Stoicpeace He/Him KWAB 1yr ago (reddit.com) 92 thread views #140482

An extremely argument in r/LessCredibledefense on whether India's Main Battle Tank Arjun is a piece of crap or not(somewhat informative as well for those who are interested in this topic)

https://old.reddit.com/r/LessCredibleDefence/comments/bay9uo/comment/ekgwrqi

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Comsolshill madar/jaat 1yr ago #3435244

I am pretty nationalist but I won't be very surprised if Arjun or Tejas are trash. I have zero trust in DRDO or any other government agencies.

That being said, I don't mind if they are trash as they are the first and will help a lot in developing sovereign technology.

I just wish we Indian would have a realistic expectations around these projects.

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Stoicpeace He/Him KWAB Comsolshill 1yr ago #3435253

Tejas isn't trashed by aviation enthusiasts as much as Arjun is by enthusiasts from what I've seen. Almost everyone seems to agree that it's a major upgrade over the flying coffin migs(which is what Tejas is supposed to replace) that we operate.

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Comsolshill madar/jaat Stoicpeace 1yr ago #3435277

That's true. I personally feel that making a tank would be easier than making a fighter jet.

That being said, I was listening to an Indian expert and he pointed out that comparing a single weapon to another weapon is dumb. We should always judge these weapon on how they fit in the entire system. So who knows how army is planning to use these tanks.

Found the talk:

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Allende trussy/rate Comsolshill 1yr ago #3435347

Work on pottys first.

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Comsolshill madar/jaat Allende 1yr ago #3435827

:#marseyprotestno:

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ABC ayy/beesi Always Be Chudding 1yr ago #3435157

:#marseywoah:

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Sasanka_of_Gauda maha/raja :marseybengal2:

Hypermuscular Hindu Beast :!marseybengal2:

1yr ago #3435508

Seems like Arjun has better targeting and speed at expense of protection and being heavier. I think army plans to use them in defensive role which seems like a decent use case, they'd be much less exposed to infantry anti tank and won't have to bother about shitty paki infra(like Russians are using their t 72s right now). Frees up T90s for offensives.