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M41 Walker Bulldoglarger figure on 1 of 1
Type 15 tanklarger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
commander, gunner, loader, driver
Single source4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver)[source]
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Configuration
| Specification | M41 Walker Bulldog | Type 15 tank |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Light tank[source] | Light tank[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1953–1969 (US Armed Forces) 1961–present (foreign users)[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Operators[source] |
| Wars | Bay of Pigs Invasion Guatemalan Civil War 1964 Brazilian coup d'état Vietnam War Ethiopian Civil War Lebanese Civil War Ogaden War Sino-Vietnamese War Somali Civil War 2006 Thai coup d'état 2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflict[source] | — |
| Designed | 1944[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Cadillac[source] | Jianglu Electromachinery Baotou Tank Plant[source] |
| Unit cost | USD $162,000 (secondhand, FY1988) (equivalent to $369,596 in 2024)[source] | — |
| Produced | 1951 –1954[source] | — |
| No. built | 5,467[source] | 1000+[source] |
| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
| Armor | Welded steel 25.4 mm (1.00 in) turret front 25 mm (0.98 in) turret sides and rear 12.7 mm (0.50 in) turret top 31.7 mm (1.25 in) at 30° hull upper glacis plate 25.4 mm (1.00 in) at 45° hull lower glacis plate 19 mm (0.75 in) hull rear 9.25 mm (0.364 in) hull floor[source] | — |
| Main armament | 76 mm M32A1 rifled cannon (65 rounds)[source] | — |
| Secondary armament | .30 caliber M1919A4 coaxial machine gun (5,000 rounds) .50 caliber Browning M2 roof-mounted machine gun (2,175 rounds)[source] | Remotely operated weapon station armed with coaxial 12.7mm machine gun and QLZ-04 automatic grenade launcher[source] |
| Power/weight | 21.2 hp (15.8 kW)/tonne[source] | 30.30 hp/tonne 27.8 hp/tonne (Enhanced armor package installed)[source] |
| Suspension | Torsion bar[source] | Hydropneumatic suspension[source] |
| Ground clearance | 0.45 m (1.5 ft)[source] | — |
| Fuel capacity | 530 L (140 US gal)[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] |
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