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M-84AS1 new upgrade M-84 main battle tank Serbia Yugoimport Partner 2017 11607172.
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Partner 2017 International Fair of Armament and Defense Equipment 27 - 30 June 2017 Belgrade, Serbia |
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M-84AS1 main battle tank at Partner 2017
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| M-84AS1 main battle tank MBT upgrade of M-84 from Defense Company Yugoimport of Serbia. | |||
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New upgrade of Serbian-made M-84 Main Battle Tank (MBT) under the name of M-84AS1 at Partner 2017, the defense exhibition in Belgrade, Serbia. The M-84 was originally a Soviet-made T-72 manufactured under license in Serbia. The first prototype was built in 1983-84, and production of the M-84 started in 1984.
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 New M-84AS1 main battle tank at Partner 2017, defense exhibition in Belgrade, Serbia. |
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The M-84A, an upgraded version of the M-84, is the main battle tank in service with the Serbian armed forces, and also with Kuwait (M-84AB), Croatia, Slovenia, Macedonia and Montenegro.
At Partner 2017, the Serbian Stated Defense Company Yugoimport presented a new modernized version of the M-84 featuring many new improvements in terms of fire power and protection. The M-84AS1 keeps the same main armament as the previous version of the M-84 which consists of one 125 mm 2A46 smoothbore gun but using new ammunition. The M-84As1 is fitted with a new remotely operated weapon station armed with a 12.7mm heavy machine gun mounted at the rear of the tank commander hatch. This weapon system can be used against land and air targets during day and night conditions.
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 The M-84AS1 is fitted with an explosive reactive armour package on front hull and turret. A remotely operated weapon station armed with a 12.7mm machine gun is mounted on the roof turret. |
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The M-84As1 is fitted with a new day-night sighting device DNNS 2ATK with a thermal imager. The tank is also equipped with an active protection system coupled to the smoke grenade dischargers, designed to disrupt the laser target designation and rangefinders of incoming anti-tank guided missiles.
In terms of protection, the M-84AS1 is fitted with explosive reactive armour of second generation mounted at the front of the hull and the turret. The rear part of the hull and the turret are equipped with slat armour to increase protection against anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) attacks.
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 The rear parts of the hull and turret are fitted with slat armour to increase protection against theats of RPGs (Rocket-Propelled Grenades) |