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Zulfiqar

Tanks · Iran · 1993
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Zulfiqar

Zulfiqar
Zulfiqar Photo: M-ATF, from military.ir and iranmilitaryforum.net · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Firepower
70
Protection
60
Mobility
50
Technology
80
Reliability
70
Crew Survivability
65
Operational Range
55
Logistics
60
Historical Performance
40
Strategic Impact
30
Origin Iran
CategoryTanks
EraPost-Cold War
In service1993
Operators1 countries
Quantity400
Data Quality82%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
61
Tanks MASS Rating
18/35
Post-Cold War
90/563
All-Time
Tanks · 10 axes scored
Firepower
70
Protection
60
Mobility
50
Technology
80
Reliability
70
Crew Survivability
65
Operational Range
55
Logistics
60
Historical Performance
40
Strategic Impact
30
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the tanks category.
01 / Overview
Zulfiqar
Category
Country
Production
1993–
Quantity
400
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TANKS · POST-COLD WAR
18
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
60
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
61
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 Power1,000 hp
  • Power-to-Weight Ratio17.85 hp/t
  • Fuel TypeDiesel
  • Transmission TypeManual
  • Suspension TypeTorsion Bar
  • Max Road Speed70 km/h
  • Operational Range (Road)450 km
◆Dimensions3MOD.3
  • Length (Hull)9.2 m
  • Width3.6 m
  • Height2.5 m
▲Production & Service2MOD.2
  • Current Service StatusActive Service
  • Notable Variants Count3
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 1993Production started
33
years in service
400
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Operators
Operator Inventory1country · 150units
150active
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE18terms
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.
Armour made from multiple materials, such as metals and ceramics, to increase effectiveness.
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.
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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