JHELUM – Pakistan Army has successfully inducted the first batch of theChina North Industries Corporation (Norinco) VT4 main battle tank (MBT)into service, the military’s media wing said on Wednesday.Ads by BIDSXCHANGE
Commander of Mangla Corps Lt Gen Shaheen Mazher Mehmood visited theArmoured Division to inspect the newly-inducted, state-of-the-art VT-4tanks, according to a statement issued by the Inter-Services PublicRelations (ISPR).
The commander of I Corps witnessed the mobility and manoeuvrability test ofthe tanks and appreciated the efforts undertaken by the Formation forsmoothly conducting the induction process.
The Pakistani military plans to employ the third-generation tank “in [an]offensive role by strike formations [of the Pakistan Army] after induction”.
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The VT-4 is compatible with any modern tank in the world integratingadvanced armour protection, maneuverability, fire power capabilities andstate-of-the-art technology.
ISPR has referred link tothe VT4 as “potent war fighting machine” integrating “advanced armourprotection, manoeuvrability, fire power capabilities and state-of-the-arttechnology”.
