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Configuration
| Specification | Model 1981 "Shin'heung" | Type 15 tank |
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| Type | Amphibious light tank[source] | Light tank[source] |
| Place of origin | North Korea[source] | China[source] |
| Armor | 30mm hull[source] | — |
| Main armament | 1 x 85 mm tank gun 1 x 9M14 Malyutka launcher ATGM[source] | — |
| Secondary armament | 1 x 14.5 mm anti-air machine gun 1 x 7.62 mm machine gun |
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
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Remotely operated weapon station armed with coaxial 12.7mm machine gun and QLZ-04 automatic grenade launcher[source] |
| 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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| Used by | — | See Operators[source] |
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| Designer | — | 201st Research Institute[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Jianglu Electromachinery Baotou Tank Plant[source] |
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| No. built | — | 1000+[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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| Reported operators | — |
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