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Tango01  | 02 Jan 2015 10:49 a.m. PST |
…mountainous region as the Tibet. "China has designed a new light tank for operations in the high-altitude rugged terrain in Tibet region which borders India. The new tank has a light weight and a powerful diesel engine suitable for oxygen-deficit environments, according to huanqiu.com, a well-informed website which is a chosen platform to reveal advances in China's military modernization and defence technology. The tank has missile firing capability for hitting helicopters which is one of the major threats to tanks on a battlefield. Huanqiu quoted sources saying that the tank has a 105-mm main gun capable of firing shells. It also features a powerful combination of frontal armor on the hull and turret. Expert at the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, Vasily Kashin sees one of the reasons for development of a new combat vehicle as Beijing's craving to respond to India's plans of reinforcing its mountain troops…"
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Armand PS: Sorry, cannot crosspost to "Ultramodern". Hope Bill fixed it. |
| Mako11 | 02 Jan 2015 11:02 a.m. PST |
Hmmmm, looks like the border areas are heating up. |
| jowady | 02 Jan 2015 11:34 a.m. PST |
You always have to wonder when a tank is described as "lightweight" but "heavily armored". |
| tberry7403 | 02 Jan 2015 12:30 p.m. PST |
… has a 105-mm main gun capable of firing shells… As opposed to what? |
| Mako11 | 02 Jan 2015 5:11 p.m. PST |
Water balloon launchers….. |
| tberry7403 | 02 Jan 2015 5:46 p.m. PST |
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| Charlie 12 | 02 Jan 2015 7:57 p.m. PST |
"… has a 105-mm main gun capable of firing shells." Really! What a novel idea! No doubt about it, you really have to wonder about the writers of these releases… |
| Griefbringer | 03 Jan 2015 2:12 a.m. PST |
Well, there are also tank guns capable of firing ATGMs. |
| Tango01 | 10 Jan 2015 11:56 a.m. PST |
China's Got a New Mountain Tank "The Chinese army appears to have fielded a brand-new light tank suitable for mountain warfare. New photos depict the diminutive fighting vehicle, which China has reportedly dubbed "ZTQ," trundling across rough terrain. The ZTQ, which Beijing apparently developed in order to help defend China's western land border, is impressive in a lot of ways—and not the least because the U.S. Army, the world's leading ground combat force, tried and failed for years to acquire a similar vehicle. More and more, Beijing is matching American military capabilities with new warships, stealth fighters and combat helicopters. The ZTQ represents one military niche where China has actually exceeded the Pentagon's own accomplishments…"
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