Short thread about Pakistani Army's Armoured Corps.
Pakistani tank inventory is a mishmash of Chinese copies of Soviet tanks, export versions of Chinese tanks and semi-Soviet tanks. How good they are in combat conditions, can only be guessed.
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Pakistani tank inventory is a mishmash of Chinese copies of Soviet tanks, export versions of Chinese tanks and semi-Soviet tanks. How good they are in combat conditions, can only be guessed.
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There are 2 armoured divisions and 9 indpendent armoured brigades. Each brigade has 2 regiments 2ith 42-44 tanks each. Each regiment has 3 squadrons of 14 tanks each with 3 squadrons. Each squadron has 4 tanks. Rest are for HQ, reserves, training.
1st & 6th Div badges
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1st & 6th Div badges
#orbat
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Each armoured division has following units:
-2 tank brigades
-1 SP artillery brigade (3 regiments)
-1 Light Air Defence brigade (1-2 regiments)
-1 battalion each Engineers & Signals
1 company EME & Ordnance
#osint
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-2 tank brigades
-1 SP artillery brigade (3 regiments)
-1 Light Air Defence brigade (1-2 regiments)
-1 battalion each Engineers & Signals
1 company EME & Ordnance
#osint
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T-80UD is perhaps best tank in Paki arsenal, but had logistics & reliability issues. Al-Khalid was supposed to improve the conditions, but had its own problems. This forced them to get VT-4.
How good it is remains to be seen.
Rest are T-55, T-62 type tanks with some upgrades
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How good it is remains to be seen.
Rest are T-55, T-62 type tanks with some upgrades
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All this and more details on this link.
Open for corrections and feedback.
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https://twitter.com/JaidevJamwal/status/1603054063259594752
Open for corrections and feedback.
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