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Measured figures
MK1
Single sourceMK1A
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Arjun (tank) | L9 bar mine |
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| Type | Main battle tank[source] | Anti-tank blast mine[source] |
| Place of origin | India[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| Designer | Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment[source] | — |
| Designed | 1983–1996[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (at Heavy Vehicles Factory )[source] |
MK1 : 10.19 metres (33 ft 5 in) MK1A : 10.64 metres (34 ft 11 in)[source]
Length
Single source120 centimetres (47 in)[source]
commander, gunner, loader and driver
Single source4 (commander, gunner, loader and driver)[source]
Maximum; Cross-country
Single sourceMaximum; MK1 : ~
Single sourceMK1 : ~70 km/h (43 mph) 40 km/h (25 mph) cross country[source]
Operational; MK1
Single sourceMK1 : 450 kilometres (280 mi)[source]
MK1 : MTU MB 838 Ka-501 V10 liquid-cooled turbocharged diesel engine MK1A : DATRAN
Single sourceV12 engine
Single sourceMK1 : MTU MB 838 Ka-501 V10 ; 1,400 hp (1,030 kW) liquid-cooled turbocharged diesel engine MK1A : DATRAN ; 1,500 hp (1,118 kW) V12 engine[source]
Filling weight
Single source8.4 kilograms (19 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Developed into | Future Main Battle Tank[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2004– present[source] | — |
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| No. built | 141 (as of 2021)[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Armour | ERA–NERA , Kanchan armour[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 1× 120 mm rifled tank gun able to fire LAHAT , SAMHO , HEAT , APFSDS , HESH , PCB, Thermobaric rounds (Rate of fire: 6–8 rounds/minute, total: 42 containerized rounds)[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | 1 × NSV 12.7mm AA MG on BEL RCWS 1 × MAG 7.62 mm Tk715 coaxial MG 12 × 81mm AT-AL smoke grenades. ( MK1 ) 16 × 81mm AT-AL smoke grenades. ( MK1A )[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | MK1 : 24 hp/ton[source] | — |
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| Transmission | Renk epicyclic train gearbox , 4 forward + 2 reverse gears. CVRDE automatic transmission in development[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Hydropneumatic[source] | — |
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| Ground clearance | 0.45 metres (1 ft 6 in)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,610 litres (350 imp gal; 430 US gal)[source] | — |
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| In service | — | 1969–present[source] |
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| Filling | — | TNT[source] |
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