Peruvian army discards the Chinese MBT-2000 for the Russian T-90 better for areas in Peru 1303124

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Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 12:58 AM
 
Peruvian army discards the Chinese MBT-2000 for the Russian T-90 better for the areas in Peru.
The Peruvian Army reactivated the project to replace the old Russian-made T-55 main battle tank, the standard heavy armoured vehicle of the Peruvian land forces. The tank T-55 was manufactured during 60s.
     
The Peruvian Army reactivated the project to replace the old Russian-made T-55 main battle tank, the standard heavy armoured vehicle of the Peruvian land forces. The tank T-55 was manufactured during 60s.
The Chinese main battle tank Type-90 II MBT 2000 was tested by the Peruvian armed forces in 2011
     

In early 2011, Peruvian President Alan Garcia chose the Type-90 II MBT-2000 which featured China. One of the arguments wielded by the Garcia administration was that the MBT-2000 is cheaper, compared with the T-90S, the Leopard 2A6 an the Ukrainian Oplot T-84.

The Peruvian Army Technical Group performed a comparative study of the tanks, and concluded that "The T-90S is established as one of the best ways to equip the Peruvian Army units because it has the capacity to act in all areas of Peru."