The
Vijayanta (en:"Victorious") main battle tank was built in
IndiaIndia, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal...
based on a licensed design of the
Vickers Mk.1The Vickers MBT was a series of Main Battle Tanks developed as a private venture by Vickers-Armstrongs for export.-The Mk 1:The mark one was designed to be a simple low cost but effective tank.. The first prototype was completed in 1963. It weighs 38,000 kg carried a 105mm gun and had a top...
. The prototype was completed in 1963 and the tank entered service in 1965. The first 90 Vehicles were built by
VickersVickers was a famous name in British engineering that existed through many companies from 1828 until 1999.-Early history:Vickers was formed in Sheffield as a steel foundry by the miller Edward Vickers and his father-in-law George Naylor in 1828. Naylor was a partner in the foundry Naylor &...
in the UK. Production continued at the
Heavy Vehicles FactoryThe Heavy Vehicles Factory , Avadi, is located in proximity to Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. HVF was set up in the year 1965 when the Government of India decided to manufacture heavy battlefield equipments, including Vijayanta Tank and T-72s. Currently, HVF also produces military vehicles, including...
in
AvadiAvadi is a town and a municipality in Thiruvallur district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Avadi is an acronym for "Armoured Vehicles and Ammunition Depot of India". Situated about 23 km north west of Chennai, it is surrounded by major defence establishments.-Geography:Avadi is located at...
until 1983 with 2200 being built. A number of the tank hulls were converted to other uses such as self propelled guns after being withdrawn from service.
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The
Vijayanta (en:"Victorious") main battle tank was built in
IndiaIndia, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal...
based on a licensed design of the
Vickers Mk.1The Vickers MBT was a series of Main Battle Tanks developed as a private venture by Vickers-Armstrongs for export.-The Mk 1:The mark one was designed to be a simple low cost but effective tank.. The first prototype was completed in 1963. It weighs 38,000 kg carried a 105mm gun and had a top...
. The prototype was completed in 1963 and the tank entered service in 1965. The first 90 Vehicles were built by
VickersVickers was a famous name in British engineering that existed through many companies from 1828 until 1999.-Early history:Vickers was formed in Sheffield as a steel foundry by the miller Edward Vickers and his father-in-law George Naylor in 1828. Naylor was a partner in the foundry Naylor &...
in the UK. Production continued at the
Heavy Vehicles FactoryThe Heavy Vehicles Factory , Avadi, is located in proximity to Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. HVF was set up in the year 1965 when the Government of India decided to manufacture heavy battlefield equipments, including Vijayanta Tank and T-72s. Currently, HVF also produces military vehicles, including...
in
AvadiAvadi is a town and a municipality in Thiruvallur district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Avadi is an acronym for "Armoured Vehicles and Ammunition Depot of India". Situated about 23 km north west of Chennai, it is surrounded by major defence establishments.-Geography:Avadi is located at...
until 1983 with 2200 being built. A number of the tank hulls were converted to other uses such as self propelled guns after being withdrawn from service. The Vijayanta has been supplanted by the
T-72M1The T-72 is a Soviet-designed main battle tank that entered production in 1971. It is a further development of the T-62 with some features of the T-64A and has been further developed as the T-90...
in Indian service.
Variants
- Catapult SPA - Self-propelled artillery
Self-propelled artillery vehicles are a way of giving mobility to artillery. Within the term are covered self-propelled guns and rocket artillery...
. A Russian M-46The 130 mm towed field gun M1954, also known as the M-46 is a manually loaded, towed 130 mm artillery piece, manufactured in the Soviet Union in the 1950s. It was first observed by the west in 1954 and was known as the M1954. There is also a Chinese copy, called Type 59-1.The caliber length of the...
field gun was mounted on a lengthened Vijayanta hull in an open-topped armoured box superstructure.
- Kartik AVLB - Armoured vehicle-launched bridge
An armoured vehicle-launched bridge is a combat support vehicle, sometimes regarded as a subtype of combat engineering vehicle, designed to assist militaries in rapidly deploying tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles across rivers...
. The same elongated hull used for the Catapult was also used to create the Kartik bridge launching vehicle. The Kartik uses a scissors style bridge of Eastern European design, and was first introduced in 1989.
- Vijayanta ARV - Armoured recovery vehicle
An armoured recovery vehicle is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to repair battle- or mine-damaged as well as broken-down armoured vehicles during combat, or to tow them out of the danger zone for more extensive repairs...
based on the Vijayanta hull.
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