The document discusses the evolving role of multipurpose tracked vehicles (MPTVs) in modern warfare, particularly in urban environments, highlighting their adaptability for various military operations. It examines historical developments, current trends, and the need for vehicles equipped with advanced firepower and protection against contemporary threats, including terrorism. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of MPTVs in future conflicts, stressing that the failure to adapt could lead to the obsolescence of traditional armored tanks.

2. PROLOGUE
ROLE OF MBTS IN IRAQ.
REQMT OF TRACKED VEH.
FUTURE WARS IN URBAN SCENARIO.

3. AIM
TO DISCUSS
MULTIPURPOSE
TRACKED VEHICLES

4. METHODOLOGY
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND HISTORY
FUTURE SECURITY ENVIRONMENT
NEW RULES OF WAR
DAWN OF A MULTIPURPOSE VEH
OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS
BASIC CHARACTERSTICS
EMPLOYABILITY IN VARIOUS OPS ROLE
DESIGN CONSIDERATION OF FUTURE
VEHICLES
CURRENT TRENDS
INDIAN SCENARIO
CONCLUSION

5. INTRODUCTION
” “THE MAIN ENEMY IN FUTURE WAR WILL BE A
TERRORIST IN A CITY OR DUG IN POSITION
CHANGE IN ARMD TACTICS
IMPACT OF INFO AGE.
FAILURE OF HMMWV WHEELED THIN PLATED
ARMOURED VEHICLE
THOUGHT PROCESS IN MODERN ARMIES OF
DOING AWAY WITH ALL MBT’S
CONCEPT OF TANK LESS ARMY
NEW ERA OF NEW ARMOUR MULTI PURPOSE
TRACK VEHICLE

6. BACKGROUND OF TANKS
INTRO IN WW I.
DEVELOPMENT OF LT TKS IN WW II.
DEVELOPMENT OF MBTs POST WW II.
PRE-POSITIONING OF MBTs IN COLD
WAR ERA.

7. FUTURE SECURITY ENVIRON
ROGUE & FAILED STATE TACTICS
PUBLIC SENSITIVITY TO CASUALTIES
TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES
IMPACT OF URBAN TERRAIN

8. NEW RULES OF WAR
DRAWN OUT WAR OUT OF FASHION.
COLLATERAL DAMAGE TO BE AVOIDED.
OCCUPATION OF ANOTHER COUNTRY’S
TERRITORY TO BE AVOIDED.
AIR AND ANTI TANK WEAPONS WILL RULE
THE ROOST OVER MBT.
LT STRIKING FORCES TO REPLACE PRE-
POSITIONED FORCES

9. DAWN OF A MULTIPURPOSE
VEHICLE
FAILURE OF MBTs AND WHEELED
VEHS IN LIC AND OOTW.
REQMT IN PEACEKEEPING FORCE.
SPECIAL INTERVENTION FORCE WITH
MULTIPURPOSE TASKS.

10. OP PARAMETERS OF MPTVs
TAKE ON EN MBT.
HIGH DEGREE OF ADAPTABILITY IN URBAN OPS.
SPEED MORE IMP THAN MASS.
WEAPON SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS ALL AROUND
ENGAGEMENT.
VEH READY TO MOVE BY SEA OR JUMP FROM
SKIES.
MULTI COMBAT ROLES.
COMMONALITY BETWEEN VARIANTS.
SPACE FOR TPS, ARMT AND SUPS.

11. BASIC CHARACTERISTICS
RETROFITTING AND
UPGRADATION OF EXISTING
MODELS.
FIREPOWER.
105MM OR 120MM GUN FOR BOTH
BUA AND OPEN TERRAIN.
THERMAL IMAGING SIGHTS AND
PANORAMIC SIGHTS.
MILLIMETRE WAVE RADAR FOR
AUTOMATIC TARGET TRACKING,
USE OF ELECTROMAGNETIC GUNS
HYBRID ELECTROTHERMAL-
CHEMICAL GUNS
THERMOBARIC WEAPON FOR
BUNKER/BLDG BUSTING.
FITMENT OF BREN GUN.
IFCS, BMS AND IVIS.

12. ENGINE POWER
USE OF SOLID PROPELLANTS.
NEW POWER PACKS.
DIESEL PREFFERRED OVER GAS
TURBINES.
MOBILITY
WT UPTO 20 TONNES.
USE OF RUBBER TRACKS.

13. PROTECTION
600MM AGAINST KINETIC ENERGY
PROJECTILES
1300MM AGAINST SHAPED-CHARGE
WARHEADS.
NBC PROTECTION.
"BELLY FLOPPER" CONCEPT WITH
CREW IN LYING DOWN POSITION.

14. CAPABILITY TO ENTRENCH ITSELF.
TRACKS OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE HULL
NOT UNDERNEATH.
USE OF SHOTRA RUSSIAN SYSTEM.
USE OF MODULAR ARMOUR.
DEVELOPMENT IN CERAMIC AND
TITANIUM MATERIALS.
TAMS AND SLID.
USE OF SWATTING SHIELDS.

15. STEALTH TECH
CONFUSING TOP ATTACK ATGMs.
TUNABLE, MULTI SPECIAL COATING
AND SPOOFING TECHNIQUES.
ELECTRONIC UMBRELLA WARNING.
TANK PERISCOPE.
TETHERED SENSOR BALOON AT 100
FEET.

16. ADAPTABILITY TO MULTI PURPOSE ROLE
OPERATE ACROSS THE FULL
SPECTRUM OF CONFLICT.
CAPABILITY TO CARRY LOGISTICS &
NONCOMBATANTS.

17. EMP IN URBAN TERRAIN
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.
PEACEKEEPING OPERATION.
MID INTENSITY BATTLE.
TAKE ON INSURGENTS’ ATGMs.
USE OF TELESCOPING BOOM LADDER
WITH A CAPSULE FOR BLDGs.

18. EMP IN AB OPS
CAPABILITY OF 2 AND 3-DIMENSIONAL
MANEUVER.
MOBILITY, PROTECTION, AND FIREPOWER TO
VERTICALLY INSERTED FORCES.

19. AIRBORNE BV206

20. GRND SP TO TPS
DOMINATE FOOT SOLDIERS FIGHT.
FIREPOWER, CROSS-COUNTRY
MOBILITY, ARMOR PROTECTION TO
AIRBORNE TPS AFTER LANDING.
SNEAK IN AND SNEAK OUT CAPABILITY FOR
HIGH VALUE TARGET. (ENTEBBE RAID)

21. RECCE REQMT
OVERCOMING DIS-ADVANTAGES OF UAVs.
HIGHLY MOBILE AUTOMATED GROUND
RECONNAISSANCE VEHICLES (FOR
EXAMPLE, THE FUTURE SCOUT AND CAVALRY
SYSTEM (FSCS).
INDISPENSABLE IN LOW- AND MEDIUM-
INTENSITY CONFLICTS, PATROL MISSIONS IN
FRONT-LINE ZONES AND RAIDS.

22. ADV OVER WHEELED VEHS
NON-VULNERABILITY.
MORE FIREPOWER
AND PROTEC.
NON-EFFECT OF IEDs
AND RPGs.
NO BURNING OR
BURSTING OF
RUBBER TYRES.
MORE INTIMIDATION
POWER.

23. ADV OVER WHEELED VEHS
OP IN NO-GO TRN.
PIVOTING BY NEUTRAL STEERING.
NO EFFECT OF LAND MINES.
SP 105 mm GUN.
TAKE ON EN MBT IN ESCORT ROLE.

25. TYPES
LT TANKS.
ICVs.
LOW AGGRESSION MILITARY OP
VEHS.
ASSAULT VEHS.
GUN SP ASLT VEHS.
MINI COMBAT SECURITY VEHS.
MULTIPURPOSE TRACK LOGISTIC
VEH

26. BATTLE FD COMBAT VEHICLES
LT TANK EQUIPPED WITH A 105MM
HOWITZER AGAINST EN LT
INFANTRY, MBTs AND BLDGS.
(SHERMAN WW II)

27. ICV
REQMT OF CARRIAGE FOR INFANTRY.
ADEQUATE PROTEC AND
FIREPOWER.
SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF
DISMOUNTED INFANTRY. (M2 BRADLY)

28. LOW AGGRESSION MILITARY
OPS TRACKED VEH
CHARACTERISTICS
IDEAL TRACKED VEH FOR LIC/MOOTW.
GOOD PROTECTION AGAINST SMALL
ARMS AND ANTI-VEHICULAR MINES.
NON-THREATENING" APPEARANCE.
GOOD X’COUNTRY MOB.
SELF-DEFENCE AGAINST MOB
VIOLENCE.
PROVISION FOR MOUNTING A 84MM
CARL GUSTAV AND 106mm GUN.

29. MOOTW OP ROLES
PEACEKEEPING.
PEACE ENFORCEMENT.
INTERNAL SECURITY/POLICE ASSISTANCE/
CIVIL DISTURBANCE.
NON-COMBATANT EVACUATION
OPERATIONS (NEO)
HUMANITARIAN AID
ENVIRONMENTAL AID
DISASTER RELIEF
POST-CONFLICT AID.
DE MINING OPERATIONS
BORDER SECURITY.

30. ASSAULT VEHs LAMO VARIANTS
CAPABLE OF OFF-ROAD MANEUVER.
SUFFICIENT ARMOUR TO RESIST RPG
ATTACK.
PROVIDE ORGANIC FIREPOWER.
PREVENT COLLATERAL DAMAGE.
ASSAULT GUN CONFIGURATION FOR
DIRECT FIRE SP. (HETZER AND SU-76I)

31. ANTI-AIRCRAFT APPLICATIONS.
DEMOLISHING OBSTACLES.
TURRETS WOULD ALSO MOUNT ATGW
TUBES.
MISSILE LAUNCHER ROCKETS AND HEAVY
MORTAR.
AIRBORNE AND AMPHIBIOUS CAPABILITY.
(WEISEL-2)

32. ASSAULT GUN SUPPORT VEH
(LAMO VARIENT)
RESEMBLES A IFV/APC.
CARRIES EXTRA ASSAULT GUN AMMO
RATHER THAN INFANTRY.
TANK WITH A FIXED TURRET. (STG-3)
MORE LIKELY TO BE UNDER INFANTRY
CONTROL.

33. REAR ENGINE AND A WELL
SLOPED, HEAVILY ARMOURED FRONTAL
ASPECT.
MAIN WEAPON WILL BE A 120MM GUN-
MORTAR.
ONE-MAN LIGHT TURRET ARMED WITH A
MACHINE GUN AND 30 MM CANNON.
ARMED WITH A CO-AXIAL MG, SMOKE
DISCHARGERS AND FIRING PORTS.

34. OP ROLES : AGSV
TANK DESTROYER.
RECONNAISSANCE.
ESCORT DUTIES.
SP OF INFANTRY
DEFENSE.
ARTILLERY AND MORTAR MISSIONS.
SUPPORT ROLE OF INFANTRY OFFENSIVES.
ENGINEERING TASKS.
EG ISU52 ASSAULT GUN (RUSSIAN) FOR
LONG RANGE DIRECT FIRE AND INDIRECT.

35. MINI COMBAT SECURITY VEH
(LAMO VARIANT)
INTENDED FOR OPERATION IN SIDE BY
LANES ROADS.
RESIST SMALL ARMS AND MINES.
OP AS PART OF A SUPPLY CONVOY.
TWO-MAN ATTACK VEHICLE.
HIGHLY MOBILE, AMPHIBIOUS AND AIR
TRANSPORTABLE. (WEISEL-2)

36. ANTI-HELICOPTER SYSTEM.
CONDUCT EXPLOITATION MISSIONS
AND RAIDING.
DIRECT NAVAL GUNFIRE AND AIR-
STRIKES.
MOUNT A 25 OR 30MM LIGHT CANNON
AND A CO-AXIAL MACHINE GUN.
SUPPORT LONG RANGE SOF OPS

37. MULTIPURPOSE TRACK LOGISTIC VEH
A SPEAR POINT IS LITTLE USE
WITHOUT A SHAFT TO MOVE IT AND A
BODY BEHIND IT.
SIMPLIFY SUPPLY AND LOGISTICAL
CONSIDERATIONS.
INFANTRY CARRIER AND CARGO
CARRIER.
MAIN GUN OF AT LEAST 76MM
CALIBRE OR A GUN-MORTAR OF
60MM.
RECOVERY VEHICLES TO DETECT
AND CLEAR MINES AND OBSTACLES.

38. SDK fz (GERMAN)

39. REINFORCE MECH INF OR ARMR.
TAILORED FORCE FOR FUTURE
URBAN BATTLE.
EVACUATECASULTIES AND NON
COMBATANTS.
AMN CARRYING VEH.

40. CURRENT TRENDS IN MULTI PURPOSE TRACK VEHICLES

41. MTLB (RUSSIA)
TYPICAL ROLES OF THIS MULTI-PURPOSE
VEHICLE INCLUDE ARTILLERY PRIME
MOVER, COMMAND AND RADIO
VEHICLE, ARTILLERY FIRE-CONTROL
VEHICLE, CARGO CARRIER AND ARMOURED
PERSONNEL CARRIER, ESPECIALLY IN
DIFFICULT TERRAIN SUCH AS SNOW OR
SWAMP.

42. MT-LB R6 MT-LB [Kurgan Upgrade]
CARRIER, FULL-TRACK, IFV TRACKED ARMOURED
MTLB SE
TRACKED ARMOURED MEDICAL EVACUATION MT-LB R-137T
VEHICLE CARRIER, FULL-TRACK, C2

43. TP-LB
TRACKED ARMOURED RECOVERY VEHICLE
MORTAR CARRIER

44. BV206
CONSISTS OF TWO ARMOURED UNITS
CONNECTED BY AN ARTICULATING
UNIT.
FULLY AMPHIBIOUS, AIR PORTABLE
AND PROPELLED BY ITS TRACKS.

45. 206
CARRIER, FULL-TRACK, ARTICULATED, PERSONNEL

46. M113 Gavin
LIGHTLY ARMOURED CARRIER FOR TPS AND CARGO.
AMPHIBIOUS AND AIR PORTABLE.
FIRST MODERN TAXI.

47. UPGRADATION & RETROFITTING OF
M113 BY U.S.A
HIGH SPEED DIGITAL NETWORKAND DATA
SYSTEM..
APPLYING APPLIQUE ARMOUR .

48. MULTI PURPOSE VARIANTS ROLES OF M113 GAVIN

49. USA FUTURE CONCEPTS
+ MTVL AIRBORNE
ESV IFVL

50. TANK REPAIR TEAM

51. BRITISH PLASTIC TANK
THE BRITISH ARMY CONCLUDED THAT THE FUTURE
SCOUT AND CAVALRY SYSTEM (VEHICLE, THE FSCS
"TRACER") SHOULD BE TRACKED IN ORDER TO BE
ABLE TO GO CROSS-COUNTRY AT WILL AND BE
ROBUST TO STILL MOVE IF TAKEN UNDER ENEMY
FIRE.

52. WIESEL – 2
AIRMOBILE COMBAT AND FOR COMBAT
SUPPORT ENABLES THE TRANSPORT OF UP
TO SEVEN MEN VERSION
21 MISSILES TOW, 50 MORTAR GRENADES
CAL. 55 MM OR AMMUNITION BOXES

53. WIESEL 2 BATTALION COMMAND WIESEL 2 SHORT RANGE AIR
POST VEHICLE DEFENCE (SRAD)
OZELOT SRAD
AMBULANCE VEHICLE WIESEL 2 RECONNAISSANCE AND FIRE
CONTROL VEHICLE

54. BMP 3
THE BMP IS A LIGHT TANK IN THE MOLD OF
THE FUTURE
CAN HOLD A SQUAD OF INFANTRY
IT HAS A 100MM MAIN GUN THAT FIRES HE
TO DEMOLISH BUILDINGS,
CAN FIRE LONG-RANGE ATGMS THROUGH
ITS BARREL
, AND A 30MM AUTO CANNON "POP-GUN"
AND MEDIUM MACHINE GUN AS ONE UNIT IN
THE TURRET

55. DEVELOPMENT BY DRDO:
VARIANTS OF BMP 2

56. SARATH CAMOUFLAGED BMP-2
MORTAR CARRIER AMBULANCE

57. RETROFITTING AND UP GRADATION
OF PT 76 AND AMX 13
AMPHIBIOUS
SUITABLE LT TANK FOR AIR ASLT BDE.

58. AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE VESSEL
ESTABLISHES A BEACH HEAD
REPAIR AND RECOVERY VEH

59. SHALLOW FORDING
LOADED ON A
TRAILER,

60. THE EX-TANK
COMBINES THE
ADVANTAGES OF
LIGHTNESS, LOW
SILHOUETTE
AND HIGH SPEED

61. BMP3
IT IS DESIGNED FOR
THE “GREAT WAR” –
A HIGH INTENSITY
CONFLICT, WHERE
BOTH SIDES EMPLOY
A LARGE NUMBER OF
NEWEST WEAPONS
AND THE SMALLEST
TECHNICAL. BMP-3
CERTAINLY IS AN
ATTRACTIVE
ALTERNATIVE FOR
RICH COUNTRIES
WHICH WANT TO
POSSESS A MODERN
ARMY..

62. CONCLUSION
MEET DIGITIZATION & MULTIPLE
REQUIREMENT OF STRATAGIC MOBILE
FORCE IN ALL SPECTRUM OF WAR
OTHERWISE DEMISE OF TANKS WILL
SURELY PASS ON TO OUR CHILDREN
LIFE TIMES.
 IN ADINOSAURS FOUND THEIR THE
GREAT
FORMER GEOGLICAL ERA
ENEMY FROM WITHIN THEIR OWN SIZE
WILL THE TANKS GO THE SAME WAY !