In recent years, China's military industry has made remarkable progress and breakthroughs in various fields, among which tank equipment is particularly eye-catching. It is a game-changer in the rules of land warfare, and its performance crushes that of the T90MS main battle tank, which once disgraced the old beauty. It can easily penetrate 1000 mm of armor, which is unavoidable for the armed ***.
It is the crystallization of China's modernization, it is not only ferocious, but also explosive in defense, and is also known as the world's most explosive steel monster. Before you start, please like and follow with your rich little hands, so as not to miss the wonderful content in the future. Closer to home, we're talking about the VT4 tank.
VT-4 Main Battle Tank (English: VT-4 Main Battle Tank, also known as: MBT-3000) is a new generation of foreign trade main battle tank developed by China Ordnance Industry Group. This type of tank was developed by Chinese weapons after the successful development and mass equipment of the MBT-2000 main battle tank, aiming at the development trend of international tanks.
The VT-4 main battle tank made its debut at the European Defense Show in Paris, France, in 2012. Thailand, Pakistan and other countries have purchased VT-4 tanks of different configurations from China.
In terms of firepower, it is equipped with a 125mm smoothbore gun with a 48-fold barrel, equipped with an advanced fire control system, a complete information-based combat system, a millimeter-wave radio frequency device and an automatic gun calibration device. At the same time, it is also equipped with RTJ1 armor-piercing shells, BTE2 grenades and GP125 artillery-launched missiles, which have the ability to hit low-altitude targets such as ***.
Protection: The VT-4 tank has excellent defensive performance, mainly using domestic composite armor, and its protection capacity is about equivalent to 600 mm of vertical homogeneous steel armor. This means that the turret and frontal hull of the VT-4 are capable of withstanding direct hits of armor-piercing shells with a 600-mm tail stable deshelling at a distance of 2000 meters.
In addition, the VT-4 tank is equipped with FY-4E reactive armor, which further improves its protection and comprehensive combat capabilities.
In terms of mobility:
The integrated power package composed of a 1300 horsepower diesel engine and a CH1000 integrated hydraulic transmission system can be used to achieve integrated hoisting, so that the tank can reach a maximum road speed of about 70 kilometers per hour, a maximum off-road speed of 54 kilometers per hour and a maximum off-road speed of 34 kilometers per hour. In addition, the steering wheel driving and automatic manual transmission are used to make driving more convenient.
Competitiveness in the international market.
As a third-generation main battle tank independently developed by China, the VT-4 tank has strong competitiveness in the international arms market.
Advanced technology: The VT-4 tank adopts high power density propulsion technology, optoelectronic technology, information technology, new material technology, overall technology, etc., and some technologies are more advanced than the Type 99 main battle tank for its own use, and have a world-class level.
Excellent performance: The VT-4 tank has performed well in terms of firepower, protection, mobility and information capabilities, reaching the world-class level.
Reasonable: The VT-4 tank has advantages in terms of performance and quality, and is cost-effective.
These advantages make the VT-4 tank highly competitive in the international market and is expected to attract attention and orders from countries in the Middle East and other regions.
However, China still needs to make continuous efforts to upgrade its technological and innovation capabilities to capture a larger share of the global arms market.
Exports: VT-4 tanks have achieved certain export results in the international market and have been exported to countries such as Thailand, Pakistan and Nigeria.
Among them, Thailand was one of the early users to introduce the VT-4 and was quite satisfied with its performance.
According to reports, the export volume of VT-4 tanks has already exceeded 400 units and is moving towards the 500 mark. With the continuous advancement of technology, the competitiveness of the VT-4 family of tanks in the international market will be even higher.
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