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Al-Khalid tanklarger figure on 4 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source10.07 m (33 ft 0 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Al-Khalid tank | L9 bar mine |
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| Type | Main battle tank[source] | Anti-tank blast mine[source] |
| Place of origin | Pakistan / China[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| In service | 2001 – present[source] | 1969–present[source] |
| Used by | Operators[source] | — |
| Designer | Norinco |
L9 bar minelarger figure on 0 of 4
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120 centimetres (47 in)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source72 km/h (45 mph)[source]
Operational; combat range
Single source500 km (310 mi) combat range[source]
KMDB 6TD-2 6-cylinder diesel
Single sourceKMDB 6TD-2 6-cylinder diesel 1,200 hp (890 kW)[source]
Filling weight
Single source8.4 kilograms (19 lb)[source]
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| Designed | 1993–1999[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Norinco (VT-1A/MBT-2000, Type 96-IIM) Heavy Industries Taxila (Al Khalid, Al Khalid-1)[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | US$4.7 million – US$5.8 million in 2011[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2001 – 2014 (Al-Khalid) 2020 – present (Al-Khalid-1)[source] | — |
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| Variants | Pakistani: Al-Khalid Al-Khalid I Chinese: Type 90-IIM / MBT-2000 VT-1A[source] | — |
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| Armour | Composite armour , RHA , ERA[source] | — |
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| Main armament | Al-Khalid: 125 mm smoothbore gun, 39 rounds Al-Khalid I: 125 mm smoothbore gun, 49 rounds[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | Al-Khalid: 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun , 3000 rds 12.7 mm external AA machine gun, 500 rds Al-Khalid I: 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun , 7,100 rds 12.7 mm external AA machine gun, 1,500 rds[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 26 hp/ton[source] | — |
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| Transmission | 7 forward and 4 reverse gears, Semi-automatic[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Torsion bar with hydraulic dampers[source] | — |
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| Filling | — | TNT[source] |
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