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| Tuesday, March
13, 2012, 12:58 AM |
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| 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. |
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The Chinese main battle tank Type-90
II MBT 2000 was tested by the Peruvian armed forces in 2011
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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."
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