Karrar | |
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![]() Karrar main battle tank of the IRGC-GF participating in the Great Prophet 17 military exercise | |
Type | Main battle tank |
Place of origin | Iran |
Service history | |
In service | 2020[1][2] |
Used by | Iran |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Bani Hashim Defense Industrial Complex[3] |
Produced | 2017–present[4] |
No. built | 150 ordered in 2017, another 650 ordered in 2018 which is to be finished by late 2020's. 800 total.[5][1] |
Specifications | |
Mass | 51 tons[1][6] / 51,000 kg[5] |
Length | 6.8 m[5] (hull) / 9.5 m[1] / 9.78 m (total) |
Width | 3.68 m / 3.5 m[5] 3.7 m[1] |
Height | 2.5 m / 2.3 m[5][1] |
Crew | 3 (driver, commander and gunner)[7][5] |
Armor | Composite armor for the turret,[5][1] with ERA (Explosive Reactive Armor) armor for the hull[5] (possibly Relikt ERA "copy" for turret)[1][8] and wire cage armor[5] |
Main armament | 125 mm 2A46M/M-2/M-5 smoothbore gun[5] (of the Russian design 2A46M)[1][7] with stabilizer |
Secondary armament | coaxial 7.62mm machine gun[5] and a remotely controlled 12.7mm machine gun[3] (copy of the Soviet DShKM)[1] / 14.5mm machine gun |
Engine | diesel |
Suspension | Torsion bar[5][7] |
Operational range | Possibly around 500-550 km[5][1] (plus with 200[1]-280 km more from fuel tank) |
Maximum speed | ~70 km/h (43 mph)[5][1] |
The Karrar (Persian كرار lit. Striker[5][7] or "Attacker"[7]) is an Iranian main battle tank.[5] The tank was announced in 2016. At the announcement, it was stated that it possessed an electro-optical fire control system, a laser rangefinder, ballistic computer and could fire at both stationary and mobile targets in day or night.[9]
The Karrar was announced following failed negotiations to obtain a licence and the technology to produce Russian T-90MS tanks.[3] It is based on the Soviet-made T-72, and attempts to incorporate elements of the T-90, American M1 Abrams, and British Challenger 2.[5][3][10] However, it is believed to be inferior,[3][11] and has been described as "little more than an upgraded T-72 with some additional indigenous components and aesthetic flourishes modeled after the T-90MS".[10] Despite its visual similarity to the T-90, Iran has rejected any alleged Russian collaboration in the project.[12]
It's being manufactured at the Bani Hashim Defense Industrial Complex.[5][7]
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