Komatsu LAV vs Type 15 tank: Specs Compared

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Komatsu LAV — licensed reference photograph

ATanks

Komatsu LAV

Armoured scout car

Credit

Hunini · 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

Komatsu LAVlarger figure on 1 of 1

Speed+61%

Type 15 tanklarger figure on 0 of 1

None

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

Measured figures

Head to head

13 of 31 rows sourced on both sides

4.4m

9.2公尺(含炮管)/ 車體長度7.5m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

4.4 m

Length

Single source

4.4 m^[source]

9.2公尺(含炮管)/ 車體長度7.5m^[source]

2.04

Configuration

Details

Komatsu LAV and Type 15 tank configuration
Specification	Komatsu LAV	Type 15 tank
Crew	4+1 (MG or ATGM gunner)^[source]	—
Type	Armoured scout car^[source]	Light tank^[source]
Place of origin	Japan^[source]	China^[source]
In service	2002–present^[source]	—
Used by	Japan^[source]	See Operators

Wars	Iraq War^[source]	—

Designed	1997^[source]	—

Manufacturer	Komatsu^[source]	Jianglu Electromachinery Baotou Tank Plant^[source]

Unit cost	¥ 30 million^[source]	—

Produced	1997-2017^[source]	—

No. built	1937 (2016)^[source]	1000+^[source]

Main armament	Sumitomo M249 or Sumitomo M2HB^[source]	—

Secondary armament	Type 01 LMAT or a Kawasaki Type 87 anti-tank missile .^[source]	Remotely operated weapon station armed with coaxial 12.7mm machine gun and QLZ-04 automatic grenade launcher^[source]

Drive	4x4 wheeled^[source]	—

Transmission	4 speed Automatic^[source]	—

Designer	—	201st Research Institute^[source]

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

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

Suspension	—	Hydropneumatic suspension^[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 · Japan	Reported operator · People's Liberation Army Ground Force Reported operator · People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps Reported operator · Bangladesh Army