(I tried to remains neutral )
Arjun is a Indian made main battle tank that have World class German main rifled gun,
Arjun have strong armour and protection system.
Project of Arjun tank started in 1972-74 by CVRDE and DRDO and Indian govt planned to mass production of this tank in 1996,
Govt give initial 2.3million $ for initial design in May 1974,
DRDO had spent 44.7million dollars but mass production did not started.
In 1988,trials of two prototypes revealed major deficiencies in mobility,engine and transmission.
Again trails in 1996 and 1997, but Arjun faced persistent problems of over heating and failure of tank's main subsystems,fire control system,the suspension system,gunner's main sight,included thermal imager and laser range-finder due to high internal temperature,
During 2004,army accepted Arjun as MBT without some improvements but it shown bad results in coming years. As
Arjun tank was fielded during Aswameda exercise in 2007,
Indian army cited several deficiencies that included
"Deficient fire control system, inaccuracy of main gun, very low speed in tactical areas , inability to operate in temperature over 50°C .
In 2007 during Winter trails,again army deemed Arjun's performance unsatisfactory due to four engine failure during running.
During starting Summer of 2008, Arjun was found failure of power packs, low accuracy and consistency, failure of hydropneumatic suspension units, shearing of top rollers and chipping of gun barrel.
After huge unsuccessful trials, Army signed a deal with Russia to import 347 T-90 tanks.
But it was not end
In 2008,Army announced plans to acquire an entirely new main battle tank unrelated to the Arjun,to be inducted after 2020,
During 2016, CAGI reported that,
"Arjun tanks have not be operational since 2013 due to lack of spare parts"
In 2017, according to official reports 75℅ fleet was grounded due to lack of spare parts.
Its Heavy weight is also a biggest problem.
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