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India's Zorawar light tank faces weight dilemma amid China border tensions

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India faces a dilemma in developing its new light tank, the Zorawar, for its border with China. While the 25-tonne tank is designed to be air-transportable to the Line of Actual Control, adding heavier armor to withstand autocannon fire could increase its weight by seven tonnes. This potential increase in weight complicates deployment, especially given recent border stand-offs and the need to counter China's lighter Type 15 tank, which weighs between 33-36 tonnes, compared to India's current heavier T-72 and T-90 tanks. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Biman Mukherji ·

    Armour vs altitude: India’s light tank dilemma along China border

    India’s new high-altitude combat tank was designed to go where its heavier armoured fighting vehicles cannot: the thin mountain air, narrow roads and small bridges along its disputed border with China. In its base configuration, the Zorawar weighs some 25 tonnes – light enough to…

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