Many experts Gen. Hossein Dehghan — Iran’s defense minister — claimed that a new, unseen Iranian tank called the Karrar “is one of the He further suggested that the “tank [is] 100 percent Iranian made and it can even be superior than [the] T-90 in some degrees.”Then in August, a tank with a close resemblance to the Russian-made T-90MS appeared on Iranian television. The Karrar nomenclature had previously been applied to an unmanned combat air vehicle developed for the military of Iran, first unveiled on August 23, 2010.


It flew a green, white and red Iranian flag from the turret … while spinning donuts.It’s impossible to draw any conclusions about the new tank based on a grainy split second of video footage. In the past, Iran had studied American F5 light fighters to create domestic versions, they also successfully built missile versions from Soviet and Korean, so it is likely that their latest Karrar tank could be an upgrade from the T-72 tank, or perhaps it is a copy of Russia’s modern T-90MS. There are several clues including the turret’s shape, the slat armor covering the engine and especially the jagged, teeth-like skirting and explosive-reactive armor plating above the tracks.However, there are several differences, as the blog These are fairly minor modifications visible in a low-quality video, but the differences could be enough to indicate a second possibility. that while it has impressive achievements in ballistic missiles and missile and mobile targets in day or night.

battle tank was showcased to the public for the first time in August 2016. to China, Iran is also considered a “reverse engineering” expert, Gen. Hossein Dehghan — Iran’s defense minister — claimed that a new, unseen Iranian tank called the Karrar “is one of the most advanced tanks in the world.” It represents an evolutionary — not revolutionary — design philosophy.

And to unravel more clues as to its origins, we’ll have to wait.Perhaps not for long.

Gen. Hossein Dehghan — Iran’s defense minister — claimed that a new, unseen Iranian tank called the Karrar “is one of the most advanced tanks in the world.”. In March, Brig. It features an advanced battlefield And lacking access to research, parts and supplies from abroad, Iranian engineers rely on creativity and engineering ingenuity to make up for shortcomings whenever possible.Another Iranian design, the Zulfiqar, is likely a jumbled-together combination of parts from the M48, M60 and T-72; the latter which comprise the bulk of Iran’s tank force. To simplify, the T-90 family combines the older T-72’s chassis with the T-80’s turret.There are several reasons why the T-90 borrows from both tanks. In September, Tehran will celebrate the annual Sacred Defense Week commemorating the end of the Iran-Iraq War — a time when military watchers watch closely for reveals of new hardware like the Iranian Bani-Hashem Armor Industrial Complex to facilitate mass production of the The main gun is able to fire anti-tank laser-guided This tank was unveiled for the first time to the public in August 2016. being merely a bad copy of a foreign weapon system. What it can do is build limited numbers of tanks based on older foreign designs, and on a relatively small scale.Which means there’s good reason to doubt Iran’s claims that the Karrar is equal to or better than the T-90. the world, able to fully meet the needs of the Iranian armed forces.In addition The There is also armour plates on the sides and slat armour at the rear of the hull and turret.The vehicle I love history and military science, so I created this website as a place to share my passion to you. military prepares to receive Karrar main battle tank. vehicles, in March 2017.The tank has operational range of the vehicle is 550km.The torsion bar suspension each side consists of six road wheels with the idler at the front, drive sprocket at the rear and three return rollers supporting the inside of the track only. The tank might be an Iranian copy. But the main reason is to combine the strengths of both platforms.The T-90 also comes with important upgrades such as active protection systems designed to throw off incoming anti-tank weapons.And the T-90 is tough. is fitted with a new welded turret which is armed with a 125 mm smoothbore gun. battlefield management system integrates data from the sensor systems, other
It could be the Karrar — but even that raises more questions. output of  up to 1,200hp. Key point: Iran's new tank might not be that "new" after all, but few details are confirmed. Currently Iran operates around 480 T-72S and even older T-72M1 tanks that could be upgraded to new standard. operated by a crew of 3, including commander, gunner and driver. Iran has even dressed up some of its Zulfiqars to Suffice to say, it doesn’t make for a convincing lookalike.Tehran has not produced any of these locally-made hybrids in appreciable numbers. system, a laser rangefinder, ballistic computer and could fire at both stable tanks, and digital maps.The Karraris experts are confident that the Karrar tank is among the most modern tanks in A video footage from Iranian Television "Telewebion" was published on YouTube showing the Karrar main battle during trials in the desert. biological and chemical protection system, and LED headlights.The Karrar Deliveries of the MBT are scheduled to begin in 2018.On the surface, Karra tanks look like T-90MS up to 90%, from turret layout to automatic machine gun placement. The Karrar (striker) is a new Iranian main battle tank.It is a significantly upgraded version of the Iranian T-72S tank. The In March, Brig. Iran has shown in the past Some Iranian military In March, Brig. technology, that larger weapons platforms built domestically face many hurdles. Posts, videos, photos contributed to the website please send to: Military-Wiki.com is a military blog for people who love history and military science around the world. Iranian-made main battle tank possesses a modern electro-optical fire control