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Al-Zarrar
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Al-Zarrar

Tanks · Pakistan · 2004
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Al-Zarrar

⚙ Type 59 variant
Al-Zarrar
Al-Zarrar Photo: Raza0007 at en.wikipedia · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Firepower
65
Protection
55
Mobility
60
Technology
60
Reliability
70
Crew Survivability
65
Operational Range
50
Logistics
75
Historical Performance
50
Strategic Impact
40
Origin Pakistan
CategoryTanks
EraPost-Cold War
In service2004
Operators1 countries
Quantity500
Data Quality82%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
60
Tanks MASS Rating
20/35
Post-Cold War
101/563
All-Time
Tanks · 10 axes scored
Firepower
65
Protection
55
Mobility
60
Technology
60
Reliability
70
Crew Survivability
65
Operational Range
50
Logistics
75
Historical Performance
50
Strategic Impact
40
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the tanks category.
01 / Overview
Al-Zarrar
Category
Country
Production
2004–
Quantity
500
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TANKS · POST-COLD WAR
20
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
85
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
60
tanks category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the tanks category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
◈Firepower7MOD.7
▣Protection5MOD.5
◇Mobility7MOD.7
  • Engine Power730 hp
  • Power-to-Weight Ratio18.3 hp/t
  • Fuel TypeDiesel
  • Transmission TypeManual
  • Suspension TypeTorsion Bar
  • Max Road Speed65 km/h
  • Operational Range (Road)450 km
◆Dimensions3MOD.3
  • Length (Hull)9.5 m
  • Width3.3 m
  • Height2.5 m
▲Production & Service4MOD.4
  • Total Production Units500
  • Years in Production21 year
  • Current Service StatusActive Service
  • Notable Variants Count0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 2004Production started
22
years in service
500
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
Type 59 1959
Al-Zarrar 2004
// SIBLING VARIANTS
05 / Operators
Operator Inventory1country · 500units
500active
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE20terms
Armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot: a type of kinetic energy penetrator ammunition.
Anti-Tank Guided Missile: a missile designed to destroy tanks.
Automated loading system for tank guns, reducing crew workload.
A Battle Management System (BMS) is a command‑and‑control software suite that gathers, processes, and shares battlefield data to provide situational awareness and coordinate the actions of military units.
Computerised Advanced: a tank fire‑control system generation that uses digital computers to calculate ballistic solutions and integrate sensor data for enhanced targeting accuracy.
Type of internal combustion engine fuel, refined from crude oil.
Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA): Modular armor system that detonates upon impact to disrupt incoming warheads, reducing penetration of shaped charges and kinetic energy projectiles.
High-Explosive Fragmentation: ammunition that explodes on impact, releasing fragments.
High-Explosive Anti-Tank: a type of projectile that uses a shaped charge to penetrate armor.
Optical device that uses laser pulses to measure the distance to a target with high precision.
A main battle tank is a heavily armored vehicle with a large caliber gun, used for front-line combat.
Manual: a tank transmission in which the driver selects gear changes manually, typically using a clutch pedal and gear lever to engage gears.
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical protection for tank crews.
Enhanced low-light visibility through specialized optics or sensors.
Reactive composite armor is a tank armor type that combines layers of composite material with embedded reactive elements that detonate on impact to disrupt incoming projectiles.
Handheld or vehicle-mounted devices that release dense smoke to obscure vision, conceal movements, or screen friendly forces from enemy observation.
A smoothbore gun is a firearm with an unrifled barrel, allowing projectiles to travel without spin; it is commonly used in modern tank main guns for firing fin‑stabilized ammunition.
Thermal sights are infrared imaging devices mounted on a tank's gunner station that detect heat emitted by objects, enabling target identification and aiming in low‑visibility conditions.
A torsion bar is a steel rod that resists twisting and serves as a spring in tank suspensions, with one end fixed to the hull and the other connected to a lever arm moving the road wheel.
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