Vijayanta

Also known as Vickers MBT

The Vijayanta () was a main battle tank built in India based on a licensed design of the Vickers Mk.1. The Vijayanta was the first indigenous tank of the Indian Army.

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Weapon.name: Vijayanta
Weapon.image: File:Yoddhasthal Permanent Exhibition Southern command Indian Army Bhopal (80).jpg
Weapon.image_size: 300
Weapon.caption: Vijayanta MBT on static display in Bhopal
Weapon.origin: United Kingdom/India
Weapon.type: Main battle tank
Weapon.is_vehicle: yes
Weapon.is_UK: yes
Weapon.service: 1965–present
Weapon.used_by: India
Weapon.wars: Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Operation Bluestar 2019 India–Pakistan standoff
Weapon.manufacturer: Vickers-Armstrongs (Initial Production)Heavy Vehicles Factory (Indian Production)
Weapon.production_date: 1963 (Vickers Mk.1 prototype)1965–1986 (Vijayanta production)
Weapon.number: 2,200
Weapon.crew: 4
Weapon.armour: steel (hull and turret front) steel (side hull)
Weapon.primary_armament: 1 x 105 mm L7A2(44 rounds)
Weapon.secondary_armament: 1 x 12.7 mm MG (ranging gun)(1000 rounds)1 x 12.7 mm MG (pintle mount)(2000 rounds)1 x 7.62 mm MG(Co-Ax)(500 rounds)

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Image: AB133 - Vijayanta MBT.JPG

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total produced: 2200
Commons category: Vijayanta tanks
service entry: 1965-01-01
service retirement: 2008-01-01

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The Vijayanta () was a main battle tank built in India based on a licensed design of the Vickers Mk.1. The Vijayanta was the first indigenous tank of the Indian Army.

The prototype was completed in 1963 and the tank entered service on December 29, 1965. The first 90 vehicles were built by Vickers in the UK. Production continued at the Heavy Vehicles Factory in Avadi until 1983 with 2,200 being built.