Tosan tank

Tosan
Tosan
	A (supposedly) Tosan light tank in Army Day, 2013.
Type	Light tank
Place of origin	Iran
Service history
In service	1997–present
Used by	See Operators
Production history
Designer	Alvis
Produced	1997
No. built	Few made. Actual numbers unknown
Specifications
Mass	~ 8 tonnes
Length	4.9 m
Width	2.2 m
Height	2.1 m
Crew	3
Armour	12.7 mm
Main; armament	90 mm gun or 30 mm 2A42 autocannon
Secondary; armament	Toophan
Engine	Diesel
Suspension	Torsion bar

The Tosan (sometimes known as Towsan,^[1] meaning "wild horse" or "fury"^[2]) is an Iranian light tank. Iran calls it a "Quick Reaction" tank because the tank is said to be capable of rapid response and is built for strategic missions.^{[citation needed]}

^ ^a ^b "Archived copy" (PDF). www.tau.ac.il. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Globalsecurity "Tosan". 10 July 2008.

[Numbers-1] "Archived copy" (PDF). www.tau.ac.il. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[Iran-2] Globalsecurity "Tosan". 10 July 2008.

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