Chinese 96-A

lcloo · Mar 6, 2026

Builder said:
So these modified type 96A tanks with aps will be put into service after all.
Do they belong to some marine brigade?

They are army tanks. PLAN Marine don't operate them.

ztqfan1999 · Mar 9, 2026

96A had an accident during transport.. APS radars present on this one too.

ztqfan1999 · Mar 30, 2026

I think this is confirmation of the 96A with a hardkill being in service, weirdly doesn't seem to have radars covering the rear on this one.

drowingfish · Mar 30, 2026

ztqfan1999 said:
I think this is confirmation of the 96A with a hardkill being in service, weirdly doesn't seem to have radars covering the rear on this one.
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man theres a lot going on in this one photo

no_name · Mar 31, 2026

Here's a video in link showing APS on all four corners of type 96A.

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Also I think I found one example of the perspectives that CCTV camera crews like to use when filming military personnel next to their hardware:

FishWings · Mar 31, 2026

Just noticed, but what is being held in outside the turret rear? Extra APS munitions if they need to be reloaded out in the field?

amchan · Mar 31, 2026

FishWings said:
Just noticed, but what is being held in outside the turret rear? Extra APS munitions if they need to be reloaded out in the field?

Smokes probably. Lots of reasons to have smokes pointing up especially these days.

siegecrossbow · Mar 31, 2026

ztqfan1999 said:
I think this is confirmation of the 96A with a hardkill being in service, weirdly doesn't seem to have radars covering the rear on this one.
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Soldiers are too close for them to deploy the system!

ztqfan1999 · Mar 31, 2026

siegecrossbow said:
Soldiers are too close for them to deploy the system!

Doesn't really seem to have any charges inside the launchers anyway lol. Probably training reasons.

douglaxd · Mar 31, 2026

Didn't the 99B upgrade come without APS? As well as the vast majority of 99A? I assume this is just evaluation using a 96A then?

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