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Talha is an armoured personnel carrier (APC) designed and manufactured in Pakistan by APC Factory of Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT).

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APC Talha
Type	Armoured personnel carrier (APC)
Place of origin	Pakistan
Service history
Used by	Pakistan Army Iraqi Army
Production history
Designer	Heavy Industries Taxila
Designed	1998 [1]
Manufacturer	Heavy Industries Taxila
Produced	2002 [1]
Specifications
Mass	12.5 ton (combat weight) 10.6 ton (curb weight)
Length	218.5 inches (555 cm)
Width	100 inches (250 cm)
Height	102 inches (260 cm)
Crew	13
Armour	Aluminium (5083 series)
Main armament	12.7 mm machine gun
Engine	Two options: Detroit Diesel 6V53T, 275 hp KMDB UTD-20, 330 hp
Power/weight	22 hp/ton (6V53T) 25 hp/ton (UTD-20)
Suspension	Torsion bars, hydraulic dampers
Operational range	320 miles (510 km)
Maximum speed	40 km/h

The vehicle is based on the M113-A2-Mk.1 APC. The Pakistan Army plans to deploy 2,000 Talha APCs by year 2010.^{[needs update]} TALHA is an all terrain, amphibious infantry support vehicle with 12.7 mm machine gun as its main armament. Adequate crew compartment space provides excellent crew comfort. Survivability is enhanced through use of external fuel tanks. Various forms of bolt-on armour can be added to increase armour protection of the vehicle.

History

The decision to develop the Talha was made after U.S. sanctions imposed on Pakistan made it impossible for HIT to continue manufacturing the M113. The Talha's design is based on the M113, one notable difference being the positions of the engine and driver station.[2]

The Al-Talha is being marketed for export and was displayed at the IDEAS 2002 defence exhibition, Karachi, in 2002.^{[citation needed]} In November 2004 an Iraqi delegation ordered 44 Talha APCs.

Engine

There is a flexibility in the design that the Engine compartment can accommodate power pack with 275 HP Detroit Diesel 6V53T turbocharged engine or 330 HP UTD-20, a Ukrainian engine

Operators

Current operators

 Pakistan

• Pakistan Army: 400+ in Service;[3] Total 2,000 planned to be deployed.[4]

 Iraq

• Iraqi Army: 44 delivered by Pakistan in 2006.[4]

Civilian operators

 Pakistan

• Sindh Police: 40 delivered by Wah Ordnance Factory in 2012.[5]

Variants

• Maaz - Fitted with Baktar-Shikan anti-tank missile firing unit
• Mouz - Fitted with RBS 70 surface-to-air missile firing unit
• Sakb - Command post vehicle
• Al Qaswa - Logistics & cargo vehicle

APC Saad

APC Saad is a stretched 6 road wheel variant of Talha. Further variants of Saad:

• Al-Hadeed - Armoured recovery vehicle
• Al-Hamza - Infantry fighting vehicle

See also

• Armoured personnel carrier
• Heavy Industries Taxila
• Armoured personnel carrier

Related development

• M113

Related lists

• List of modern armoured fighting vehicles

References

External links

• Defence.pk image gallery

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