New Type98/99 MBT thread
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Update on answer from PLA ppl!!!
According to a PLA engineer the Type 99 Composite armour are extremely effective vrs HEAT and sabot round due to the muti layer of speical rubber sandwiched inside the armor. The rubber is design to expand when it been strike by heat or sabot round therefore force the metal plating to continuously change shape as it pentrate each layer and greatly increase the thickness of the armor the round have to penetrate, the continously change in shape armour shape could sometime snap the sabot penterater rod too.
I am a infantry therfore not an expert in tank. Can any of the tank expert verify the possibility of this!!!
I was told the floor has been reinforced and during the last 2 reconfiguration there has been major change to it armor in an effort to increase the tank survivability. There is a very high chance if futher test meet PLA requirement that composite armour will be fitted all around the tank and a reinforcement of armour over vital area inside the tank over in future tank, this test reconfiguration came out early this year.
According to a PLA engineer the Type 99 Composite armour are extremely effective vrs HEAT and sabot round due to the muti layer of speical rubber sandwiched inside the armor. The rubber is design to expand when it been strike by heat or sabot round therefore force the metal plating to continuously change shape as it pentrate each layer and greatly increase the thickness of the armor the round have to penetrate, the continously change in shape armour shape could sometime snap the sabot penterater rod too.
I am a infantry therfore not an expert in tank. Can any of the tank expert verify the possibility of this!!!
I was told the floor has been reinforced and during the last 2 reconfiguration there has been major change to it armor in an effort to increase the tank survivability. There is a very high chance if futher test meet PLA requirement that composite armour will be fitted all around the tank and a reinforcement of armour over vital area inside the tank over in future tank, this test reconfiguration came out early this year.
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MIGleader
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Thank you VERY much Nethappy. You are an invaluable asset to our knowledge of this field. but my questions continue.
I hear that the type-99 does not have armored compartments or blow-out panels. As shown in the gulf war, these features greatly improve survivability. This is especially important for the 99 since it has a vulnerable carousel autoloader. any explanation why these features are missing?
I hear that the type-99 does not have armored compartments or blow-out panels. As shown in the gulf war, these features greatly improve survivability. This is especially important for the 99 since it has a vulnerable carousel autoloader. any explanation why these features are missing?
From what I seen there a limited armored compartments within the tank and critical area such as ammo storage, fuel tank, engine has protection from extra armor which has been reinforced.
I been told it they had study US style blow-out panels but found it impossible to fit them on the type 99 due to some techincal reason related to the autoloader. It was to techincal and I didn't really understand it. Sorry But he actually said it was more dangerous if they had them.
I been told it they had study US style blow-out panels but found it impossible to fit them on the type 99 due to some techincal reason related to the autoloader. It was to techincal and I didn't really understand it. Sorry But he actually said it was more dangerous if they had them.
Just to let people know.. I am been working exclusively on the Type 99 with the PLA lately. Our company is providing the Storage media for it whole system as most of you should know. Therefore I got the change to talk to lot of the engineer who been working on the whole system for a lot time. If there anything you wanna know, I can try ask. Nevertheless, try not to get to techical cos getting the basic info is easy but anything to detail can get me in to trouble.
Well I'm mostly interessed about the gun, it's orgins and type, but I guess that falls in to that troupled cathegory so don't get yourself into trouple for my account...
Golly, there always wayz around thing. Anyway I try asking for ya.
Well I told the guy I seen a lot of report online stating that the Type 99 was a copy of the Russian 125mm. Well, he told me it was developed of the russian gun, with the assistance of some western aid with the design and western technology. He said the cannon was superior to the original Russian design.
That all I can get for you mate.
Well I told the guy I seen a lot of report online stating that the Type 99 was a copy of the Russian 125mm. Well, he told me it was developed of the russian gun, with the assistance of some western aid with the design and western technology. He said the cannon was superior to the original Russian design.
That all I can get for you mate.
yeah thats the overal consensus that we have about the gun, the rivaling beeing that it got something to do whit the 120mm gun used in chinses self propelled anti-tank guns...I would just like to know someday, that what modification exactly it does have and how the claimed improvements have been achieved and what they actually are...