Ariete vs Type 15 tank: Specs Compared

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ATanks

Ariete

Main battle tank

Credit

Italian Army · CC BY 2.5 · Resized · CC BY 2.5 · 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

Arietelarger 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

14 of 28 rows sourced on both sides

9.52m

9.2公尺(含炮管)/ 車體長度7.5m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

9.52 m

Length

Single source

9.52 m (31.2 ft)^[source]

9.2公尺(含炮管)/ 車體長度7.5m^[source]

3.61

Configuration

Details

Ariete and Type 15 tank configuration
Specification	Ariete	Type 15 tank
Type	Main battle tank^[source]	Light tank^[source]
Place of origin	Italy^[source]	China^[source]
In service	1995–present^[source]	—
Manufacturer	Consorzio Iveco Oto Melara (CIO), a consortium formed by Iveco and OTO Melara^[source]	Jianglu Electromachinery Baotou Tank Plant^[source]
Produced

No. built	200^[source]	1000+^[source]

Armor	steel and composite^[source]	—

Main armament	120 mm OTO Breda L/44 smoothbore gun 42 rounds (15 ready-rounds in the turret basket with additional 27 rounds in the hull rack)^[source]	—

Secondary armament	7.62 mm MG 42/59 coaxial machine-gun, 7.62 mm MG 42/59 AA machine-gun 2,500 rounds^[source]	Remotely operated weapon station armed with coaxial 12.7mm machine gun and QLZ-04 automatic grenade launcher^[source]

Power/weight	17.5 kW/t (23.5 hp/t)^[source]	30.30 hp/tonne 27.8 hp/tonne (Enhanced armor package installed)^[source]

Transmission	ZF Friedrichshafen LSG 3000 (4 gears forward, 2 backwards)^[source]	—

Suspension	torsion bar^[source]	Hydropneumatic suspension^[source]

Ground clearance	0.44 m (1.4 ft)^[source]	—

Used by	—	See Operators^[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]