据报导,印度新型主战坦克的两台样车现正处试验阶段。投产后这种坦克将装备有由印度国防冶金研究所研制的昆山(Kunchan)型装甲。这种装甲据说是一种先进的由两层合金钢板中夹有轻质陶瓷材料所构成的复合装甲。这种装甲不仅将用于新型主战坦克,也可装在现有的Vijayanta型主战坦克上,以提高其在战场上的生存能力,不过其机 It is reported that two prototype vehicles from India’s new main battle tanks are now in the pilot phase. After the tank is put into operation, it will be equipped with Kunchan-type armor developed by the Indian Defense and Metallurgical Research Institute. This armor is said to be an advanced composite armor made of light-weight ceramic material sandwiched between two layers of alloy steel. This armor will not only be used in the new main battle tanks, but also in the existing Vijayanta main battle tanks to improve its survivability in the battlefield, but its machine