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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iranian military copies Russian tanks, won’t need to purchase
2020-05-21
[ALMASDARNEWS] The China-based Sohu News Agency reported this week that Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
will likely not focus on buying weapons from Russia, as they already copy many of their weapons already.According to Sohu, Iran has copied several Russian weapons, including tanks and their air defense systems.

The Sohu article specifically mentioned the Iranian Karrar tank, which is supposed to be a prototype of the Russian T-90.

However,
a clean conscience makes a soft pillow...
they were quick to point out that while it looks like a T-90 tank, it functions more like an improved T-72 tank.

"The design of the Karrar tank shows that Iran’s progress is not small, at first it surprised only by its appearance, but now it does not look like it. Nevertheless, if you look carefully, you will see that this is just a reference to the design of the T-90 tank. This is an improved model of the T-72. The range of changes is still not small. The tank did not get rid of the original design. The Russian technical base is still very good. It’s easy to see that Iran’s progress in tank technology is still pretty fast, but Iran’s imagination is very bad," Sohu News said.

Nevertheless, a number of authoritative sources in Iran stated that Tehran is not considering the possibility of acquiring Russian T-90 tanks, although the latter have proven themselves well in Syria, as they are more interested in using their technologies in Iran.
Posted by:Fred

#3  They could take the autoloader out and that would be an improvement too.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2020-05-21 20:20  

#2  AN improved T-72. I wonder if their auto loader eviscerates the gunner like the original.
Posted by: Cesare   2020-05-21 07:10  

#1  In carpets?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-05-21 01:56  

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