I-Arjun main war tank U-Arjuna (Skt. arjuna "omhlophe, okhanyayo") uyiqhawe le-Mahabharata, omunye wezibalo ezibalulekile zezinganekwane zamaHindu. Ngokusekelwe kokuhlangenwe nakho kokukhiqiza ithangi lempi elikhulu le-Mk 1 ngaphansi kwelayisensi yakwa-Vickers Defense Systems (e-India, lawa mathangi abizwa ngokuthi i-Vijayanta), ekuqaleni kwawo-1950, kwanqunywa ukuqala umsebenzi wokuthuthukiswa kwe-Indian 0BT entsha, kamuva. ebizwa ngokuthi i-Arjun tank. Ukuze kuqedwe ukuncika emazweni angaphandle ekuthuthukisweni nasekukhiqizweni kwezimoto zezikhali, futhi kubeke izwe ezingeni namandla amakhulu ngokwezinga lethangi, uHulumeni waseNdiya ugunyaze iphrojekthi yokuthuthukisa ithangi kusukela ngo-1974. Esinye sezibonelo zokuqala zethangi le-Arjun senziwa esidlangalaleni ngo-Ephreli 1985. Isisindo semoto yokulwa singamathani angama-50, futhi kwakuhlelwe ukuthi ithangi libize cishe amaRandi ayizigidi eziyi-1,6. Kodwa-ke, izindleko zethangi zikhuphuke kancane kusukela ngeminyaka yama-80s, futhi inqubo yokuthuthukiswa kwethangi ibhekane nokulibaziseka. Ngenxa yalokho, umkhiqizo wokugcina waqala ukufana nethangi le-German Leopard 2, kodwa ngokungafani ne-tank yaseJalimane, ikusasa layo lihlala lingabaza. Naphezu kokukhiqizwa kwethangi layo, i-India ihlela ukuthenga kakhulu amathangi e-Russian T-90, nakuba sekukhona umyalo wokukhiqiza amathangi angu-124 e-Arjun ezindaweni zokuvikela zaseNdiya. Kwakukhona imibiko yokuthi ngo-2000 kwakuhlelwe ukunikeza amathangi angu-1500 e-Arjun emabuthweni ukuze athathe indawo ye-tank Vijayanta engasebenzi, kodwa lokhu akuzange kwenzeke. Uma sibheka ngokwanda kwezingxenye ezithunyelwa kwamanye amazwe, izinkinga zobuchwepheshe zaziyimbangela. Kodwa-ke, kuyindaba yokuhlonipha ukuthi i-India ibe nethangi elithuthukiswe kuzwelonke elisebenza, ikakhulukazi ngokumelene nesizinda semizamo yePakistan yokwakha ithangi layo le-Al Khalid. Ithangi laseNdiya i-Arjun linesakhiwo sakudala. Umshayeli utholakala ngaphambili nangakwesokudla, i-tank turret itholakala engxenyeni emaphakathi yesikebhe. Umlawuli wamathangi kanye nomdubuli bakwi-turret ngakwesokudla, umlayishi ungakwesobunxele. Ngemuva kwesikhungo samandla sethangi. Isibhamu esiyisibhamu esingu-120 mm sizinzile kuzo zonke izindiza; kusetshenziswa imizuliswano eyodwa kuphela uma udubula. Ngezikhali eziyinhloko zethangi, i-joint venture engu-7,62-mm ifakwe, futhi i-RP engu-12,7-mm ifakwe ophahleni. Imishini ejwayelekile yethangi ihlanganisa uhlelo lokulawula olusekelwe kukhompyutha, imishini yokubona ebusuku, kanye nesistimu ye-RHBZ. Imiphongolo enophethiloli ngokuvamile ifakwa ngemuva kwesikebhe. I-Arjun enamathani angu-59 ingafinyelela ijubane eliphezulu lika-70 km/h (55 mph) emgwaqeni omkhulu kanye nasezweni elinqamulayo elingu-40 km/h. Ukuqinisekisa ukuphepha kwabasebenzi, kusetshenziswa izikhali eziyinhlanganisela zomklamo wethu, ukutholwa komlilo okuzenzakalelayo kanye nezinhlelo zokucisha umlilo, kanye nohlelo lokulwa nezikhali ezibhubhisayo. Ithangi le-Arjun linohlelo oludidiyelwe lukaphethiloli, ugesi oluthuthukisiwe nezinye izinhlelo ezikhethekile, njengesistimu yokubona umlilo edidiyelwe kanye nesistimu yokucisha, ehlanganisa izitholi ze-infrared zokutholwa komlilo kanye nezinhlelo zokucisha umlilo - isebenza futhi ivimbele ukuqhuma endaweni yabasebenzi phakathi kuka-200. ama-millisecond, nasendaweni yenjini imizuzwana engu-15, ngaleyo ndlela kukhulisa ukusebenza kahle kwethangi kanye nokusinda kwabasebenzi. Ukuvikelwa kwezikhali zomnsalo we-hull eshiselwe kuhlangene, ne-angle enkulu yokuthambekela kwepuleti langaphambili eliphezulu. Izinhlangothi ze-hull zivikelwe izikrini eziphikisana nokuqongelela, ingxenye yangaphambili eyenziwe ngezinto ezivikelayo. Amashidi angaphambili ombhoshongo oshiselwe atholakala ngokuqondile futhi amelela umgoqo ohlangene. Ama-hulls kanye ne-hydropneumatic suspension kuyavalwa ukuze kuvinjelwe ukungena kothuli namanzi ku-hull ngesikhathi sokusebenza endaweni enamaxhaphozi noma lapho ithangi linyakaza. I-undercarriage isebenzisa ukumiswa kwe-hydropneumatic okungaguquki, amasondo omgwaqo agable ane-external shock absorption kanye namathrekhi anenjoloba anamahinge ensimbi yerabha namaphedi enjoloba akhishwayo. Ekuqaleni, kwakuhlelwe ukufaka injini ye-turbine yegesi engu-1500 hp ethangini. nge., kodwa kamuva lesi sinqumo sashintshwa savuna injini yedizili engu-12-cylinder epholile amandla afanayo. Amandla amasampula enjini adalwe asukela ku-1200 kuye ku-1500 hp. Nge. Ngokuphathelene nesidingo sokuthuthukisa umklamo wenjini, iqoqo lokuqala lokukhiqiza lamathangi lalifakwe izinjini ze-MTU ezithengwe eJalimane ezinamandla angu-1100 hp. Nge. kanye nokudluliselwa okuzenzakalelayo kochungechunge lwe-ZF. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, kucatshangelwa ukuthi kungenzeka ukukhiqiza ngaphansi kwelayisense injini ye-turbine ye-M1A1 noma izinjini ze-diesel ezisetshenziswa emathangeni e-Challenger ne-Leopard-2. Isistimu yokulawula umlilo ihlanganisa i-laser rangefinder sight, i-stabilizer enezindiza ezimbili, ikhompuyutha ye-electronic ballistic kanye nokubona kwesithombe esishisayo. Ikhono lokulawula isistimu yomlilo ekuhambeni ebusuku kuyisinyathelo esikhulu esiya phambili samabutho ase-Indian armored. Ukuthuthukiswa okwengeziwe ithangi kwakubhekwa kudingekile ngisho nangemva kokuvunywa kwephrofayili nomklamo wethangi le-Arjun, kodwa uhlu lwamaphutha ngemva kweminyaka engu-20 yokuthuthukiswa lwalulude kakhulu. Ngaphezu kwezinguquko eziningi zobuchwepheshe ohlelweni lokulawula, uhlelo lokulawula umlilo, ikakhulukazi uhlelo lokulawula, alukwazi ukusebenza ngokuzinza emini ezimeni zasogwadule - emazingeni okushisa angaphezu kuka-42 degrees Celsius (108 ° F). Amaphutha ahlonziwe ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa kwethangi le-Arjun ogwadule lwaseRajasthan - into esemqoka kwakuwukushisa kwenjini. Amathangi okuqala angu-120 akhiwa ngo-2001 ngezindleko zamaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-4,2 lilinye, futhi ngokusho kwezinye izilinganiso, izindleko zethangi elilodwa zadlula inani lamaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-5,6 lilinye. Ukukhiqizwa kwamaqoqo amathangi kungase kuthathe isikhathi eside kunalokho obekuhleliwe. Ubuholi bebutho lamasosha ahlomile aseNdiya bukholelwa ukuthi ithangi le-Arjun laba nzima kakhulu ukunyakaza kwamasu, okungukuthi, ukuthutha ngojantshi baseNdiya ukusuka kwesinye isifunda sezwe ukuya kwesinye uma kwenzeka kuba nosongo emkhakheni othile. yezwe. Amaphrojekthi wamathangi amukelwa ekuqaleni kwawo-80s wekhulu lama-20 futhi imboni yaseNdiya yayingakakulungeli ukuqala ukukhiqizwa okuphelele kwalo mshini. Ukubambezeleka ekuthuthukisweni kwezinhlelo zezikhali zethangi le-Arjun, akuzange nje kuholele ekulahlekelweni okukhulu kwemali engenayo, kodwa futhi nasekuthengeni okumisiwe kwezinhlelo zezikhali kwamanye amazwe. Ngisho nangemva kweminyaka engaphezu kwengu-32, imboni ayikakulungeli ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zebutho layo lamathangi esimanje. Izinketho ezihleliwe zezimoto zokulwa ezisekelwe ethangini le-Arjun zihlanganisa izibhamu zokuhlasela eziphathwayo, izimoto, izikhala zokubuka ukuzivikela emoyeni, izimoto zokuphuma, nezimoto zobunjiniyela. Uma kubhekwa ukwanda okukhulu kwesisindo se-Arjun uma kuqhathaniswa nethangi le-Soviet T-72 series, izimoto ezibeka ibhuloho zazidingeka ukuze zinqobe imingcele yamanzi. Izici zokusebenza ze-Arjun tank  Isisindo sokulwa, т 58,5 Abasebenzi, abantu 4 Ubukhulu, мм: ubude ngomphongolo wesibhamu 10194 ububanzi 3847 ukuphakama 2320 imvume 450 Izikhali:   1x120 mm inganono, 1x7,62 mm SP, 1x12,7 mm ZP, 2x9 GPD Isethi ye-Boek:   39 × 120mm, 3000 × 7,62-mm (ntd.), 1000h12,7-mm (ntd,) Injini MB 838 Ka-501, 1400 hp ku-2500 rpm Ingcindezi yomhlabathi ethize, kg / cm 0,84 Ijubane lomgwaqo omkhulu km / h 72 Ukuhamba ngomkhumbi emgwaqeni omkhulu Km 450 Ukunqoba izithiyo: ukuphakama kodonga, м 0,9 ububanzi bomgodi, м 2,43 ukujula komkhumbi, м ~ 1 Imithombo: M. Baryatinsky Medium kanye amathangi main amazwe angaphandle 1945-2000; G. L. Kholyavsky "The Complete Encyclopedia of World Tanks 1915 - 2000"; UChristopher F. Foss. Izincwadi zikaJane. Amathangi nezimoto zokulwa”; UPhilip Truitt. "Amathangi nezibhamu ezizishayelayo".