APC-Talha
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| APC-Talha | |
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| Type | Armoured personnel carrier |
| Place of origin |  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 |
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| 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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