Well these are
FYI as well as updates which will require some minor adjustments. My part for these first two tanks started back with the
2010/2011 Patch Campaign first dealing as a "
CHANGE" submission for/to the
ALTAY (That was entered in as the South Korean
K2 as it was Turkeys plan to buy them from South Korea at the time.) and the
ARJUN Mk II for India as an "
ADD" that was designed as a much improved version of the
ARJUN. But DRADO and the Indian Army just don't get along. The
ARJUN completely "destroyed" the Russian tanks and others held in service. The army fearing embarrassment, completely withdraw all their T-72 variants before it started and their best tank the very up to date
T-90S didn't stand a chance. Both these tanks have had a series of delays which even after we made some changes in dates mostly, are both going to have to see changes in them again among a couple of other minor changes. Let's begin...
1.
TURKEY/ALTAY/UNIT 614/CHANGE/START DATE JUN 2018 VICE JUN 2017.// Well the issue again for this tank is the engine. There have been others in the past but this has been the "big one". What simply happened much like with India was the transfer of technology. South Korea wasn't all about it if you will concerning the more advanced technologies involved.
K2 was out. They settled a
% is still S. Korean the rest was "Turkey first thinking". So S. Korea was out followed by Japan, Austria, themselves throughout and it seems settled with the Ukraine. It appears full production will start sometime in
May 2017.
http://www.armyrecognition.com/april..._11204173.html
http://www.defensenews.com/articles/...nk-engine-tech
http://www.armyrecognition.com/turke...ctures_uk.html
2.
INDIA/ARJUN Mk II/UNITS 022 & 023/CHANGE/START DATE JAN 2020 VICE JAN 2017.// The dates are the priority as there are some other changes to come as well concerning the
LAHAT which has been ongoing, they just can't seem to get it to work with the MG & FCS over the last 8 years or so. Suppositely they have had a successful launch using a new ATGW developed by or with the Ukraine. I feel I've spent a "
lifetime" dealing with these tanks. I guess it's only appropriate since it
ONLY took
30 years from conception to the Mk I to get a tank fielded.
http://ajaishukla.blogspot.com/2015/...ia-spurns.html
http://ajaishukla.blogspot.com/2015/...osal-sets.html
http://www.defencenews.in/article/Th...ttle-Tank-3787
http://www.armyrecognition.com/april..._81004172.html
http://www.janes.com/article/67714/a...or-arjun-mk-ii
http://www.armyrecognition.com/india...elligence.html
http://www.armyrecognition.com/india...elligence.html
Welcome to my world which granted is
much smaller then Andy's or Don's but all the same sometimes, still a PITA.
All the usual factors involved here development, production, distribution, standing up of units and training them in my decision tree for the above.
Regards,
Pat
