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| Specification | Altay (tank) | Type 15 tank |
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| Type | Main battle tank[source] | Light tank[source] |
| Place of origin | Turkey[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 2025–present[source] | — |
| Used by | Turkish Land Forces[source] | See Operators[source] |
| Designer | Otokar (initial design) BMC (revised design) Hyundai Rotem (design assistance and tech transfer) For others, see below |
7.3 metres (24 ft) (hull), 10.3 metres (34 ft) (gun forward)[source]
9.2公尺(含炮管)/ 車體長度7.5m[source]
Engine
Single sourceT1: HD Hyundai Infracore DV27K 4- long stroke , 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel, dry weight: 2550 kg T2: BMC Power BATU V12 4- short stroke , 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel
Single sourceT1: HD Hyundai Infracore DV27K 4- long stroke , 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel, dry weight: 2550 kg 1,500 hp (1,110 kW) T2: BMC Power BATU V12 4- short stroke , 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel 1,500 hp (1,100 kW)[source]
8V132电控 涡轮增压 柴油發動機
Single source8V132电控 涡轮增压 柴油發動機 650 kW（883.75马力）[source]8V132电控 涡轮增压 柴油發動機
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
201st Research Institute[source] |
| Designed | 2008–2016 (initial) 2018-2022 (revised)[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | BMC[source] | Jianglu Electromachinery Baotou Tank Plant[source] |
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| Unit cost | T1: US$13.75 million (FY 2025) T2: US$11.75 million (FY 2025)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2025–present[source] | — |
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| No. built | 7 (2 prototypes)[source] | 1000+[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Armor | Tank armor : Roketsan composite armor package based on KSAP Active protection system : Aselsan AKKOR hard & soft kill with electronic warfare suite[source] | — |
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| Main armament | MKE 120 MM 55C 120 mm smoothbore cannon[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | 1 × Remote controlled weapon station equipped with 12.7 mm / 7.62 mm machine gun 1 x 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun[source] | Remotely operated weapon station armed with coaxial 12.7mm machine gun and QLZ-04 automatic grenade launcher[source] |
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| Power/weight | 23 hp/t (17.15 kW/t)[source] | 30.30 hp/tonne 27.8 hp/tonne (Enhanced armor package installed)[source] |
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| Transmission | T1: SNT Dynamics EST15K (6 forward, 3 reverse gears), dry weight: 2500 kg T2: BMC Power BATU V12 Cross Drive (6 forward, 2 reverse gears)[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Passive in-arm suspension unit (ISU) with automatic track tension system (ATTS)[source] | Hydropneumatic suspension[source] |
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| Engine | — | Electronically controlled diesel engine 8V132 with fully-automatic transmission 1[source] |
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| Status | — | The Type 15 ( Chinese : 15式轻型坦克 ; pinyin : yīwǔ shì qīngxíng tǎnkè , also designated ZTQ15 ), codenamed the Black Panther ( Chinese : 黑豹 ; pinyin : hēi bào ), is a Chinese third generation light tank family operated by the People's Liberation Army Ground Force , People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps , and People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps [source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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