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Iran established an arms development program during the Iran–Iraq War to counter the weapons embargo imposed on it by the U.S. and its Western allies. Since 1993, Iran has manufactured its own tanks, armored personnel carriers, missiles, radars, boats, submarines, unmanned aerial vehicles, and fighter planes.
The Karrar (Persian كرار lit. Striker [5] [7] or "Attacker" [7]) is an Iranian main battle tank. [5] The tank was announced in 2016. At the announcement, it was stated that it possessed an electro-optical fire control system, a laser rangefinder, ballistic computer and could fire at both stationary and mobile targets in day or night.
The post-revolution sanctions and the Iran–Iraq War had a dramatic effect on Iran's inventory of Western equipment. Under the pressures of war, supplies were quickly exhausted and replacements became difficult to come by. The war forced Iran to turn towards Syria, Brazil and China to meet its short-term military needs. Initial developments in ...
The first generation of main battle tanks was based on or influenced by designs of World War II, most notably the Soviet T-34. [4] The second generation was equipped with NBC protection (only sometimes), night-vision devices, a stabilized main gun and at least a mechanical fire-control system. [ 4 ]
This is a list of main battle tanks, and other vehicles serving that role, in active military service with countries of the world. A main battle tank (MBT) is the type of powerful, heavily armoured and highly mobile tank which is the backbone of a mechanized land force.
Throughout the history of armored warfare, tankers have been known to give nicknames to their tanks. [1] This is a list of named tanks. Canada. Churchill Oke.
A7V heavy tank (22; World War I) A7VU heavy tank. Prototype World War I heavy tank, with similar layout (all-round tracks and armament mounted in sponsons) to British tanks. One completed. [43] E-Series prototypes; Sturmpanzerwagen Oberschlesien tank; K Panzerkampfwagen super-heavy tank (2 incomplete; World War I)
Separately reported are Karrar tanks. The Zulfiqar is the defence industry of Iran 's most recent main battle tank , named after the twin-pointed legendary sword of Ali. Born as the brainchild of Brigadier General Mir-Younes Masoumzadeh, deputy ground force commander for research and self-sufficiency of the armed forces, the vehicle has been ...