APC-Talha

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APC-Talha
Type Armoured personnel carrier
Place of origin Flag of Pakistan Pakistan
Service history
Used by Iraq, Pakistan
Production history
Designer Heavy Industries Taxila
Designed 1998[1]
Manufacturer Heavy Industries Taxila
Produced 2002[1]
Specifications
Weight 12
Length 5.55
Width 2.54
Height 2.52
Crew 8

Armor  ?
Primary
armament
12.7 mm machine gun
Secondary
armament
none
Engine Diesel
Power/weight  ?
Suspension torsion bar
Operational
range
320
Speed  ?

APC-Talha is an armoured personnel carrier designed and manufactured by the Pakistani Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) using Ukrainian made engines. The vehicle is a modernised American M113-A2-Mk1.

There are several provisions for firing ports and periscopes. The army of Pakistan plans to deploy 2,000 of these by year 2010.

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[edit] History

The Talha APC had been seen in the IDEA 2002 exhibition in Karachi in 2002 after it was produced.[2]

[edit] Iraqi Interest

In November 2004 an Iraqi defence delegation paid a visit to Pakistan and showed interest in the vehicle and ordered 44 of them.[3]

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