T-64 vs Type 15 tank: Specs Compared

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ATanks

Main battle tank

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BTanks

Light tank

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First system

Second system

Measured figures

16 of 32 rows sourced on both sides

9.23mGun forward

9.2公尺(含炮管)/ 車體長度7.5m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

9.225 m

Gun forward

Single source

9.225 m (30 ft 3.2 in) (gun forward)^[source]

9.2公尺(含炮管)/ 車體長度7.5m^[source]

Configuration

T-64 and Type 15 tank configuration
Specification	T-64	Type 15 tank
Type	Main battle tank^[source]	Light tank^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	China^[source]
In service	1966–present^[source]	—
Used by	See Operators^[source]	See Operators^[source]
Wars	Transnistria War Angolan Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas Russo-Ukrainian war Kamwina Nsapu rebellion

Designer	KMDB^[source]	201st Research Institute^[source]

Designed	1951–1962^[source]	—

Manufacturer	Malyshev Factory^[source]	Jianglu Electromachinery Baotou Tank Plant^[source]

Produced	1963–1987^[source]	—

No. built	≈13,000^[source]	1000+^[source]

Armour	Glass-reinforced plastic sandwiched between layers of steel. ERA plates on later versions Hull & turret – 370 mm to 440 mm vs APFSDS 500 mm to 575 mm vs HEAT^[source]	—

Main armament	125 mm smoothbore gun 2A26(M/M-1) (T-64A), 125 mm smoothbore gun D-81T (aka 2A46)^[source]	—

Secondary armament	7.62 mm PKMT coaxial machine gun, 12.7 mm NSVT anti-aircraft machine gun^[source]	Remotely operated weapon station armed with coaxial 12.7mm machine gun and QLZ-04 automatic grenade launcher^[source]

Power/weight	18.4 hp/tonne (13.7 kW/ton)^[source]	30.30 hp/tonne 27.8 hp/tonne (Enhanced armor package installed)^[source]

Suspension	Torsion bar^[source]	Hydropneumatic suspension^[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]

Reported operators	Reported operator · Democratic Republic of the Congo Reported operator · Russia Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · Uzbekistan	Reported operator · People's Liberation Army Ground Force Reported operator · People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps Reported operator · Bangladesh Army