Challenger 3 vs Type 15 tank: Specs Compared

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ATanks

Main battle tank

Credit

Sergeant Ben Beale · OGL 3 · Resized · OGL 3 · Source ↗ · Modified

BTanks

Light tank

Credit

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

First system

Second system

Measured figures

15 of 27 rows sourced on both sides

11.3mGun forward

9.2公尺(含炮管)/ 車體長度7.5m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

11.3 m

Gun forward

Single source

11.3 metres^[source]

9.2公尺(含炮管)/ 車體長度7.5m^[source]

Configuration

Challenger 3 and Type 15 tank configuration
Specification	Challenger 3	Type 15 tank
Height	over 3 metres at the sight^[source]	2.5公尺^[source]
Type	Main battle tank^[source]	Light tank^[source]
Place of origin	United Kingdom^[source]	China^[source]
In service	From 2027^[source]	—
Used by	British Army

Designer	Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land^[source]	201st Research Institute^[source]

Manufacturer	Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land^[source]	Jianglu Electromachinery Baotou Tank Plant^[source]

Produced	2027–2030^[source]	—

No. built	148 (Planned)^[source]	1000+^[source]

Armour	"new Modular Armour" consisting of External "EPSOM" and Internal "Farnham" Armour, APS^[source]	—

Main armament	120 mm Rheinmetall L55A1 smoothbore gun^[source]	—

Power/weight	22.7 hp/t (16.9 kW/t)^[source]	30.30 hp/tonne 27.8 hp/tonne (Enhanced armor package installed)^[source]

Transmission	David Brown Santasalo TN54E epicyclic transmission (six forward, two reverse) with new component improvements.^[source]	—

Suspension	Horstman third generation Hydrogas^[source]	Hydropneumatic suspension^[source]

Secondary armament	—	Remotely operated weapon station armed with coaxial 12.7mm machine gun and QLZ-04 automatic grenade launcher^[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]