Italy first thought to design and build its own MBT, but then decided to buy the American M-60 MBT as a replacement for its M-47 medium tanks. Thus, the design partnership ended.įrance sent the AMX-30 into production. The following year the German government decided that the Standardpanzer design, now known as the Leopard, was more suitable for its needs. In 1962 trials between the French design, the AMX-30, and German tank prototypes were conducted. The first prototypes, both from German teams, were ready for testing in 1960. Two design teams were formed in Germany and one in France. Meanwhile, Russia is on track to offer the Armata series of tanks and armored vehicles, and there are plenty of other options on the market, so Iran's Tiam tank seems to have dubious prospects as an export.In 1957 Germany and France, and later Italy, agreed to cooperate in designing and building a new Main Battle Tank (MBT). Hossein Dehghan says is "100% Iranian made and it can even be superior than T-90 in some degrees," according to Iran's Mehr News Agency. The roll out on the 13th included a few other Iranian-built vehicles, including a self-propelled 57 mm air defence system called the Bahman, and a nuclear, biological, and chemical detection (NBC) vehicle called the Shahram, IHS Janes reports.Īnother Iranian tank, the Karrar, which Iranian Brig. The tank appears to have no radar or active defense modules, the trend now in ground combat vehicles. When the tank was unveiled in a public ceremony on April 13, it came out partially covered in explosive reactive armor bricks, and spewing thick black smoke from it's engine, which was designed more than half a century ago. The Tiam sports a 105mm rifled main cannon, slightly underpowered when compared to the 120mm cannons found on US and German tanks, or the 125mm cannons found on newer Russian tanks.
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