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Configuration
| Specification | T-14 Armata | Type 15 tank |
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| Type | Main battle tank[source] | Light tank[source] |
| Place of origin | Russia[source] | China[source] |
| Designer | Ural Design Bureau of Transport Machine-Building, Uralvagonzavod[source] | 201st Research Institute[source] |
| Designed | 2014[source] | — |
| Manufacturer |
Effective; Uralvagonzavod claims
Single sourceMaximum; Uralvagonzavod claims
Single sourceOperational; Min
Single source5 km, Uralvagonzavod claims[source]
12 km, Uralvagonzavod claims[source]
Min. 500 kilometres (310 mi)[source]
Operational; without external fuel drums
Single source469 kilometres (291 mi)(without external fuel drums)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Uralvagonzavod[source]
Jianglu Electromachinery Baotou Tank Plant[source] |
| Unit cost | $3.7–$4.6 million in 2015 $5–7.1 million in 2022[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2014–2021 (prototypes), 2021–present (claimed serial production)[source] | — |
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| No. built | Unknown/Low tens[source] | 1000+[source] |
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| Armour | 44S-sv-Sh Steel[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 2A82-1M 125 mm smoothbore cannon with 45 rounds (of which, 32 in the autoloader ). Future version may use the smoothbore 2A83 152 mm tank gun.[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | 12.7 mm ( 1 ⁄ 2 in) Kord machine gun (6P49), 7.62 mm (0.30 in) PKTM machine gun (6P7К)[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 | 20.4 kW/t (27.3 hp/t)[source] | 30.30 hp/tonne 27.8 hp/tonne (Enhanced armor package installed)[source] |
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| Transmission | 12-speed automatic gearbox[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Hydropneumatic suspension[source] | Hydropneumatic suspension[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Operators[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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| Reported operators | — |
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