ZTQ-15 and PRC Light Tanks

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ougoah

Brigadier

Registered Member

• Oct 2, 2019

• #411

Wonder why they went to the expense of developing and fielding this new light tank but refused to give it hunter killer capability with independent commander and gun sights. Were the cost savings that significant?

 

by78

General

• Oct 2, 2019

• #412

From the actual parade procession. All images are high-resolution.

 

Hyperwarp

Captain

• Oct 2, 2019

• #413

That's a really nice looking tank. Wonder what the Type-99A replacement would look like.

 

PiSigma

"the engineer"

• Oct 3, 2019

• #414

Can we rename this thread as ZTQ-15? The announcer already said this is the type 15 during parade.
@Deino

 

by78

General

• Oct 8, 2019

• #415

Three more high-resolution images.

 

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drunkmunky

Junior Member

• Oct 10, 2019

• #416

how do we know that there is no hunter killer tech??

 

O

ougoah

Brigadier

Registered Member

• Oct 10, 2019

• #417

drunkmunky said:

how do we know that there is no hunter killer tech??

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Commander's optics seem to be fixed like in Type 96. I guess Chinese army doctrine do not require it since the whole tank strategy is nearly always send them in waves and angle of focus for each individual tank is so small. Guess they consider the savings to be worth it. The high end tank type 99 series have always had independent sight though but gunner's sight is still fixed to the gun.

 

by78

General

• Oct 14, 2019

• #418

Profile view.

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Totoro

Major

VIP Professional

• Oct 14, 2019

• #419

Is it just me or have the early examples, back in photos from a few years ago, had a different and a bigger commander's sensor on his cupola?

 

by78

General

• Nov 8, 2019

• #420

A magazine scan from the parade.

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