New Type98/99 MBT thread

TerraN_EmpirE

Tyrant King
There are different kill methods for ADS, Some use the Shotgun effect others guided kinetic energy projectiles others guided bombs.
 

bd popeye

The Last Jedi
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The below pix were posted at mp.net by mpleio. If these photos do not belong in this thread let me know. Thanks!!

China latest export version MBT: MBT-2000 improved


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Driver seat:
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Gunner seat:
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Tank commander seat:

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paintgun

Senior Member
looks neat! probably the best budget tank around

wish i know more to identify the consoles and their quality, this is a complete shot of the baby, driver, gunner, TC all there
 

MwRYum

Major
It looks really neat, modern and very...er, Westernized.

Folks at Taiwan are already showing their jealousy by calling it "M1-copy"...

But using the commander's AAMG as reference, this looks not much bigger than the Japanese Type 10 MBT.
 

challenge

Banned Idiot
russia T-90MS cost $4.4 million per copy. her FCS and electronic at par with latest western tank.
wonder how much for VT-1 ?
 

paintgun

Senior Member
regarding the latest ZTZ-99, anyone know the quality of the sights, optics, and ballistic computer?

we know that China is embargoed by the West, and the best specimens PLA has are probably derived from Russian equipments, the Russian optics themselves are behind Western, as the latest T-90S uses Catherine from France, so Chinese tanks optics must also be a generation behind

is there any information that can disproof this assumption? award for scientific breakthrough or papers or brochures, or reliable insider information?
 

Lion

Senior Member
regarding the latest ZTZ-99, anyone know the quality of the sights, optics, and ballistic computer?

we know that China is embargoed by the West, and the best specimens PLA has are probably derived from Russian equipments, the Russian optics themselves are behind Western, as the latest T-90S uses Catherine from France, so Chinese tanks optics must also be a generation behind

is there any information that can disproof this assumption? award for scientific breakthrough or papers or brochures, or reliable insider information?

I don't think CHina military optics derived from Russian. Chinese know Russian hardware is lousy. Even Russian defence minister admit this deficiency. If China optic is generation behind. Basic rational will be buying from Russia but its not the case.
 

challenge

Banned Idiot
China imported several Matador FCS from israel during the early 80's to arm Type-79 tank,by the early 90's as part of type-85 tank project,they turn to Marconi eliot for technical assisstant to develop new generation of FCS,it was offical unveil in 1995,it included automatic target recognition and auto tracking.later will included Ir imaging ,it adapted SPRITE detection similiar to Britain's TOG,which equipt Challenger-1 and up grade version fo chiefttain tank. chieft complain abouyt the IR camera was small LOV
but SPRITE technology by standard was obselete,most western tank were fitted with gen 3 IR camera.
But during 2004 Zhuhai airshow, china display gen.3 Quantum well IR detector.
according booklet "ZTZ-99",due to cost only the gunner was fitted IR imaging camera,but DIIC claim both commander and gunner fitted with thermal camera.
 

RedMercury

Junior Member
regarding the latest ZTZ-99, anyone know the quality of the sights, optics, and ballistic computer?

we know that China is embargoed by the West, and the best specimens PLA has are probably derived from Russian equipments, the Russian optics themselves are behind Western, as the latest T-90S uses Catherine from France, so Chinese tanks optics must also be a generation behind

is there any information that can disproof this assumption? award for scientific breakthrough or papers or brochures, or reliable insider information?

I think you should lurk more. You are asking someone else to do the hard work of collecting hard-to-get information for you, yet you come in with your mind already made up. I for one don't see any incentive to help you here.
 
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