Al-Khalid TANK
The Al-Khalid is a modern main battle tank developed by Pakistan. It is produced in Pakistan, and in service with the Pakistan Army. It is operated by a crew of three, and armed with 125mm smoothbore gun with mechanical autoloader, capable of firing anti-tank missiles, with modern fire-control and night-fighting equipment. Al-Khalid is named after the legendary Muslim general Khalid ibn al-Walid.
Based on its Chinese and Soviet design ancestry, the Al-Khalid is considerably smaller and lighter than most western main battle tanks. The design is based on the Chinese model Type 90 main battle tank project, which combines technologies from several Soviet and western tanks, and is ultimately a descendant of the widely-produced Soviet T-54A. The Al-Khalid is unusual in that it is adaptable for manufacture with any of a variety engines and transmissions of foreign origin.
The Al-Khalid is a version of Type 90 produced in Pakistan, with a compact diesel engine supplied by Ukraine's KMDB design bureau. The first tanks were completed and entered Pakistan Army service in 2001, and Pakistan had planned to induct 600 of these by 2007.