I think it wont be Amphibious without preparation (OR) needing to remove those obnoxious side blocks
Edit: i now see that those are floats…
The capability to float seems silly and uneeded considering the only water bodies to the north of i dia are going to be rivers… shallow and fast moving…
Unless very specific large water bodies are focused on.
OSINT suggested areas of deployement:
Since it’s going to be (or supposedly) the Indian Army’s primary Light Tank, could be used outside the country on external deployments or in various areas around the country in the event of conflict. Having the amphibious capability is probably a “just in-case” feature or for like you said, local rivers and lakes.
Not only outside, there are many areas in the country that are apt for an amphibious light tank to function. Some of them that I can think of are Andaman Island chain which has lot of hills, Rann of Kutchh bordering Pakistan is a salt flat region that requires lighter and amphibious tanks, Bangladesh border with Sunderbans and Gangetic delta requiring lots and lots of amphibious operations, Myanmar border with all the hills are prime areas where this tank can be easily utilized.
Never understood why Indian Army stopped having the Light Tanks in its inventory.
https://idrw.org/drdos-arde-begins-development-of-indigenous-105mm-gun-for-zorawar-light-tank/
Further information on the indigenous gun being developed.
There are some huge lakes in Tibet region
On that topic, it seems like there’s intent to develop an indigenous FSAPDS round for this tank and any other future vehicles fielding a 105mm gun. I believe the given weight is with sabot, etc. included as it would otherwise be infeasibly dense and/or wide diameter. I have only surface level knowledge of how dart rounds perform but I think it would be reasonable to say this round is around 105mm DM63 level if not better. It remains to be seen whether this pans out or not. India has developed indigenous ammunition for existing weapons before such as the shots used by their T-72/T-90s so it’s hardly impossible.
These are from the ongoing development trials being held to prepare it for the user trials for Indian Army.
Nice find! Now we need confirmation on these ATGM’s. Once we have that, this vehicle is ready for implementation realistically.
That will take a bit of time as no proper ATGMs have been integrated with it. It has just now completed the High-Altitude Trials with Army recommending some changes in the prototype.
Only ATGM that makes sense to be integrated is the NAG Mk2 which has completed all of its trials recently and is now waiting for orders.
Can’t they just use some Spike atgms for now?
Why would they go for Spike when Nag has passed the trials?
Zorawar has undergone only its first developmental trials. There is more development needed on the platform and multiple other subsystems that are planned for it.
just saying. This will be a really good light tank for India.
Btw is India going to use domestic APFSDS round for this or are they going to buy german or israeli rounds?
See my message here (unfortunately the website is down now and Web Archive isn’t loading the images…):
It’s probably possible there will be some interim round procurement like DM63/M426 or maybe Cockerill’s M1060CV, but I honestly don’t really know.
I think there will be initially only imported rounds as there is no production capacity of 105mm APFSDS rounds in the country. Currently I don’t have information of the origin of these rounds.
“The tank, featuring the RENK America HMPT-800 transmission and a 760 hp Cummins VTA903E-T760 engine, highlights a blend of indigenous innovation and international collaboration.”
https://defence-blog.com/indias-new-zorawar-tank-features-us-made-power-pack/?amp
Edit: Image fixed.
It looks like the tanks i drew as a kid.
+1 for that reason
+1. Another high speed 105mm tank gun light tank that is lacking in the UK, hope to see it in the game soon.
I’ve been trying to pinpoint any possibilities for the missiles in the canister but I’m still stuck on my original idea, the MP-ATGM which is a Nag ATGM variant. The dimensions when taking the images of the Zorawar and the MP-ATGM during testing compare favorably. They must either be having issues with integrating the software or likely due to the missile still ongoing several tests.
