Great new pix! Thanks.

the attendance of the PT-91P for the SITDEF is confirmed.

http://www.altair.com.pl/start-2778

http://vpk.name/news/27160_bumar_predlagae...1p_tvardyi.html


salud

Bad news for Bumar, largest defence company in Poland, and producer of PT-91 Twardy. They will make 800 people redundant. They also claim that PT-91 is obsolete and that the only reasons for winning contract in Malaysia were climate and the need for a lighter tanks. Currently they are close to bankrupcy.

http://gospodarka.gazeta.pl/Gielda/1,94782...u_800_osob.html

http://www.rp.pl/artykul/2,367824.html

Not the best way to win contract with Peru.

Traditor traductor. Wait a moment:

"Nie należymy do krajów produkujących najnowocześniejszy sprzęt na świecie. Nie stworzymy przełomowych technologii militarnych. Czasami jednak niektóre mniej innowacyjne technologie są konkurencyjne na rynkach zagranicznych. Przykład to polski kontrakt w Malezji. Tam sprzedajemy polski czołg PT-91 Twardy, który jest zmodernizowanym radzieckim modelem T-72M1. Wygraliśmy przetarg dlatego, że w warunkach klimatycznych Malezji są potrzebne czołgi niezbyt ciężkie."

This means:
"We are not the one of the countries which produce the hi-end equipment on the world. We are not producers of edged military technologies. But sometimes some less innovative technologies are competitive on the world markets. Polish contract with Malaysia for example. We sell there Polish tank PT-91 Twardy, which is modernized Soviet T-72M1. We have won the competition because in Malaysian climate there is a need for the tanks which are not very heavy."

Does it not make a difference?

Indeed, thats what happens when you'are lazy and don't bother checking in more detail

looks like pt-91 have no progress in armor protection siсe soviet times t-72s ?

The passive armor is just like that in T-72M1, plus there is second generation ERAWA-2 that is effective against tandem-warhead HEAT. The new ceramic armor for the front hull was designed in the 90ties (CAWA-2), but it was not introduced due to insufficient funds.

it is known from A. Wieshnewski's istatemants that it protected against panzerfaust - 3, but it looks rather unlikely if not impossible to me.