page_title: Karrar (tank)
section_title: Similarity to Russian tanks
hierarchical_section_title: Karrar (tank) / Design / Similarity to Russian tanks
caption_attribution_description: English: Karrar (Iranian tank) العربية: دبابة كرار الإيرانية فارسی: تانک ایرانی کرار
context_page_description: Karrar is an Iranian fourth generation main battle tank. The tank was announced on 12 March 2017. At the announcement, it was stated that it possessed an electro-optical fire control system, a laser rangefinder, ballistic computer and could fire at both stationary and mobile targets in day or night.
  Despite its visual similarity to the T-90, Iran has rejected any alleged Russian collaboration in the project.
context_section_description: Defence Minister Brig. Gen. Hossein Dehqan said that the "tank can compete with the most advanced tanks in the world in three main areas: power, precision and mobility, as well as maintenance and durability on the battleground… The Karrar has the capability to fire missiles and precisely guide them [towards the target], Moreover Karrar can be operated by the gunner and commander from two parallel sights.”
  "It is no coincidence that specialists regard the Karrar as some kind of a copy of the Russian-made T-90MS, the most advanced modification of the T-90 platform", according to retired Maj. Gen. Vladimir Bogatyrev, chair of the Board of the Russian National Association of Retired Military Officers. He also added that "It is based on the T-72 platform, but it also has something from the American Abrams and M60 tanks. Some elements are borrowed from the M48 and the British Chieftain tank. They took all these elements and tried to design their own  tank."
caption: Karrar tank being used in training.
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