PLA Next Generation Main Battle Tank

totenchan · 2025-09-03T13:48:04-0400

Tanker_MG said:
I would actually request proof that of the numbering system and naming. The parade yesterday, the announcers did not call out the vehicle nomenclature, and I would rather see the name in the Chinese press. In my research on the GSL135 (or GSL133) I have found that int he Chinese press name the Engineer vehicle GSL135, while the US Army named it the GSL133 with no explanation. Then I saw that Steven Foss published an article where it was mentioned as the GSL135E. I am saying this as we can conjecture, but until there is a Chinese source that is published, I for one am going to hold off on the name. You can call it what you will, I am going to exercise a bit of tactical patience and see if the Chinese publish anything. Since the parade was showing the new capabilities to the domestic audience and two visitors....

If you mean Type 100, they actually did call both the tank and the other vehicle "百式" or Type 100 I think in the parade and definitely in some other official media.

Tanker_MG · 2025-09-03T13:53:06-0400

totenchan said:
If you mean Type 100, they actually did call both the tank and the other vehicle "百式" or Type 100 I think in the parade and definitely in some other official media.

In the CCTV broadcast of the parade? do you have the link to the timestamp? Sorry for asking a detailed question.

Atomicfrog · 2025-09-03T14:01:28-0400

Tanker_MG said:
From US and German use, the rear cameras systems on the MBTs get covered in dust, but that depends on the road/trail conditions. Training areas are notorious for very dusty tank trails. However the cameras on the M1150 (probably due to their elevated placement) do not suffer so much from dust obscuration.

Always depend of the situation, I give them 5 sec in that situation:

totenchan · 2025-09-03T14:04:15-0400

Tanker_MG said:
In the CCTV broadcast of the parade? do you have the link to the timestamp? Sorry for asking a detailed question.

for the stream, they call it "一百坦克" here.

for another video with the name. Don't worry about the question, I should have linked them in my reply in the first place.

Tanker_MG · 2025-09-03T14:08:50-0400

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totenchan said:
for the stream, they call it "一百坦克" here.

for another video with the name. Don't worry about the question, I should have linked them in my reply in the first place.

Thanks for the quick reply! I have to reply on translation programs or at worst google. Which in this case means Google won't get it right and I am afraid neither will the program I use.
BUT I appreciate the video links on the Stream.

test1979 · 2025-09-04T07:49:51-0400

100 tank and 100 support vehicle
It seems the assault and support units from Type 99 tank chief designer Mao Ming's conjoined tank design were split into two separate vehicles.

by78 · 2025-09-04T13:13:29-0400

A higher-resolution version of a previously shared image.

wssth0306 · 2025-09-04T15:07:32-0400

anyone know if the Type 100 main gun is a new designe or L7 gun like the type 15 ?

Rank Amateur · 2025-09-04T20:06:18-0400

test1979 said:
100 tank and 100 support vehicle
It seems the assault and support units from Type 99 tank chief designer Mao Ming's conjoined tank design were split into two separate vehicles.
View attachment 160016 View attachment 160017

Good observation. Well spotted.

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