Pakistanische Rüstungsindustrie

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Pakistan hat siet neuesten den APC Talha entwickelt der gewisse Ähnlichkeiten zum M-113 aufweisst:

Technische Daten und mehr zum APC Talha:

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Introduction:

Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) Talha also known as Al-Talha is manufactured at Heavy Industries Texila (HIT) APC Talha program was started to lower dependence on other countries. Design of Talha is very close to American M113-A2-Mk1. But at the same time there some major differences, for example Talha's cursing range is 20-25 kilometers more than that of M113. Positions of the engine and driver's station are opposite. In addition to that there are provisions for firing ports and periscopes.

Status:

Pakistan army has already placed an order for initial 250 of these APCs, which will be delivered over the period of two years by 2005-06. Currently full pilot production is underway at HIT. Pakistan army plans to include 2,000 of these machines by year 2010

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