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Subject: Polish PT-91M for Malaysia
Raff    5/18/2003 3:35:08 AM
The polish PT-91M tank (modernized T-72M1)is in my opinion one of the best MBT's in the world, an order from Malaysia (48 tanks) proves this. The PT-91M i very cost effective, for about half the price of an M1A1 you get a 125 mm smoothbore D-81TM main gun (2A46), laser warning reciever (SS1C "Obra"), radiation-absorbing paint, reactive armor, 1000 hp diesel engine, effective FCS (French SAGEM Savan-15, an automatic loader and new optimised ammunition. The PT-91M weighs only about 46 tons. It won against the Type 88 K1A1, T-80UD, Vickers Mark (Dont now Model).
 
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YelliChink       11/5/2010 8:12:41 PM

u guys should come to malaysia & see for yourself the terrains here. the peninsular malaysia is >70% covered with high hills, stone mountains with many slopes that almost 90 degrees (yeap; a straight line), thousands of rivers running across the country & thick tropical rainforests which are no place for any type of vehicles. the PT-91 is the best fit for our war strategy, & even if we were to purchase 10000 leopard 2A6 it will be useless in malaysia & its surrounding countries' terrain. i've tracked some of the easiest forest & hills here & even that is a VERY tough thing to do on foot (& hands!); so u can guess any tank's metal tracks are of no use here ;-)


Depending on which part of Malaysia. In eastern Malaysia, there are plenty of spaces for tanks to maneuver. In Western Malaysia, there are still places for tanks to move around. Even in the mountains, tanks are good to  shoot from mountain tops to mountain tops, or sealing valleys. I doubt it that PT-91 is best for Malaysia, knowing that the Russian-style tanks were made for very different climate condition than what you have over there. For what it worth, and for the kind of threat you have there (which is literally nonexistent), it would not be a bad deal if each tank costs you no more than $2 million per life cycle.
 
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