Am I reading it right that they have changed this turbine engine to burn diesel?An excerpt from a research paper states that an aviation turbine has been adapted for ground vehicle use. The engineering prototype outputs one megawatt, or 1300 hp. The performance (e.g. fuel consumption, reliability, etc.) has been deemed satisfactory.
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Correct.
Probably can burn either kerosene or diesel
Yes. TIL turbines can burn diesel but not on jets because in high altitude diesel will becom too thick. But not a big issue on ground. It probably only needs small modifications to convert aviation turbines to burn diesel.
What about ZTZ-88 tank. They are also deployed in same region.
Yes, they are part of one of the three Heavy Combined Arms Regiments under the four Combined arms divisions under Xinjiang Military Region and should be replaced sometime soon for achieving advanced levels of Mechanisation
Are those pics from a competition? The Chinese usually bring their own gear for exercises.
Joint exercise in Russia I think.