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Tanks2004 –present
Main battle tank
Al-Zarrar tank is a main battle tank originating in Pakistan. It was built by Heavy Industries Taxila.
Al-Zarrar tank
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9.5 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Main battle tank
Pakistan
2004 –present
Pakistan Army
War in North-West Pakistan
Heavy Industries Taxila
1990s
Heavy Industries Taxila
6 May 2003
None
44 t (97,000 lb)
31.17 ft (9.50 m)
10.83 ft (3.30 m)
8.20 ft (2.50 m)
4
125mm smoothbore
125 mm
Modular composite armour Explosive reactive armour
125 mm smoothbore ammunition
12.7 mm external anti-aircraft machine gun 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun 8 × smoke grade dischargers
1x KMDB 12 cylinder liquid cooled diesel 730 hp
18.3 hp/tonne
High-hardness-steel torsion bar
450 km (280 mi)
65 km (40 mi)/h
Pakistan
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Al-Zarrar tank equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Army exact named equipment holdings: Al-Zarrar. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.