| Type | Main battle tank
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| Country of origin | India
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| Designer | Defence Research and Development Organisation
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| Manufacturer | Heavy Vehicles Factory
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| No. built | 8 prototypes
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| Mass | 47 tonnes (52 short tons; 46 long tons)
heavier than the T-72M1 (41 tons)
much lighter than the Arjun MBT, which tips the scales at 58.5 tons.
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| Length (gun forward) | 9.19 m (30 ft 2 in)
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| Width (over tracks) | 3.37 m (11 ft 1 in)
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| Height (over AD gun mount) | 2.93 m (9 ft 7 in)
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| Ground clearance | 0.47 meters
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| Armor | Composite
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| Main armament |
120 mm tank gun
LAHAT ATGM
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| Secondary armament |
12.7 mm AA MG
7.62 mm coaxial MG
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| Engine | Diesel 1,000 hp (700 kW) power plant (as on the Combat Improved T-72)
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| Power/weight | power to weight ratio of 21 hp/ton at a weight of 47 tons, an improvement over the T-72M1's 20 hp/ton with a weight of 41 tons and an 780 hp power plant.
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| Suspension | Torsion bar with hydrostruts; an improvement over the T-72M1 torsion bar system.
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| Ground pressure | 0.94 Kgf/cm Square marginally higher than the T-72M1's 0.90 Kgf/cm square.
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| Operational range | 480 km (300 mi)
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| Maximum speed |
60 km/h (37 mph) (road)
40 km/h (25 mph) (cross country)
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| Crew | 4 (Commander, Gunner, Loader and Driver)
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