle tank of the Indian Army armored forces are worrying in the high-level "Black Panther" light tank in the plateau environment. Iron Turtle ". If Chinese armored forces are willing, a small number of troops can be used to drag the Indian armored troops, and then a large number of 15 -type "Black Panther" light tanks are directly interspersed to the rear of the Indian army to cut off the Indian army's defense line and logistics supply line. This is for the front line Indian army. It will be a devastating blow.

If the Indian Army is equipped with a light tank that can confront the Chinese 15 -type "Black Panther" light tank, then the Indian Army armored forces can not only ensure the integrity and safety of the front, but also stay behind To the front line. No need to stay on the front line of the China -India border as in the past few years.

Indian army T-72

Although the Indian Ministry of Defense has now approved the design and development of Indian domestic light tanks to cater to the Indian government's initiative of the Indian government's "Atmanirbhar Bharat" (self -reliant India). However, Pat Satan believes that the time for the domestic light tanks of India is uncertain, and I do n’t know when it can occur to meet the requirements of the requirements. In this case, "making it better to buy" for the Indian Army.

According to the timetable released by the US Army, the 96 MPF light tanks currently ordered by the US Army can receive the first batch of 26 vehicles in December 2023. The United States Army will subsequently add 408 vehicles, and the first 96 uniquely ordered by the first batch of pre -ordering are expected to be delivered by 2035. For the Indian Army, if you place an order to the United States, then around 2025, you can first receive a batch of MPF light tanks and deploy it to the plateau area of ​​the China -India border.

Although the 105mm tank gun used by MPF light tanks may not be able to break through China's 99A heavy main battle tank, it is equipped with a MPF light tank with the same fire control equipment as the M1A2 SEPV3, which is enough Tank, this is enough for the Indian Army.

However, individuals are currently not optimistic about MPF light tanks. The biggest problem in the current MPF light tank is that there is no special main battle tank armor chassis, but instead uses the armored chassis of the infantry chariot. Therefore, the turret of the MPF light tank, like the infantry chariot, uses a rear arrangement.

As for why you are not specifically designed for a main battle tank armored chassis, and the chassis of the infantry chariot, the explanation given by the United States is to save costs with the chassis of the infantry and chariot, but in the end, the price is 99A. The main battle tank also has a high light tank.

At the same time, the MPF light tank is still a standard 4 -person vehicle group, because the United States does not equip the MPF light tank with automatic installation machines, so there is one more installed again than the Chinese 15 -type "Black Panther" light tank. Moreover, the main task of the XM35 105mm wiring guns equipped with its equipment is not to play with the opponent's armored troops, but to provide infantry more sufficient firepower support. Mainly use M900 tail wings to stabilize depleted uranium shelling, M456A2 armor -breaking bombs, M393A2 high explosion bombs and M416 white phosphorus bombs.

Of course, I personally think that India does not need to buy MPF light tanks. Because the U.S. Army is different from the Chinese Army and there is no urgent plateau operation, the MPF light tank does not conduct strict plateau testing, and the MPF light tank is more than 2-3 tons of physical fitness than the Chinese "Black Panther" tank. See, it is unlikely to act freely near the border between China and India.

Before the Chinese Army's 15 -type "Black Panther" light tank was designed, it was pulled to the plateau to conduct strict long -distance maneuvers and various other performance tests. It was prepared to deploy and combat in the plateau for a long time.

In addition, for the Indian Army, the inconsistency of the logistics system is also a big problem.The current main war tanks of the Indian Army are Russian routes, and the logistics support systems of Russian tanks and US -made tanks are different.The Indian Air Force has made a lot of problems because of the "building of all nations". If the Indian Army also learns that the Indian Air Force engaged in "nation -building", the pressure of the Indian army logistics personnel will increase a lot.On the whole, MPF light tanks are still unrealistic to fight against the 15 -type "Black Panther" light tanks under the plateau terrain.After all, the latter's positioning is a "lightweight main battle tank", and the former is more like a "tank infantry chariot".

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