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Map lists China as operator, text doesn't

Which one is it? Does China actually field the tank, or did they just co-develop it? Cortador (talk) 09:51, 15 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Automatic target track

The Al-Kahlid isn't the second tank in the world after the LeClerc to automatically track targets. Several major MBTs have had that ability for years. I took that out.

I think the T-90 link reference in this article is incorrect. It should link to a Chinese tank and not a Japanese one.

i agree. there seems to be some confusion as to what the tank is called, but this is the article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_96

The T-90-II is not T-96. Added background info on development of T-90-II/MBT-2000. Adeptitus 23:55, 26 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Unique Abilities

This section said that the Al-Khalid is the only tank in the world that can auto-track targets. Then it said only French tanks could do this. So how does this make the Al-Khalid the only tank in the world to auto-track targets? And why is it important to point out how it is vastly superior to the Russian T-90? DarthJesus 23:21, 6 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The user is most likely pro-Pakistani. It's POV, AFAIK. The T-90 is India's new most up to date MBT, given that the Arjun is going nowhere. Therefore, the Al Khalid is the direct opponent of Indian T-90s. JonCatalan 22:43, 28 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Sounds like something from a promotional press release. What exactly does that mean anyway? That it has a battlefield communications net that keeps track of targets? That the gunsight is smart and changes the point of aim to track a target with the stabilizer? The Al-Khalid is assembled from all foreign components, so it is doubtful that it has anything that is completely unique.
Comparing the Al-Khalid and T-90 makes sense, but one can only say so much about two designs not tested in battle. —Michael Z. 2006-10-28 22:54 Z

The implication that the Al-Khalid can snorkel using GPS to navigate seems a little unlikely to me. Can GPS be received underwater? 145.253.108.22 16:57, 5 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe the GPS antenna is mounted on top of the snorkel. —Michael Z. 2006-12-05 17:52 Z

It does have GPS active on both land and water as i had the privilege to see one in action at Heavy Industry Taxila myself. (Nabil 05)

Place of origin

I have removed Ukraine from "place of origin" in the infobox, again.

Ukraine did not help design or develop this tank. They did not build any prototypes. The tank was not tested in Ukraine. China and Pakistan developed the prototype (Type 90-IIM) which would accept foreign power trains. Variants of the Type 90-IIM were demonstrated with Chinese, German, British, French, and Ukrainian power-train components. This doesn't make all of these countries the tank's "place of origin"

The variant chosen for production in Pakistan, the Al-Khalid, happens to have a major component supplied by Ukraine.

The variant marketed by China, the MBT 2000, does not have a Ukrainian engine. —Michael Z. 2007-08-14 15:01 Z

Can you point out the Pakistani contribution. Ukraine provided the engine. This was selected for the MBT-2000/Al-khalid. The prototype version must have tested many engines. The production variant had the Ukranian engine. Hence it is very necessary to have Ukraine also as a co-developer. What made you say that the MBT-2000 did not have the Ukranian engine. The MBT-2000 is the Al-Khalid. Want to know more. The variants with Chinese engines are the other variant of the Type 90.

Chanakyathegreat 17:29, 22 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Nope. The Type 90-IIM was built as part of the Chinese-Pakistani co-development project to accept different engines. They spent ten years developing the final version. The prototype with the Ukrainian engine was chosen to be produced as the Al-Khalid. Read through the linked articles to see where this information comes from.
Ukraine did not participate in designing the tank, it simply supplied a component. We don't list France as a co-developer, even though they supplied fire-control systems. Incorrect: at least one source implied that the final prototype's fire-control system was "Western", but according to RAZA0007's source cited below, it is Chinese-Pakistani —Michael Z. 2007-08-24 01:45 Z
"What made you say that the MBT-2000 did not have the Ukranian engine. The MBT-2000 is the Al-Khalid."—please provide a reference describing the engine of the MBT-2000 offered by China at Abu Dhabi.
"Want to know more." I can't tell if that is a request or a question.
"The variants with Chinese engines are the other variant of the Type 90."—I don't think so, so please provide some references. —Michael Z. 2007-08-22 17:41 Z

You still don't get it. The Type 90-II/MBT-2000 tank is a Chinese tank and China owns the right to export it or allow the transfer of technology to license build the tank in any other nation. It may have any names in other services. But it still is the Type 90-II. Changing the name of the tank to Al-Khalid is creating trouble since in other links (especially in Chinese tanks), the tank is listed as Type-90/MBT-2000 but is taking to the Al-Khalid tank article. This need to be corrected. Chanakyathegreat 12:34, 30 August 2007 (UTC) Chanakyathegreat 12:34, 30 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

When another version is exported or built elsewhere, we can examine renaming or splitting this article. Has China even demonstrated the MBT 2000 since 2001?
What needs to be corrected? If the article was named Type 90-II or MBT 2000, then still more links to Al-Khalid would be "creating trouble", as you put it. There is nothing wrong with redirects. —Michael Z. 2007-08-30 15:46 Z

The PRC should be included in the Place of origin section as there would be no Al-Khalid without China. The tank was originally designed by china & later customized for Pakistani use. User:Hj108's argument that "Al-Khalid is produced ONLY in Pakistan by Heavy Industries Taxila" is irrelevant as that information has already been correctly added to the Manufacturer section. Even the article's development section has the following points:

  • The tank was co-developed
  • The prototypes were all chinese etc

The removal of the PRC gives the impression that the tank was entirely conceived by Pakistan which is of course incorrect. The Al-Kalid is a customized version of the Chinese tank. Yes Pakistan has contributed but its efforts are dwarfed by that of the Chinese!20enlightened1 (talk) 21:03, 30 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There is already a section for place of origin you chose to open a new one. I will be inactive for for some time now will respond to your arguments when i get back.--20enlightened1 (talk) 11:59, 31 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Al Khalid or MBT 2000?

Why is Al khalid under the heading of MBT 2000. Al khalid is not a 1 to 1 copy of MBT 2000. Yes, it is based on the original MBT 2000 but Pakistan has modified MBT 2000 for its own needs. For example MBT 2000 never had a Ukranian engine. Under Wkipedia policy only the lincence production (1 to 1 copy) is listed under a common name. Thus, Al khalid should be a seperate artice. Does anyone agree? Raza0007 22:06, 14 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The article should be moved to Al-Khalid tank instead, since this is the one and only real product of this project. I'm not sure which policy you're referring to—we should just give the article a sensible name. There's no point in splitting this into two articles, since they are the closely related result of a single project.
MBT 2000 doesn't have any particular engine, it is merely the marketing name of the Type 90-IIM prototype, which could theoretically be produced with Chinese, German, British or Ukrainian engine, and possibly others. It is a speculative tank. Collectively, the fruits of this development project are often called "MBT 2000/Al-Khalid". —Michael Z. 2007-08-14 22:21 Z
Right. So then this article should be named Al-Khalid. That is what I was trying to say. The wiki policy I mentioned says that if something is produced under a licence then it should be put under the original name. For example if a country produces F-16s under licence, even if they call it differently, the resultant plane should be under F-16 heading. But it has to be a 1 to 1 copy (exact copy). Since Al-Khalid does not fall under this crieteria it should not be under MBT 2000 name. I hope it is clear now. Raza0007 22:36, 14 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Also there is no tank called MBT 2000 produced anywhere in the world right now. The Chinese company has sold the right to produce these tanks to Pakistan. Pakistan has modifed this tank considerablly from the original MBT 2000. Thus, it should be called by its rightful name Al-Khalid. This article seems to be alright but it should be moved under Al-Khalid. Right now Al-Khalid redirects to MBT 2000. It should be the other way around. Raza0007 22:47, 14 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

MBT 2000 is Chinese name for Al-Khalid Tank. Pakistan and China were jointly producing this tank but in 2020 Pakistan started producing al-khalid 1a tanks which are upgraded and indigenously developed tank by Pakistan Anonymous 13310 (talk) 09:30, 14 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move - 2007

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The result of the proposal was MBT 2000 → Al-Khalid tank — Move from prototype name to name in service — —Michael Z. 2007-08-16 19:10 Z

Survey

Feel free to state your position on the renaming proposal by beginning a new line in this section with *'''Support''' or *'''Oppose''', then sign your comment with ~~~~. Since polling is not a substitute for discussion, please explain your reasons, taking into account Wikipedia's naming conventions.
  • Support as nominator. MBT 2000 is the name being used to market this tank family internationally by China—it refers to a prototype of unknown specifications and undetermined engine type. Al-Khalid is the name of the specific version being produced and serving in Pakistan, equipped with a Ukrainian-made diesel engine. This article is about a tank in service, and should be titled by its common name. For example, we don't title the article about the T-90 tank after one of its prototypes, Object 188 (original prototype) or Object 187 (another prototype whose turret was used for the latest T-90S). —Michael Z. 2007-08-16 19:18 Z
  • Support. I support the name change from MBT 2000 to Al-Khalid. The Chinese company Nornico, in partnership with Pakistan, developed MBT 2000, but then sold the rights to Pakistan, who manufactures the modified version of this tank called Al-Khalid. Nornico is not interested in producing this tank any more as they also produce Type 96 and Type 99 for China. This tank is now produced solely by Pakistan as Al-Khalid. See discussion entry below for the title of the article. Raza0007 22:59, 16 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion

Any additional comments:

I proposed the specific article title "Al-Khalid tank" to head off potential naming conflicts with any other Khalids. "Tank" is much more accessible than the jargonesque "MBT".

Although I don't want to put too much weight on Google tests, the results seem strongly in favour of the proposal (3.8:1 ratio):

Jane's Tanks and Combat Vehicles Recognition Guide, 2nd ed., uses "Al Khalid", not "MBT 2000" (although most other sources hyphenate "Al-Khalid"). —Michael Z. 2007-08-16 19:33 Z


> I propose to call the article Al-Khalid and not Al-Khalid tank. The reason is that all other tank articles on wikipedia are called just by their name e.g T-90, Type 96, M1 Abrams, Merkava, Leopard 2 etc. The only exception is Challenger 2 tank where the word "tank" is part of the heading. This is why Al-Khalid article should be called just Al-Khalid. Anybody who ends up on the page will see the picture of a tank and know in a second that the article is related to a tank. Also I do not think there is anyother tank or military hardware called Al-Khalid so chances of confusion are slim. Now about the hyphen, the official name given to the tank by Pakistan is Al-Khalid with a hyphen in between. Although there is nothing wrong in calling it Al Khalid without the hyphen but the official name should be used for an encyclopedia entry. Raza0007 22:59, 16 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
But the point is that anybody who doesn't end up on the page doesn't have to click a link to find out that it is a tank. Titles of articles show up in all kinds of places in isolation: in lists, in category pages, in search results, etc. We shouldn't force someone to click, wait for a page to load and start reading, if they are not interested in a tank in the first place.
Chances of confusion aren't slim, because so far there 40 articles listed on the Khalid disambiguation page. Again, the title is the one and only facet of the article which is seen by the reader before they have loaded the page.
And it's untrue that all other tank articles lack "tank" in their title. Before I got bored, I found Black Eagle tank, Bob Semple tank, BT tank, Cavalier tank, Centurion tank, Challenger 1 tank, Challenger tank, Charioteer tank, Chieftain tank, Churchill tank, Comet tank, Conqueror tank, Covenanter tank, Cromwell tank, Crusader tank, Excelsior A33 Tank, Iosif Stalin tank, Leopard tank, Light Tank Mk VI, Lion of Babylon tank, M103 heavy tank, M15/42 tank, M2 Light Tank, M2 Medium Tank, M6 Heavy Tank, Mark I tank, Matilda tank, P40 tank, Panther tank, Patton tank, Ram tank, Sentinel tank, Stingray Light Tank, Stuart tank, T-100 tank, T-18 tank, T-28 Super Heavy Tank, T-37 tank, T-38 tank, T-43 tank, T-50 tank, T-60 tank, T20 Medium Tank, T29 Heavy Tank, T30 Heavy Tank, Tetrarch tank, Tiger tank, Tsar Tank, Valentine tank, Valiant tank. —Michael Z. 2007-08-17 03:49 Z
Well, it is fine with me then. What I was talking about were the articles in the list of modern tanks. If you go to M1 Abrams page and scroll to the bottom, there is a templete for modern tanks, on that templete all tanks except Chellenger 2 have just the name of the tank listed in the article heading. There is no word "tank" after them. Since Al-Khalid is placed in the category of modern tanks so that is why I thought it should be named just Al-Khalid.
In the context of that template it is obviously a tank. So we just make use of the redirect or pipe the link, so it appears as Al-Khalid. But that one is the exception. —Michael Z. 2007-08-17 15:43 Z
You'll note that four of the article links in that template already do this: Arjun MBT, Challenger 2 tank, K1 88-Tank, and Zulfiqar MBT. —Michael Z. 2007-08-17 19:24 Z
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This article has been renamed from MBT 2000 to Al-Khalid tank as the result of a move request. --Stemonitis 05:26, 22 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Development

The development is done by the Chinese. Engine development done by the Ukranians. Provide details on any Pakistani contribution if it exists. Chanakyathegreat 16:53, 22 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sources linked from the article say that China and Pakistan spent about ten years co-developing the tank design and its production facilities. I haven't seen any which contradict this. —Michael Z. 2007-08-22 17:43 Z

Apart from the 10 year R&D, since 2001 all major parts used in Al-Khalid are locally made. The only exception is the engine. Currently Pakistan does not posses the abiltity to make a reliable tank engine, very few countries actually do. This is the reason they are importing the engines from Ukraine. Currently the fire controle system in use is Chinese too. Here are the links for some of the parts used in Al-Khalid that are made in Pakistan

In comming years Pakistan will most likely be producing this tank A-Z in Pakistan. --->>Raza0007 03:11, 23 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I believe this is a valid consideration too, which has not been mentioned much. China is offering a version of this tank for sale, but all actual production, and the concurrent further practical development which must occur along with it (i.e. debugging and in-service mods), has been taking place in Pakistan (probably with Chinese co-operation?) for the last six years. —Michael Z. 2007-08-24 01:49 Z
Michael Z, I am sure the Chinese company is still providing valuable cooperation to Pakistan but below is the reason why I do not think they are still offering this tank for sale. Chinese Army did not order a single Type 90-IIM/MBT 2000 tank. The reason was they already had about Approx 2000 Type 96 tanks in service, made by the same company. If you compare the specs, Type 96 and Al-Khalid are very similar to each other. No wonder Chinese Army did not want another slightly different Type 96 tank. So, Nornico sold the rights to manufacture Type 90-IIM to Pakistan. Before it was 50-50 partnership. I am sure they are getting royalities on every copy of Al-Khalid produced. Also, Janes reported that Saudi Arabia was planning to evaluate Al-Khalid in March 2006. But they went to Pakistan not China. Had Nornico still manufatured this tank, I am sure Saudis would have gone to them instead. After all Pakistan is still new to Tank manufaturing and China has a lot of experience. Thus, this tank is now only produced in Pakistan.
As a side note to Chanakyathegreat, why Pakistan is put as the "place of origin" for Al-Khalid? Well, this is because they in partnership with China developed this tank. Granted it has the engine from Ukraine but that does not mean Pakistan does not have the right to call it their tank. Look at M1 Abrams, the place of origin is United States, but if you look at the specs, the protective Armor, the Chobham armour, is British! The gun on the original M1, the M68A1 105 mm rifled tank gun, was a license-built version of the British Royal Ordnance L7 gun. The current gun of M1A2, the M256 120 mm smoothbore gun, is German! produced under licence in USA. So, tell me, without Armor and main gun what is left in a tank? Does that mean USA is not the sole developer of M1A2? Of course it does not! Thus, Al-Khalid is developed by Pakistan and China, it does not matter if the engine is imported from Ukraine. I hope I made my point clear. ---> Raza0007 05:29, 24 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The Saudis were only looking at the MBT2000 to support Pakistani industry; they didn't actually want it, because they already have several hundred much better tanks and can get more whenever they want. There would be no point in them buying from China, because that wouldn't support Pakistan.--Fahrenheit666 (talk) 00:29, 20 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Saying that Pakistan developed it in partnership with China is over-egging things somewhat. The Chinese developed the tank as an evolution of the Type 85, which was an evolution of the Type 80, which itself has a clear ancestry leading back to the T-54. The Type 90-II is just the latest, and almost certainly last, incarnation of a tank series the Chinese have been making since the early 1960s and which, frankly, has long outlived its usefulness. Pakistan's contribution was about $22 million, which is peanuts and probably not even enough to localise the design for Pakistani service. It's a Chinese tank that Pakistan has the right to build under license. It is not a Pakistani design. --Fahrenheit666 (talk) 00:40, 20 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Needs an Update

This article needs an update. Have the goals mentioned within the article been reached? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.112.49.160 (talk) 14:55, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Move? 2009

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{{move|Al-Khalid}}

Isn't al just an article? I don't think it provides any meaningful disambiguation to differentiate this tank from the 40-odd other things called Khalid. There is also usage like Mohamad Al-Khaled Samha. —Michael Z. 2009-02-16 17:12 z

{{lowercase}} may display the lower case, which is probably correct here. (And I agree; disambiguation by al- is unwise as disambiguation by the.) Septentrionalis PMAnderson 18:46, 16 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I think the capitalization “Al-Khalid tank” is fine in the title, just as it would appear at the beginning of a sentence. The l.c. template is rarely necessary, perhaps when something like IPod looks wrong.
Al isn't an article in English anyway, and I don't see any of the article's sources using the capitalization al-Khalid, so we probably shouldn't use it at all in Wikipedia. —Michael Z. 2009-02-16 20:32 z
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Proposal - Move article to "Al-Khalid MBT"

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I have a source here calling the tank "Al-Khalid MBT": http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/hit.htm Apart from that, the original project name was "MBT-2000". I believe Al-Khalid MBT is the most appropriate title for the article. Thoughts? Hj108 (talk) 21:40, 9 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Would help clarify the tank issue that was above.--→ Ãlways Ãhëad (talk) 01:47, 10 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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Al-Khalid origin

http://www.forecastinternational.com/press/release.cfm?article=58

"Dean Lockwood, a weapons systems analyst at Forecast International, notes that in terms of sheer numbers, Pakistan’s Al-Khalid, the Type 98 of the People’s Republic of China, and the Russian Federation’s T-90 represent the most significant new-production main battle tanks on the international market."

http://www.pakdef.info/pakmilitary/army/tanks/alkhalid_new.html

"The initial Al-Khalid prototype was revealed in June 1991, based on the NORINCO Type 90-II MBT, which compared to earlier Chinese MBTs, has significant improvements in the three key areas of MBT design: armour, mobility and firepower. Under the initial contract signed in 1990, the Type 90-II was to be licensed produced at Heavy Industries Texila (HIT) but further developments resulted in Al-Khalid, which is tailored to meet the specific operational requirements of Pakistan Armoured Corps."

http://usmanansari.com/id13.html

"...Pakistan continues to maintain a large fleet of MBTs (over 2,000), whilst elsewhere in the world their number is falling. The best tank currently in service is the indigenous Al-Khalid produced by Heavy Industries Taxila, (HIT). In terms of induction of new MBTs it is set to be one of the most significant MBTs in the coming decade. It is a development of the ... Type 90-II, which first made an appearance in 1990, and was itself a further manifestation of the Chinese requirement to field an MBT superior to the Russian T-72..."

http://usmanansari.com/id15.html

"However, in terms of technological capabilities and general performance the Al-Khalid is the most important tank in PA service. As it appears now it is a result of a continuous evolution process that has been taking place since the early 1990s. The basic design was of the Chinese Type-90II... but it was modified to suit the needs of the PA. The main PA considerations for the Al-Khalid were that it should be supportable by indigenous industry to the fullest extent possible, and also that it would have a high degree of commonality with the existing MBT fleet. Finances did not exist for a replacement on a one to one basis for the whole fleet with a completely new type, and ways had to be found with which to keep operational expenditure at manageable levels. The Al-Khalid therefore shares much commonality with the Type-59/69, Type-85 and commonality of ammunition with the Ukrainian supplied T-80UD."

--Hj108 (talk) 19:08, 30 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

According to User:20enlightened1's arguments above:
"The PRC should be included in the Place of origin section as there would be no Al-Khalid without China."
There would be no Al-Khalid without the T-54 and T-72, but the Soviet Union isn't being added.
"The tank was originally designed by china & later customized for Pakistani use."
No, the Type 90-II was developed by China. The Al-Khalid is a Pakistani development of Type 90-II.
"User:Hj108's argument that "Al-Khalid is produced ONLY in Pakistan by Heavy Industries Taxila" is irrelevant as that information has already been correctly added to the Manufacturer section."
How can it not be relevant? Nobody can manufacture the Al-Khalid except Pakistan. China could build a Type 90-II but it would not have the features of the Al-Khalid, such as the Ukrainian engine, French transmission and thermal imaging systems, Western fire-control system, the Pakistani battlefield management system and data-link, etc. You can't get an Al-Khalid from anywhere but Pakistan, therefore it is of Pakistani origin.
"Even the article's development section has the following points:
  • The tank was co-developed
  • The prototypes were all chinese etc"
This is what the current version of the article's development section actually says:
"A development deal was signed with Pakistan in January 1990. Initial Chinese-built prototypes were tested in Pakistan in August 1991. Pakistan spent more than US$20 million over the next ten years on the co-development of a model suitable for their needs and on creating a capability to manufacture it locally... The design team modified the tank to accept a foreign-built power pack (engine). A number of different prototypes were evaluated."
So Pakistan's HIT didn't simply customise a Chinese shell, they modified it before adding their own selection of components, including power-train and electronics.
"The removal of the PRC gives the impression that the tank was entirely conceived by Pakistan which is of course incorrect. The Al-Kalid is a customized version of the Chinese tank."
The article clearly states Al-Khalid is an evolution of Chinese designs, which in turn are evolutions of Soviet designs. Doesn't change my above arguments.
"Yes Pakistan has contributed but its efforts are dwarfed by that of the Chinese!"
Where is the source comparing amount of "effort" the Chinese and Pakistanis put into the tank?
--Hj108 (talk) 22:17, 30 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Rehbar IBMS Pic - Please add attached picture to page.

Hi, please add the picture of the Rehbar IBMS to the article from the below link. Thank you. Also the system is by HIT & CARE, not IDS.

http://www.carepvtltd.com/products/products.htm

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v125/maakn786/p0590103.jpg

Requested move 2010

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The result of the move request was: move to Al-Khalid (tank) Graeme Bartlett (talk) 06:48, 16 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

{{movereq|Al-Khalid}}

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Morocco and the MBT2000/VT1A

Before someone adds Morocco as an operator again... can we please, please, please have a reputable source? Not personal blogs which don't cite where they got the info from, not Chinese propaganda sites, not dead links to non-existent articles. A few pictures of tanks in Morocco do not a sale make. Don't you think that something like this would have been put out by a reputable source like Jane's, or one of the many, many other widely read and respected defence news sites or columns? Or maybe even, say, a reputable Moroccan newspaper? Or hey, even the Moroccan government? Crazy thoughts, I know... - Jonathon A H (talk) 23:51, 30 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 2011

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Page moved to Al-Khalid tank. Vegaswikian (talk) 06:27, 1 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Al-Khalid (tank) → Al-Khalid — Relisted. I'm not seeing a consensus to keep this at the current name. Taking into consideration all of the previous discussions, it looks like consensus is for Al-Khalid tank. So I plan to move to that unless a consensus not to develops. I would really like to have more input. Vegaswikian (talk) 03:38, 25 January 2011 (UTC) Per PRIMARY. The Al-Khalid tank article is getting way more page views than Khalid. Al-Khalid just redirects here anyway so disambiguating is pointless. Most of the other foreign language articles don't disambiguate the tank article anyway. --Marcus Qwertyus 07:49, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Consensus can change. Marcus Qwertyus 08:36, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
It hasn't yet. 65.93.13.210 (talk) 16:18, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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There would be much struggle to elevate the article to a "Good article". The article would be under construction and improvement for a few weeks. I am putting a "under construction" tag to the article. I request the editors to aid me in this target. We will see Al-Khalid as a good article soon. Faizan 12:56, 14 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The article has been nominated for GA assessment, after much improvements. Faizan 12:40, 23 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Reviewer: Prabash.A (talk · contribs) 00:54, 24 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hey thanks Prabash! Faizan 15:07, 24 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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  • As soon as I look down, I see one "citation needed" tag near the bottom, It would be gladly appreciated, if this tag gets replaced with a good reference.
  • References are where they are supposed to be,
  • The article is fleshed out enough, so this looks fine for GA now. Prabash.Akmeemana 15:19, 24 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Great! I will give it a finishing touch tomorrow. Faizan 15:34, 24 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Hm, and make sure the article meets all the criteria described below! Prabash.Akmeemana 15:36, 24 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Sure. Can you get the ticks for the areas in good position, below? Because all I can see are the 'equal signs'. Review it, and get ticks to the good areas in assessment. Faizan 16:12, 24 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Okay! have done as you pleased! Prabash.Akmeemana 17:30, 24 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Prabash. Things look awesome now. Good to go! Faizan 18:43, 24 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Assessment

  • I will get to this as soon as the issues are fixed!
  • This looks like a good pass, only two issues are currently present, and that is the citation needed tag and the under construction template, once those are gone, I would call it a pass! Prabash.Akmeemana 17:29, 24 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Un-merge Al-Khalid and MBT-2000?

While it has been established there has been cooperation between China and Pakistan in the development of tanks its mostly at the unofficial level, and probably limited to the development of subsystems not tanks as a whole. The Al-khalid tanks in service with Pakistan are very different than the MBT-2000's in service with Morocco. While Joint-ventures like the JF-17 have both countries scoring an export order together, its not the same thing here. The Al-Khalid and MBT-2000 tanks are not inter-operable, they are fundamentally different tanks. A tank built by China does not have a joint work-share agreement with Pakistan, and vice versa.

The Al-Khalid tanks are not listed under the manufacturer's website under the Joint-Venture product list. http://www.hit.gov.pk/product.html

While it is also important to note that HIT is developing upgraded variants of the Tank like Al-khalid 1 and 2 independently without the apparent joint development deal with Norinco.

An example of a jointly developed tank would be this, which the Al-Khalid and MBT-2000 are not. https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2017/05/12/Jointly-developed-Indonesian-Turkish-tank-makes-debut/8881494581101/

While it is understandable why some media has listed the tanks as the same, it is best we go by the manufacturer's categorization which has it listed as a independently developed product.

There are enough independent third party references([1][2],[3]) which state that the tank was a joint development between China and Pakistan. Having a joint share work agreement is different then where it originates from. Place of origin here implies that it was designed together by Pakistan and China. Also, please look at the discussions above which took place to more the article from MBT2000 to Al-Khalid. The article was named MBT2000 originally and moved to Al-Khalid since the design was sold to a Pakistani company. The manufacturer's website only claims that it is not a joint venture which does not imply what you are stating. Secondly, please do not remove China from the article unless you have gained consensus here. Thanks. Adamgerber80 (talk) 20:23, 26 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

These 3rd party sources are opinion articles, written by writers on the internet. There is no official claim from any of the developers. The article you provided also say the J-10, JL-8 and type054 stealth frigate are defence deals/jont ventures, but that is not even true, neither of those are even service with Pakistan.

There is proven cooperation in tanks between China and Pakistan, like the Type-85 tank produced under licence in Pakistan but no official verification a tank as a whole was jointly developed.

When I say that the manufacturers website does not have it listed as a joint venture, that is what Im stating and that's what it means. Im not talking about the design origins, im talking about having the MBT-2000 and Al-Khalid tank as separate articles and having them merged is wrong. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.154.25.92 (talk • contribs)

  • The most probable reason for it not being listed as a joint-cooperation project is that it isn't one, since the "Al-Khalid" is just a license-built Pakistani version of the Chinese Type90-IIM/MBT-2000 tank, not a tank developed in Pakistan (which is why all three of those names, Al-Khalid, MBT-2000 and Type90-IIM point to this article...). - Tom | Thomas.W talk 15:28, 27 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

That's just all wrong, otherwise how would Pakistan be able to develop more and different variants of the tank and implement foreign components from Ukraine and France? The Type-85 chinese tank was built under licence in Pakistan, but the Al-Zarrar and Al-Khalid are Pakistani developed and manufactured.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.154.25.92 (talk • contribs)

  • The more advanced versions you're talking about aren't being developed in Pakistan, but in China, under the name MBT-3000/VT-4. As you can see in that article the MBT-3000/VT-4 is the one that Pakistan plans to buy, and perhaps even build under license, but it's a Chinese tank, not a tank developed in Pakistan. - Tom | Thomas.W talk 17:02, 27 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I am talking about the Al-khalid 1 and the Al-khalid 2 tanks that are being developed in Pakistan. There is no valid source that states pakistan has acquired the MBT-3000.

Please look at these neutral sources ([4],[5],[6]). There is a well established history that this was jointly developed. I don't see any independent sources from your end other then the manufacturer's website which is ambiguous. Adamgerber80 (talk) 18:30, 27 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Again you have listed unreliable information, the source continue to state "an agreement was made" but this is itself an ambiguous claim to make. The manufacturer clearly lists the Al-khalid with the Talha and Sakb which read: design and manufactured in Pakistan, as they are HIT's own projects. It is not listed in the joint-venture list with Saad and Dragoon ASV where HIT worked with a foreign partner to develop those products. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.154.25.92 (talk • contribs)

In Wikipedia's view these are reliable sources. Please provide us a reliable neutral source which confirms what you state. In absence of that we have enough sources which claim otherwise. Also read the book carefully which explains in detail the history behind this tank. Thanks. Adamgerber80 (talk) 18:53, 27 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The sources clearly state wrong information which I have already pointed out above. The sources which you claim "otherwise" are nullified because I have presented the Official source. That in Wikipedia's view is the reliable information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.154.25.92 (talk • contribs)

  • You obviously don't want to believe what you're being told, but neither the Al-Khalid 1 nor the Al-Khalid 2 were developed in Pakistan, but in China. All that has been done in Pakistan is making small changes to them to better suit Pakistan, and then build them under license. Both of those tanks were developed by Norinco in China specifically for the export market, and not for use by the Chinese armed forces, which is why there's a lot of Western technology in them too, and Norico are selling them to other countries too, not only Pakistan. So the Al-Khalid 1 and 2 are NOT indigenous Pakistani tank designs, even though many in Pakistan seem to want to believe they are... - Tom | Thomas.W talk 19:09, 27 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Everything your saying is completely wrong, you are saying the tank is built under licence. The Al-khalid 1 is currently under production at HIT and the Al-khalid 2 has been outlined to be under development from HIT as well neither tanks are even out yet LOL. Pakistan places its orders for these tanks from HIT, NOT norinco. And no chinese tank has been produced under licence since the 1980's. http://quwa.org/2016/11/27/overview-al-khalid-2-main-battle-tank-program/ http://quwa.org/2017/09/20/heavy-industries-taxila-outlines-plans-modernization-growth/ http://quwa.org/2017/09/18/hit-progressing-al-khalid-main-battle-tank-production/ Even people like adam accept the tank manufacturing base in pakistan, people like you only want to believe pakistan is not capable of producing its own tanks.

  • I highly recommend reading up on WP:SYN and Wikipedia:I_just_don't_like_it. The source you provide only proves that this not a joint venture it does not state anything about the origins of the tank. Meanwhile, we have enough reliable sources which clearly talk about the Chinese origins of the tank and how MBT2000 is the same thing as Al-Khalid. You are using synthesis to arrive at the conclusion you are reaching which is not allowed. Your argument currently is I don't like it and every other source is incorrect because it somehow does not fit in your POV. Please be careful. Thanks. Adamgerber80 (talk) 19:12, 27 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

What do you mean the official source from the manufacturer does not state anything about the origin? Heavy Industries Taxilla is a state-owned enterprise of Pakistan. The only POV im bringing is based on the official source and facts. The "reliable sources" you have are all ameteur from the internet with wrong and missing information, one even states its an opinion piece. Those sites like Army recognition states that there is tank cooperation between china and pakistan which is true, but admit has stating the MBT-2000 is "a similar vehicle " marketed by norinco for export, clearly mentioning its a different machine. You yourself have stated that the official source proves the tank is not a joint-venture. So this means it should be listed as a Pakistani tank, the article will for sure mention cooperation with China, Turkey, Ukraine and even France. And soviet design origins, but the Al-khalid as a tank, its development and status as a project will have Pakistan named. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.154.25.92 (talk • contribs)

  • <sigh> The Al-Khalid 1 is the same tank as the MBT-2000 (and the Al-Khalid 2 is the same tank as the MBT-3000), and was developed in China, whether you want to believe it or not, which is why the articles were merged, and are not going to be demerged. - Tom | Thomas.W talk 19:49, 27 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

If al-khalid 1 is mbt-2000, than what is Al-khalid? You know Al-khalid and Al-khalid 1 are different tanks??? No of course not, you know nothing about this topic. MBT-3000 is already out and exported to Thailand, the Al-khalid 2 doesnt even exist yet. Merged articles on wikipedia don't dictate reality. (the articles where never even merged btw they just put both in one article, amateur mistake). Look, Tom since you don't know the Al-khalid and Al-khalid 1 are different tanks, i dont think you are in a position to express the articles fate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.154.25.92 (talk • contribs)

The Al-Khalid 1 is just a slightly updated Al-Khalid, NOT a new design, but still the same Chinese MBT-2000, while the VT-4/MBT-3000, if bought by Pakistan, will become the new Al-Haider tank ([7], [8]) or whatever you want to call it, so I got the numbers slightly wrong, but all of those tanks, including the Al-Haider, are still Chinese designs, and not Pakistani (or Turkish for that matter). And FYI I don't doubt that Pakistan has the capability to manufacture tanks, the problem is that Pakistan doesn't have the capability to develop indigenous tanks, which is why they buy Chinese designs... - Tom | Thomas.W talk 20:26, 27 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

According to the manufacturers website the Al-khalid and Al-khalid 1 are listed as different tanks. And HIT has stated the Al-khalid 2 is under development. They have done redesigns and have been working with foreign partners like Ukraine and Turkey to develop these tanks. The status of the Al-Haider tank is still not known.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.154.25.92 (talk • contribs)

Gentlemen, let's focus on the sources here, none of which discount the Pakistani additions to the basic Chinese design (itself based on a Russian/Soviet tank). Any manufacturer's website, while indeed a reliable source, must be considered to be a primary source with a bias towards self-promotion and its own marketing prospects. If we take their claims with a grain of salt and cross-reference them with other sources we will have a better chance of representing the facts. It is easy to say that these tanks are similar, but harder to then state how they differ. We need to describe the differences in their design features for each different nomenclature used (all properly sourced of course). From this would follow the degree of how distinct each tank's description is and the provenance of its design, not just which factory/country it was built and/or assembled in. What is not sourced in this article and discussion however, is the details of the original agreement between China and Pakistan regarding future production (and sales) of the MBT-2000 or any of its derivative developments. What was meant by the term 'Joint Venture'? (joint production? investment by one partner in the facilities of another? purchase of technology transfer? unlimited domestic production rights? shared export commissions? etc) As this is all likely highly confidential between the two countries, we are unlikely to learn of any of it in the immediate future. In the mean time, we must stick to the sourced facts. Any discussion of splitting the article can only start after the degree of distinctness between designs/models is established. Cheers, Loopy30 (talk) 20:52, 27 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

So where the Al-khalid tank is listed, when it comes to mentioning the country of origin we keep Pakistan as the country, and where MBT-2000 is listed we keep China as the country.(It doesn't make sense to add both).

  • (edit conflict) We don't go by what the company that builds the tanks under license in Pakistan claim, we go by what reliable international media report. And they say that all the Al-Khalids are license built versions of the MBT-2000/Type 90-IIM (tanks are often modified/upgraded over the years, sometimes extensively so, but are still counted as being the same tank, just look at all the different versions of the German Leopard 2...), and that the VT-4/MBT-3000 will become the Al-Haider if Pakistan decide to buy it. - Tom | Thomas.W talk 20:57, 27 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Firstly the Al-khalid is not built under licence. The manufacturer is a reliable source there is no "reliable international media source". The manufacturer is not trying increase self promotion because the tank is primarily for the local armed force, export comes second. And even if so, they have a list right below it mentioning joint venture products Not even any media has said the al-khalid is a licence produced tank, no one on this talk page is and the article itself does not say so. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.154.25.92 (talk • contribs)

  • This, this and this all expressly state that the Al-Khalid is a license-built version of the Chinese MBT-2000/Type 90-IIM tank, and there are lots of other sources that say the same, so there's no doubt whatsoever about Heavy Industries Taxila not having developed the Al-Khalid, only building it under license... - Tom | Thomas.W talk 22:06, 27 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

All blogs and forums, no official media outlet is sourced. There are far more reliable sources listed above (even by adam) which state HIT was involved in the development of the tanks and manufactures them. Your articles state a lot more wrong information too: it says production is planned to stop in 2007, while a decade later here we are its still under production and that a deal was made to order the MBT-2000? When did this happen? That article also states the country of origin is China and Pakistan, how does that work if one of them is building the tank under licence? So its contradictory. These are just the errors found at first glance. If the tank was built under licence, it would still be designated MBT-2000, because Pakistan built China's Type-85 under licence and it was called that. Every source includes Pakistan as the country of origin, which means it was involved in its development. There are far more reliable sources like Army Recognition, Janes and Quwa which blatantly state the tank was developed and manufactured in Pakistan by HIT.

  • (edit conflict) Perhaps let's start by splitting the distinction between "design/development/modifying" and "production/manufacture/assembly". No-one anywhere is disputing the fact that the Al-Khalid tank was (and perhaps still is) built at HIT in Pakistan. But in our research for the article, each time a source states the tank's "origin", we must then read (or research) further to determine just what the author is talking about when he uses the word origin. Is it the origin of the design? those involved in early development? those involved in later modifications? where the manufacture occurred? where the the knock-down kits were assembled? etc. It is not up to us to add our own analysis to this. Again, it is all about the (reliable) sources that we can find that answer these questions. In this case, although the location of manufacture (including major sub-assemblies like the engine) is well known, the exact details of the design origin are harder to determine as these details are usually in confidential agreements between the two nations. What little is reliably known is that the original design was Chinese. If Pakistan has since changed the design beyond local modifications, then that is not reliably sourced or described. 'Cheers again, Loopy30 (talk) 23:13, 27 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Right, when it comes to the design (in tanks and other military hardware) there are many examples where a product has a design based on or exactly the same (especially in the case of Chinese equipment) but the country of origin has China listed only. So on this website where we have the MBT-2000 and Al-Khalid listed do we have China and Pakistan as the country for both or have each respective country listed for the tanks which they build solely? I would say have China listed solely for the MBT-2000, and Pakistan for the Al-Khalid as it doesn't make sense to have both for the others tank. Because if we are going by design origin it is also reliably sourced the tank's design is based on the T-72. Its reliably sourced that both China and Pakistan received T-72's from Romania and Iraq respectively for evaluation.

Loopy30 The new Al-khalid 1 which was revealed recently shows a distinct difference in design among other differences with the MBT-2000, https://asianmilitaryreview.com/2018/11/al-khalid-i-makes-public-deput-at-ideas/. Considering the tank is not only built but design and development is also done it is probably necessary to add Pakistan back to the origin box, or potentially unmerge MBT-2000 and Al-khalid article, though I would suggest having a second info box like the T-84 article, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-84.

We gone over this multiple times but there is nothing in that article which states that these are distinct enough designs. Can we please stop wasting everybody's time with this again and again. Adamgerber80 (talk) 20:55, 4 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It doesn't take much to see there is a clear difference, you don't have to contribute here if you don't want to. It doesn't make any sense to have something jointly developed by two countries and leave one out the infobox. Just because the original prototype on which the AK is based on wasn't, isn't a valid reason. The Stridsvagn 122 and Leopard 2E are country specific variants of the Leoapard 2 but include both countries and rightly so, and it should too for this article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.97.125.1 (talk) 18:38, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Design differences

Take a look at both Tanks:

Here is a picture of the Chinese built Bangladesh MBT-2000-https://defence.pk/pdf/attachments/543064_486522441388362_1247405859_n-jpg.385122/

Here is a picture of the Pakistani built Al-Khalid Tank-https://defence.pk/pdf/attachments/epa000275117-pakistani-made-armoured-tank-al-khalid-on-display-during-fewpcf-jpg.385123/

Both Images can be found on the internet and taken from relatively the same angle, as you can see they still have the watermark so I didn't make any changes.

  • The triangle Armour plating on the front of the turrent head his tri-tiled on the AK and dual-tiled on MBT-2000.
  • The tank sight on the right, where a machine gunner is placed on the AK is different than that on the MBT-2000.
  • The Optical periscope on the left, if you look is different on the AK than that on the MBT-2000.
  • The front Armour plating that's between the two front head lights is different on the AK than that on the MBT-2000.
  • The side of the turret head next to the six smoke grenade canisters on the AK is plated while grilled on the MBT-2000.
  • On the turret head above the main gun is armor plated on the AK while that is not present on the MBT-2000.
  • Other redesigns and differences in manufacture are also present

These are just the external redesigns and design differences on the tanks, Inside - there are FAR more differences rendering them different machines. While in the general sense the design is similar for example: the 125mm gun is the exact same on both tanks, however this main gun is also the exact same found on the T-72 main battle tank, on which both tanks are based on.(why is USSR not country of origin? VERY hypocritical from some editors) It can be said both countries worked together in certain areas including basing their tanks on the roughly same designs but, They have taken different development paths for their tanks. China is now producing the MBT-3000 while Pakistan is producing the AK1 and AK2 which are listed as different tanks and defence projects. Any official joint-venture or "licence built" agreements cannot be reliably sourced. (if it was it would be known because there are many examples of this between china and pakistan) What can be sourced reliably from the manufacturers website and other reliable media sources(army rec, quwa), is that the tanks are different in company for project development, country of manufacture, and even in design.

Thus I am set to ummerge the article(i have provided the evidence), if you disagree please say so.

If you want to split the article, please make a split proposal, and build a consensus for it. Otherwise you will be reverted for being disruptive. - BilCat (talk) 18:07, 29 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I have above, but people wanted me to show differences in the design which I just have.

What you are presenting here is Original Research (on your part) and references from a blog(defence.pk) which are not considered reliable sources on Wikipedia. Are there neutral reliable sources which state what you have stated? Unless that is available the pictures are meaningless. As was evident in the earlier discussion, you only kept talking about one reference from the manufacturer's website (which does not claim what you want to do here). Thanks. Adamgerber80 (talk) 19:22, 29 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

No, theses images where just uploaded to the blog. These images can be found everywhere else on the internet. What I have stated is pointing out the visual differences which can be seen. What I find interesting is that thomas used defence.pk as a source above (which i am not) and you said nothing about this. I have sourced the manufacturers site but I have also quoted army recognition and quwa. So stop saying that's all I have sourced. I quoted the manufacturers site as it proved the tank is an independently developed product which you admitted. What I am showing here is the differences between the tank designs which is physically evident.

As can be seen in these pictures of the T-72M, which China and Pakistan both had independently sourced from Romania and Iraq respectively. 

https:/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/8/89/T-72M_NVA.JPG

http://ossr.vksoft.eu/images/zem/t72-m11.jpg

We can the that the tanks designs are directly based on the T-72. This can be visually seen by the

  • Identical 125mm main gun (see the fume-extractor)
  • Identical curved designed Turret head
  • The identical 2 hatches ontop in the same spot
  • Identical parameters for the hull
  • Steel plating pattern identical for front under belly (the front part under the head-lights)
  • Identical design pattern for Armored skirt covering top part of the tracks

And alot more, so clearly as can be seen the Original design is actually of Soviet origin, not Chinese. There are differences (modifications) on the MBT-2000 but there are also differences and modifications on the Al-khalid. I have listed those differences above.

I have also got another source directly from the manufacturer so this if far more reliable than anything This further proves that the Al-Khalid and MBT-2000 are different tanks, and thus this article should be seperated. Here is HIT's product catalog - http://www.idexuae.ae/__media/libraries/company-brochures/3FFAFF04-5056-B74B-718492D926BC9AB9-document.pdf

As you can see the Al-Khalid is again not listed under the joint venture catalog list - once again proving the tank is not a JV or licence built. It details the specifications of the tank(s) once again proving difference to the MBT-2000. The Al-Khalid and Al-Khalid 1 are listed as different products, thus different tanks. We can see difference in the designs (images: see the different turrets) and differences in the specifications. This again proves the Al-khalid cannot be the MBT-2000. The Catalog clearly states(page 4) HIT is engaged "To Design and Develop futuristic armour and technologies. On the first page the catalog states - our mission: 'Manufacture, rebuild, upgrade & Develop Tanks, Tankguns and APC's.

I don't see how it can be any more clearer than this. I am honestly trying to work with some people here no longer editing but contributing to this talk page but I don't see any cooperation.

Please don't remove or delete the user comments, there is an ongoing discussion here Green Tornado 4444 (talk) 09:42, 1 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Please see the discussion above. There are enough independent reliable sources which state that Al-Khalid and MBT2000 are the same design. I don't see anything new in the link you have provided which states otherwise. Please try to keep this argument cogent and other editors will reply. Thanks. Adamgerber80 (talk) 13:59, 1 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
MBT-2000 design was modified to meet Pakistani requirements and the Al-Khalid evolved. It is the variant of MBT-2000 which was produced in greater numbers (than the others). Hence, the name of this article.--Maxx786 (talk) 16:29, 1 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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The operators section needs to be updated with the latest information. --DBigXrayᗙ 05:03, 17 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Al-Khalid II

Is this the same tank as the VT-4 that Pakistan ordered last year? 15:23, 20 April 2021 (UTC)


Weight, Range, different autoloaders and the chinese Type 90-II slower with a 50km lower "Cruising range" than a 50km higher "combat range" for the Al-Khalid?

As written anyone has a idea which numbers are correct? In the German Wikipedia article which brought me here for example we have a third range, the source for the range here seems to have been updated over 12 years ago for the last time and doesn't show any combat range and nothing about 500km, so whats going on? I mean this is the "Top Tank" which is planned to replace the at least 1200 tanks which were operational/in service known as Al-Zarrar (based on the chinese obsolete Type 59), but even after their Upgrade/Introduction these were largely obsolete themself because of the high age of the chinese Type 59.

Weight, Range, different autoloaders and the chinese Type 90-II slower with a 50km lower "Cruising range" than a 50km higher "combat range" for the Al-Khalid, 48t (Type 90-II) vs 46t (Al-Khalid) shouldn't make such huge differences? Same with the maximum speed of 70km on road for the Al-Khalid and 65km/h for the Type 90-II, which should offset the, if existing at all, 2 tons different weight, but slower with a lower range because of a less than 5% higher weight? Greetings Kilon22 (talk) 23:56, 17 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I just found the reason I think. There seem to exist 3 variants, the Al-Khalid from 2001 with 1,200hp, the Al-Khalid II with 1,500hp, a bit increased weight and other improvements and than a "V1A" called version powered by a chinese 1,300 hp engine which seems to have been exported to Morocco and Myanmar while Bangladesh received one or the earliest version based on the P1 Prototype, like the Al-Khalid also called MBT-2000 just with some parts from other companies/countries... so an Infobox for all these versions is not possible. I will keep it in the german Wikipedia than as it is as the other countries which orderes the tank like Malaysia, Peru and Sri Lanka didn't receive any until 2015 or later and its unlikely they will buy it and the Saudis already in 2006 tested the tanks without any orders following Kilon22 (talk) 00:10, 18 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Make seperate article for the Type-90/MBT-2000

To be honest this article gets kinda confusing looking at the mixed MBT 2000 and al khalid stuff. I suggest we should make seperate articles for MBT2000 and Al-Khalid while keeping in mind that Al-Khalid was developed from the MBT-2000. Also the up coming Al-Khalid 2 will have changes in it's design so i think the above mentioned suggestion should be looked into. Xtreme o7 (talk) 18:31, 20 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Good article status

This article does not seem to meet the Good Article criteria. I am considering bringing this WP:GAR. Schierbecker (talk) 05:53, 3 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

GA Reassessment

This discussion is transcluded from Talk:Al-Khalid tank/GA2. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the reassessment.

I am concerned by the poor sourcing (24 citation needed templates!) and long-term lack of updates. This clearly should never have been promoted. Schierbecker (talk) 02:11, 4 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A brief look through the source list reveals a number that are - or appear to be - non-WP:RS self-published/enthusiast sources, like:

There's also the mediocre globalsecurity.org, which tends to be a messy aggregator of anything and everything that has ever appeared on a subject.

The article should be rated no higher than B in its current state. - RovingPersonalityConstruct (talk, contribs) 01:06, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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