Very Briefed And Summarized Ideas : Iran still possesses from150 to 200 m60 tanks, these constitute about one or two tank brigades, if Iran develops and upgrades the tank’s the overall performance and specifications to enhance its combat capabilities and survivability (it could serve as excellent study case for a comprehensive upgrading projects), by supplying it with: 1- the 120 mm L11A5 main gun, in addition to the development of a multi-channel sighting systems for the commander and gunner connected to advanced ballistic computer for fire management, 2- automating the tank by replacing all the electrical and mechanical components (electrical wires and metal components) with optical fiber wires, which are lighter in weight and faster in transmitting signals, electrical and electronic data, this will reduce the tank weight by no less than 5 tons. Its turret can also be equipped sideways with the 30 mm 2A42 or the Iranian copy of the m61vulcan, all those upgrading will greatly improve firepower and give the tank the ability to engage a wide range of ground and air targets. 3- replacing the 950bhp engine with 1500 bhp engine, gearbox, and perhaps even the suspension system to increase the horsepower-to-weight ratio and improve overall mobility performance. 4- Increase the armor by adding a few additional tons of nera armor and reactive armor, and by executing upgrading to a fully digitalizing the tank this will produce a lighter tank which allowing adding a few tons of additional armor without sacrificing the overall performance data's especially regarding its mobility... the Iranians also have 150 english chieftain tanks, If the chieftan tank where subject to comprehensive upgrading programs similar to what I mentioned previously on the m60 and on the basis of unifying the components used on developing those both tanks (e.g engine, gearbox, main gun, coaxial gun, auxiliary gun ,sighting systems, fire control system), this will allow the unification & simplification of the maintenance system and the logistics chain like the spare part's, ammo's and fuel , engine, and with this it will be easier to integrate the two tanks into a single combat formation at the level of a tank division composed of three armored brigades with a total of 300 or 350 tanks, all of western origin... Or it is possible to merge the those tanks into mechanized infantry divisions, If the total number of m60 tanks and chieftain tanks is 300, with 150 for each platform, this is enough to equip two mechanized infantry divisions, each division consisting of one tank brigade made of 90 tanks and two motorized infantry brigades each equipped with a single tank battalions made of 30 tank, and by by standardizing the main and subsidiary components and devices in the tanks, this will contribute to reducing the overall costs of development, maintenance, and operating those tanks... Our best wishes to the Islamic republic of Iran...
Very Briefed And Summarized Ideas :
Iran still possesses from150 to 200 m60 tanks, these constitute about one or two tank brigades, if Iran develops and upgrades the tank’s the overall performance and specifications to enhance its combat capabilities and survivability (it could serve as excellent study case for a comprehensive upgrading projects),
by supplying it with:
1- the 120 mm L11A5 main gun, in addition to the development of a multi-channel sighting systems for the commander and gunner connected to advanced ballistic computer for fire management,
2- automating the tank by replacing all the electrical and mechanical components (electrical wires and metal components) with optical fiber wires, which are lighter in weight and faster in transmitting signals, electrical and electronic data, this will reduce the tank weight by no less than 5 tons.
Its turret can also be equipped sideways with the 30 mm 2A42 or the Iranian copy of the m61vulcan, all those upgrading will greatly improve firepower and give the tank the ability to engage a wide range of ground and air targets.
3- replacing the 950bhp engine with 1500 bhp engine, gearbox, and perhaps even the suspension system to increase the horsepower-to-weight ratio and improve overall mobility performance.
4- Increase the armor by adding a few additional tons of nera armor and reactive armor, and by executing upgrading to a fully digitalizing the tank this will produce a lighter tank which allowing adding a few tons of additional armor without sacrificing the overall performance data's especially regarding its mobility...
the Iranians also have 150 english chieftain tanks, If the chieftan tank where subject to comprehensive upgrading programs similar to what I mentioned previously on the m60 and on the basis of unifying the components used on developing those both tanks (e.g engine, gearbox, main gun, coaxial gun, auxiliary gun ,sighting systems, fire control system), this will allow the unification & simplification of the maintenance system and the logistics chain like the spare part's, ammo's and fuel , engine, and with this it will be easier to integrate the two tanks into a single combat formation at the level of a tank division composed of three armored brigades with a total of 300 or 350 tanks, all of western origin...
Or it is possible to merge the those tanks into mechanized infantry divisions, If the total number of m60 tanks and chieftain tanks is 300, with 150 for each platform, this is enough to equip two mechanized infantry divisions, each division consisting of one tank brigade made of 90 tanks and two motorized infantry brigades each equipped with a single tank battalions made of 30 tank, and by by standardizing the main and subsidiary components and devices in the tanks, this will contribute to reducing the overall costs of development, maintenance, and operating those tanks...
Our best wishes to the Islamic republic of Iran...
iran should modernize its aircraft .all kind of tanks are vulnerable