HEAVY INDUSTRIES TAXILA (Product Range, Capabilities, Facilities) Taxila Cant, Pakistan Assistant Director Marketing +92 (51) 9315447 Tel: +92 (51) 9315333 Extn, 62919 E-mail: [email protected], URL: www.hit.gov.pk HEAVY INDUSTRIES TAXILA HIT Background Heavy Industries Taxila was envisaged in the early seventies and its rst production unit i.e. Heavy Rebuild Factory (T-Series) went into production in 1980. This was followed in the early nineties by a number of other factories and today HIT has grown into a military industrial complex which consists of Six Major Production Units, Support Facilities and Administrative Establish- ment. Our Mission Manufacture, Rebuild, Upgrade & Develop Tanks, Tank Guns & APCs. Utilize surplus capacity of factories to meet requirements of civil factor and friendly countries. HIT Organization HIT is governed through a board, headed by Chairman HITB. The Board comprising of ve members, Member Production Control (MPC), Member Project Planning (MPP), Member Finance (MF), Member Ministerial Coordination (MMC) and Member Private (MP). HIT Board runs HIT on sound administrative and management techniques to eciently meet the requirements of Defence Production. HIT Headquarters comprise of four Main Directorates:- 1. Technical Directorate 2. Budget Directorate 3. Procurement Directorate 4. Commercial Directorate 5. Administration Directorate / Security Directorate Taxila Cant, Pakistan, Assistant Director Marketing Email: [email protected] Tel: +92 (51) 9315447 , +92 (51) 9315333 Extn, 62919 www.hit.gov.pk 114 HEAVY INDUSTRIES TAXILA Manufacturing Factories Rebuild Factories Tank Manufacturing Factory Heavy Rebuild Factory (T-Series) A modern outts with latest It is designed to rebuild and Tank manufacturing facilities modernize Tanks / ARVs of which includes seven axis CNC Chinese / East European origin. machines for heavy duty With its vast experience and exible machining operations, expertise, the factory has 5-Axis beveling system and a contributed immensely in complete infrastructure of achieving self-reliance with robotic welding for fabrication high quality and cost eective of tanks. The products of Tank products exceeding productiv- Manufacturing Factory includes ity beyond its designed capaci- a variety of tanks of which tank ty. Al-Khalid-1 is in current produc- tion. APC Manufacturing Factory Heavy Rebuild Factory (M-Series) The most famous M 113 Family Heavy Rebuild Factory (M-Series) of Vehicles are manufactured in has the expertise to carry out this factory using state of the quality rebuild of tracked vehicle art CNC machines, CAD/CAM of US origin. The experience system and manufacturing acquired over the period of time technology unique in the world is reected in the standards on MIG and TIG aluminium achieved. The factory specializes welding, radiographic inspec- in APC M113 and SP.GUN M109 tion, chemical cleaning, vehicles which are given new life coating and painting according after rebuild, strictly in to military specications. accordance with OEM specica- tions. Support Facilities Advanced Research, Development & Information Center (ARDIC) Research, Develop & Integrate Advance Armour System, and support indigenous development / production of high tech systems Deletion of components and imported assemblies through R&D with in-house manufacture and in collaboration with local / foreign industrial setup. Taxila Cant, Pakistan, Assistant Director Marketing Email: [email protected] Tel: +92 (51) 9315447 , +92 (51) 9315333 Extn, 62919 www.hit.gov.pk 115 HEAVY INDUSTRIES TAXILA Carry out R&D in the eld of Advance Armour Systems Carry out local development of high value systems Carry out limited manufacturing to support the R & D eorts Display of all HIT Products and also support the factories in manufacturing of complex Maintain central data bank of information on armour ghting parts/systems vehicles AFVs & its systems To designand develop futuristic armour system and technologies Advance System Rebuild Factory (ASRF) Support tanks rebuild mission of HIT in the eld of following Advance Armour Systems:- (1) Fire control system / Gun control system (FCS / GCS) (2) Electronics and electrical sub systems (3) Auxiliary systems (NBC, FESS, APU, Comm) (4) Hydraulic system (5) Optronic system incl TI / NVDs Support HIT in indigenization, integration and standardization of advance armour systems. Maunfacturing & Rebuild Factories Development,Engineering Support & Components Manufacture(DESCOM) DESCOM Factory is the backbone Engineering support facility for all factories of HIT engaged in new manufacture and rebuild of Tanks, ARVS, APCs and Guns equipped with high-tech CNC machines, a standard laboratory and materials testing equipment. A cluster of 500 local rms has also been engaged in development of parts through vendor industry and exploitation of indigenous potential. Provision of repair and mainte- nance support of machines and equipment installed with HIT also falls within the preview of DESCOM. DESCOM factory also support various LEAs of the country in prevailing Security situation by its ballistic products like BPJ, BPV, BPH and Bomb blankets. Gun Manufacturing Factory Gun Factory has the capability of producing barrels ranging from 105mm to 203mm caliber. It has a long standing experience in manufacture of 105mm Gun barrel for upgraded T-59 & T-69 II MP tanks and 125mm Guns / Barrels for the ongoing programmes of Tank Al-Khalid and Al-Zarrar. The autofret- taged barrels are manufactured from very high quality Electro Slag Rened Steel. Each barrel is processed through precision machining operation and subject to stringent quality control parameters. Taxila Cant, Pakistan, Assistant Director Marketing Email: [email protected] Tel: +92 (51) 9315447 , +92 (51) 9315333 Extn, 62919 www.hit.gov.pk 116 HEAVY INDUSTRIES TAXILA Tank Al Khalid-1 Characteristics General Combat weight 46-48 Ton Crew 3 Cruising range 430 Km Power to weight ratio 26:1 MMP ~260 KN/M2 Power Pack (Ukraine 6TD-II) Rated power 882 Kw (1200 HP) Commander Sight Cooling Water cooled Fuel Diesel (multiple fuel) Type Panoramic Bi-Axis Transmission type Hydraulically operated manual Stabilized, LRF, Shift multiple reverse speed 2" Generation IIT Pivot/ skid planetary type Hunter killer capability Running Gear Tracks Rubber bushed & padded (Replaceable) Magnication Dual 6° to 10 Suspension Field of View 10° to 6° Type shock Absorber & torsion bars Head Mirror Stabilized Gunner Sight (HMSS) Bump stop Hydraulic buer Type Independent Bi-Axis Day Image-stabilized Performance Magnication Dual. 6* to 10* Max speed 70km/h Field of view 10° to 6° Acceleration 0-32 kmph in 10~200 Sec Trench crossing >2.7m LRF Obstacle crossing >0.85 m Type NDYAG Gradient/side slope 60%/40% Range 200-10,000m Armament Auto Tracker Main gun 125mm smooth bore, Tracking error > 0.1 mils Chrome plated autofrettaged Interfaced with Gunner & Tl sight Ammunition type separately loaded Target Locking Auto / manual (Split type) APESDS, HEAT, HE Co-Axial MG 7.62mm Protection Main gun 12.7mm, remote ring, auto tracking Armour Composite (Frontal ARC) NBC Pressurized Ammunition Screen Installed Main gun 39+10 Misc Anti IR Paint Being used AAMG remote control 1000 rounds Misc Co-Axial MG 4000 rounds Grenades 12 (8 smokes, 4 shrapnel) Air conditioner Auviliary power unit Auto Loader Improved muzzle reference system FDU-refueling rate (70+10lit/min) Type Circular carousel (cassete type) Fuel-multi fuel (Diesel, Petrol, Kerosene Oil) No of rounds 22 Torque multiplier track adjuster Rate of loading 6~8 round /minute Digital driver panel Control Solid state Solid state auto loader (SSAL) Improved re extinguishing & explosion FCS/GCS suppression thermal smoke Type Image stabilized Improved radiation detector Optics Laser protected Armour protection (ERA) FCC DNVDs (TI Based) Multi process conguration Electrical display screen Additional Add Ons Key type push button Integrated battle eld management system Taxila Cant, Pakistan, Assistant Director Marketing Email: [email protected] Tel: +92 (51) 9315447 , +92 (51) 9315333 Extn, 62919 www.hit.gov.pk 117 HEAVY INDUSTRIES TAXILA Tank Al-Khalid Characteristics General Combat weight 46-48 Ton Crew 3 Cruising range 430 Km Power to weight ratio 26:1 MMP ~260 KN/M2 Power Pack (Ukraine 6TD-II) Rated power 882 Kw (1200 HP) Cooling Water cooled Fuel Diesel (multiple fuel) Transmission type Hydraulically operated manual Shift multiple reverse speed FCS/GCS Transmission type Pivot/ skid Type Image stabilized Transmission type Planetary type Optics Laser protected Running Gear Gunner Sight Tracks Rubber bushed & padded Type Independent Bi-Axis (Replaceable) Day Image-stabilized Magnication Dual. 3x & 10x Suspension Field of view 20°& 6 Type Shock absorber & torsion bars Bump stop Hydraulic Commander Sight Performance Type Panoramic Bi-Axis Max speed 70 km/h Day stabilized, Acceleration 0-32 Kmph in 10~20 sec LRF, 2nd generation IIT Trench crossing >2.7m Hunter killer capability Obstacle crossing >0.85m p Magnication 6x Gradient / side sIope 60%/40% Field of View 10° LRF Armament Type ND YAG Main gun 125mm smooth bore, Range 200-10,000m Chrome plated autofrettaged Ammunition type Auto Tracker Separately loaded Tracking error <0.1 mils (Split Type) APFSDS, Interfaced with Gunner & TI sight HEAT, HE Target locking Auto / manual Co-Axial MG 7.62 mm, 4000 rounds AAMG 12.7 mm, 750 rounds Protection Armour Composite (Frontal ARC) Ammunition ERA Available Main gun 39+10 NBC Pressurized AAMG remote control 750 rounds Fire extinguishing