AMX-30 vs Type 15 tank: Specs Compared

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ATanks

AMX-30

Main battle tank

Credit

Schierbecker · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

Type 15 tank — licensed reference photograph

BTanks

Type 15 tank

Light tank

Credit

颐园居 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

AMX-30larger figure on 0 of 1

None

Type 15 tanklarger figure on 1 of 1

Speed+8%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 33 rows sourced on both sides

9.48mGun forward

9.2公尺(含炮管)/ 車體長度7.5m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

9.48 m

Gun forward

Single source

9.48 m (31 ft 1 in) (gun forward)^[source]

9.2公尺(含炮管)/ 車體長度7.5m^[source]

Configuration

Details

AMX-30 and Type 15 tank configuration
Specification	AMX-30	Type 15 tank
Type	Main battle tank^[source]	Light tank^[source]
Place of origin	France^[source]	China^[source]
In service	since 1966^[source]	—
Used by	See Operators^[source]	See Operators^[source]
Wars	Iran–Iraq War Persian Gulf War Saudi Arabian–Yemeni border conflict

Designed	1959 ( 1959 )^[source]	—

Manufacturer	AMX (later GIAT )^[source]	Jianglu Electromachinery Baotou Tank Plant^[source]

Produced	1966-1994^[source]	—

No. built	3,571^[source]	1000+^[source]

Armor	80 mm (3.1 in) maximum^[source]	—

Main armament	105 mm Modèle F1 tank gun^[source]	—

Secondary armament	1× 20 mm modèle F2 gun 1× 7.62 mm NF1 machine gun^[source]	Remotely operated weapon station armed with coaxial 12.7mm machine gun and QLZ-04 automatic grenade launcher^[source]

Power/weight	18.9 hp/tonne^[source]	30.30 hp/tonne 27.8 hp/tonne (Enhanced armor package installed)^[source]

Transmission	Manual on AMX30B Semi-automatic SESM ENC200 on AMX-30B2^[source]	—

Suspension	Torsion bar with shock absorbers^[source]	Hydropneumatic suspension^[source]

Designer	—	201st Research Institute^[source]

Engine	—	Electronically controlled diesel engine 8V132 with fully-automatic transmission 1^[source]

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]

Reported operators	Reported operator · Cyprus Reported operator · Nigeria Reported operator · Saudi Arabia Reported operator · Venezuela	Reported operator · People's Liberation Army Ground Force Reported operator · People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps Reported operator · Bangladesh Army