Total BS in the post without having any understanding of the issues at hand. Some of the issues of cost both upfront and cost of ownership.Philip wrote:Please ck. the operating costs for the A-1s. Anyway,the number of both A-1s and 1As are negligible considering the entire inventory compared to over 3000 T- series in service.
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1) 50 % Heavier tank compared to T-72 = cost of materials that go in the tank will be higher by 50 %. Or is this logic flawed??
2) Larger engine having higher displacement & power output = higher fuel consumption = higher cost of ownership for the vehicle, correct? ( Not the fault of the tank as the Army asked for this vehicle )
3) % of imports for the tank. do we know the cost of imported components for the T90?? would it be higher than the cost of imported items for Arjun?? I don't think so. As the fire control system and the thermal imagers are indigenous to India. Whereas, the TI and FCS for T 90 are all imported.
The engines and transmission of Arjun are a separate issue due to the low volume orders. If the orders were higher they could have been developed at home. But the army never committed to such numbers warranting the development of such an engine. This a foolish point to argue against the Arjun.