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| Specification | Karrar (tank) | Type 15 tank |
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| Type | Main battle tank[source] | Light tank[source] |
| Place of origin | Iran[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 2020–present[source] | — |
| Used by | Iran[source] | See Operators[source] |
| Manufacturer | Bani Hashim Defense Industrial Complex |
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Single source6.8 m (hull) / 9.5 m / 9.78 m (total)[source]
9.2公尺(含炮管)/ 車體長度7.5m[source]
driver, commander and gunner
Single source3 (driver, commander and gunner)[source]
Operational; more from fuel tank
Single sourceOperational; Possibly around plus with
Single sourcePossibly around 500-550 km (plus with 200 -280 km more from fuel tank)[source]
Operational; without external fuel drums
Single source469 kilometres (291 mi)(without external fuel drums)[source]
Karrar is equipped with a 1000 hp engine. This has not been officially stated but signs mounted on Karrar tanks present in Bani Hashem factory, Iran's main AFV factory alongside Shahid Zainuddin, had the words "hp 1000" written on them. Karrar's power to weight ratio is about 20 hp per tonne as a result, and its speed is stated to be around 70 km/h.[source]Karrar; reference report based on factory signs
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.
Jianglu Electromachinery Baotou Tank Plant[source] |
| Produced | 2017–present[source] | — |
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| No. built | 150 ordered in 2017, another 650 ordered in 2018 which is to be finished by late 2020s. 800 total.[source] | 1000+[source] |
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| Armor | Composite armor for the turret, with ERA (Explosive Reactive Armor) armor for the hull (possibly Relikt ERA "copy" for turret) and wire cage armor[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 125 mm 2A46M /M-2/M-5 smoothbore gun (of the Russian design 2A46M) with stabilizer[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | coaxial 7.62mm machine gun and a remotely controlled 12.7mm machine gun (copy of the Soviet DShKM) / 14.5mm 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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| Engine | diesel[source] | Electronically controlled diesel engine 8V132 with fully-automatic transmission 1[source] |
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| Suspension | Torsion bar[source] | Hydropneumatic suspension[source] |
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| Designer | — | 201st Research Institute[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 30.30 hp/tonne 27.8 hp/tonne (Enhanced armor package installed)[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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