Photos of the layout of the Chinese Type 99A tank in the USA are discussed on the network

A photo of a trailer towed by a strange tank, unlike those in service in the American army, appeared on social networks. Soon the tank was identified: it turned out that it was a rather crude model of the last modification of the Type 99A, which was in service with the People's Liberation Army of China.

It is not yet very clear where exactly the layout of the Chinese tank... It is only known that this is the state of Arkansas in the USA. According to a number of experts, the special role of the model is to imitate the size of a real tank of a potential enemy during military exercises of the American army.

Recall that the Type 99A is the main battle tank of the People's Liberation Army of China. It is armed with a 125mm smoothbore cannon capable of firing guided missiles. The tank also has a remote weapon station on the turret, armed with a large-caliber machine gun and equipped with an active defense system.

The turret of the Chinese tank has an angular design. The undoubted plus of the tank is its strong frontal protection, comparable to that of the American M1 Abrams main battle tank. In general, the Chinese tank is a fairly well-protected combat vehicle, which is why the Americans show such considerable attention to practicing actions against the main battle tanks of the PLA.

Thus, the layout of the main battle tank of the Chinese army is of particular interest to the American military: practicing actions against the army of a potential enemy is one of the most important components of combat training, and in the face of growing tensions in the Asia-Pacific region, the American military should be ready to meet with Chinese tanks ... Of course, it is not worth waiting for real Chinese tanks in Arkansas, and not their mock-ups, but far from the borders of the United States, for example, on the same island of Taiwan, a collision with Chinese combat vehicles is quite likely.

Comments

[Cat Alexandrovich]

And what is there to discuss especially? I did not understand...

[Flooding]

Quote: Cat Alexandrovich

And what is there to discuss especially? I did not understand...

plywood model on 4 wheels
I wonder what kind of car they used?

[sen]

Thus, the layout of the main battle tank of the Chinese army is of particular interest to the American military: practicing actions against the army of a potential enemy

So they have a lot of models and our weapons, they are seriously preparing for war.

[Crowe]

are seriously preparing for war.

But inattentively. The Chinese have been painting in pixels for a long time, as in the top picture, and not like they smeared some stripes with a wide brush on the trailer. However, it looks like them - just remember how they showed Soviet military uniforms in their films

"The guys need to be more careful, more careful." ©

[knn54]

"Blinded."

[prior]

Perhaps soon this model will appear in some kind of provocative video, for example, how Chinese tank crews crush infants in Taiwan.
Americans are solid Hollywood, and provocation is their essence.

[mvg]

The undoubted plus of the tank is its strong frontal protection, comparable to that of the American M1 Abrams main battle tank.

This is the author added to the gag? No data on the Chinese has penetrated anywhere. The forehead of the Abrams SEP3 with depleted uranium is estimated at 1100 mm, but it is not clear where the Chinese got so much from. It is very difficult to increase the T-7290 to such a value, keeping within the limits of <50 tons +/- 3-4 tons

[Reserve buildbat]

The turret of the Chinese tank features an angular design.
How's that?
In general, they have been rolling mock-ups for decades. As soon as I remember the BMP-1, made from Sheridans, I shudder. And here is just a silhouette target. With the wrong camouflage

[75 Sergey]

Some kind of window dressing, deliberately lit up, probably to show capitalist China about the change of priorities.