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FV101 Scorpionlarger figure on 1 of 1
Type 15 tanklarger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
Hull
Single sourceinc 90 mm gun
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | FV101 Scorpion | Type 15 tank |
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| Type | Reconnaissance vehicle , Light tank[source] | Light tank[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1973–present[source] | — |
| Used by | Operators[source] | See Operators[source] |
| Wars | Iran–Iraq War Falklands War 1989 Philippine coup d'état attempt Gulf War Zamboanga City crisis 2025 Cambodia–Thailand clashes |
4.79 m (15 ft 9 in) (hull), 5.288 m (17 ft 4.2 in) (inc 90 mm gun)[source]
9.2公尺(含炮管)/ 車體長度7.5m[source]
Rate of fire
Single source6 rounds per minute[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Manufacturer | Alvis Vehicles , Coventry , England[source] | Jianglu Electromachinery Baotou Tank Plant[source] |
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| No. built | c. 3,000 (1,500 for UK, c. 1,500 exported)[source] | 1000+[source] |
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| Variants | Scorpion 90[source] | — |
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| Armour | Aluminium armour, Cast and 1318b plate 13 mm (front and sides)[source] | — |
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| Main armament | ROF 76mm L23A1 gun 90mm Cockerill Mk3 M-A1 gun (in Scorpion 90)[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | Coaxial 7.62 mm L43A1 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 | 22.92 hp (17.3 kW) / tonne[source] | 30.30 hp/tonne 27.8 hp/tonne (Enhanced armor package installed)[source] |
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| Transmission | Self Change Gears TN15X[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Torsion-bar[source] | Hydropneumatic suspension[source] |
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| Elevation | +35 degrees/−10 degrees[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | 201st Research Institute[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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