New Chinese Mountain Tank Continues Testing

The web has a new photo of the Chinese "mountain" tank. This car accidentally "lit up" a little over a year ago. A train with two of these tanks was captured by an unknown photographer at the time he was heading to the Tibet area.

Since then, no official materials on this topic have appeared, only occasionally random photos of this tank are flashed on the Web, as a rule, the car can be seen during its transportation by rail. There are also photos on the car trailer. And now - the first photo of this "mountain tank" in the mountainous terrain.

The six-bearing chassis of this combat vehicle appears to be equipped with a variable hydropneumatic suspension. Such an adjustable suspension is simply necessary in mountain conditions, it will significantly increase the mobility and survival of the tank.

Specialists who tracked the changes that occur in the development of Chinese armored vehicles, have long argued about the caliber of artillery guns mounted on this combat vehicle. Some made the assumption that there is almost a 125-mm gun, but judging by this photo we can talk about guns caliber 100-105-mm. So, in terms of firepower, this tank is inferior, for example, to the Russian "Sprout SD", which has just the 125-mm gun.

It can be assumed that the Chinese tank has a fire control system, which is borrowed from the main battle tanks. Judging, again, from the photo, the car has a relatively light armor protection. Although it is possible that subsequently there will be options with enhanced booking.

The development of Chinese tank building is different in that local designers cannot or do not specifically seek to create one unified platform, on the basis of which it would be possible to make equipment for different types of troops. As a result, the Airborne Forces will have its own light tank, the marine corps will have its own, and the formations deployed in the mountainous regions will have their own fighting vehicle. Are the creators of armored vehicles from China right? This will show only intensive exploitation in the army.

Comments

[JonnyT]

Anxious ...... China in the mountains was going to fight!

[Yarbay]

Quote: JonnyT

Anxious ...... China in the mountains was going to fight!

Do not worry, at the right time, China will provoke a long and exhausting war with India !!

[Warrawar]

Quote: Yarbay

Do not worry, at the right time, China will provoke a long and exhausting war with India !!

It is very doubtful that China will be able to drag it into a war with India. Both countries are very ancient and wise ... more likely in Europe they will bite each other.

[Akim]

These wise countries were already at war with each other in the 62nd.

[WW3]

Quote: Yarbay

Do not worry, at the right time, China will provoke a long and exhausting war with India !!

... there is still Nepal, Tibet, Mongolia there is more likely to use such a technique. Tibet and China have a complex history of relationships ....
In India, not enough mountainous terrain ... the population is comparable and there is nuclear weapons like the PRC ....

[Akim]

Quote: WW3

In India, not enough mountainous terrain ... the population is comparable and there is nuclear weapons like the PRC ....

And packs behind me!
PS By the way about the mountains.

[Yarbay]

Quote: WW3

In India, there is not enough mountainous terrain ... the population is comparable and there is nuclear weapons like the PRC ..

therefore, it is more likely since both have nuclear weapons!
There will be a war of attrition and not one of the parties will decide not to use nuclear weapons! And when someone clearly loses, * the international community * will worry and stop the war!
And there are plenty of mountains there!

[crazyrom]

Quote: Yarbay

Do not worry, at the right time, China will provoke a long and exhausting war with India !!

And I think this is for pacifying Tibet, there is also "mountain" ...

[Alexander Romanov]

Quote: JonnyT

Anxious ...... China in the mountains was going to fight!

He will not pass through our hills, there are such windbreaks in the Far Eastern taiga that tanks will not pass more than a kilometer. It will be necessary to send lumberjacks in front of the tanks.

[Yoke]

and they are on foot, in small groups of 5-6 million people ...

[Trailer]

The Chinese are one and a half billion - and so they can drag a tank uphill. There are already precedents in history - for example, the battle of Dienbienf in Indochina.

[rpek32]

Everyone is building up military power, not just the Chinese. It’s worth considering.

[vagabo]

Well, why worry right away? China has a mountain border with India. There were battles during the conflicts between the two countries in the last century. The Chinese are simply developing, experimenting. They have enough money. Yes, and the tank itself - so-so. Reminiscent of something American of the 60s. Not a technique that can be very scared.

[Guun]

Quote: vagabo

Not a technique that can be very scared.

It’s too early to judge. The war shows the effectiveness of this or that equipment. There will be many of these tanks, India is buying the land equipment from Russia inadvertently. Most likely a new conflict over Kashmir between Pakistan and India is possible, China will take advantage and again take away a couple of provinces from the Indians, why would they need tanks ?

[Chicot 1]

What perversion will be next? .. "Steppe armored personnel carrier", "forest howitzer" or "light multi-purpose helicopter for flights over the territories of fruit and berry plantations during their flowering period"? ..

[Kyrgyz]

Why is an adjustable suspension necessary for him?

[Lone gunman]

China is not going to happen in the Caucasus, otherwise it’s good to complain ...

[Russian sniper]

In western Nepal, the border runs in the Himalayas. This section of the border is controversial, especially in the area north of Aksaychin, which is controlled by China but contested by India. Here is the area of ​​possible use of this technology from China.

[Igor77]

For war, oil is needed. Is there oil in China? Here is the answer.