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TR-85larger figure on 0 of 1
Type 15 tanklarger figure on 1 of 1
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commander, driver, gunner, loader
Single source4 (commander, driver, gunner, loader)[source]
Model 8VS-A2T2M C.N. ROMARM S.A, 8-cyl., 26.5 liter turbo charged direct injection diesel at 2300 rpm
Single sourceModel 8VS-A2T2M C.N. ROMARM S.A, 8-cyl., 26.5 liter turbo charged direct injection diesel 860 hp (640 kW) at 2300 rpm[source]
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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Configuration
| Specification | TR-85 | Type 15 tank |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Main battle tank[source] | Light tank[source] |
| Place of origin | Romania[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1986–present[source] | — |
| Used by | Romanian Land Forces[source] | See Operators[source] |
| Wars | Romanian Revolution of 1989[source] | — |
| Designer | Institute 111 Direcția Tancuri și Auto[source] | 201st Research Institute[source] |
| Designed | 1978–1986[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Mechanical Factory Bucharest (part of ROMARM military consortium).[source] | Jianglu Electromachinery Baotou Tank Plant[source] |
| Produced | 1986–1990 (TR-85) 1997–2009 (TR-85M1 upgrade)[source] | — |
| No. built | 617[source] | 1000+[source] |
| Variants | TR-85, TR-85 M1,TR-85M1R , DMT-85 M1[source] | — |
| Armor | turret: 320 + 20 mm add-on composite armour (580mm of RHAe) hull: 200 mm composite armour[source] | — |
| Main armament | 100 mm gun A-308 41 rounds[source] | — |
| Secondary armament | 7.62 mm coaxial PKT machine gun 4595 rounds 12.7 mm DShK AA machine gun 750 rounds 81 mm smoke grenade launcher (20 grenades) 2 four-barreled flare launchers[source] | Remotely operated weapon station armed with coaxial 12.7mm machine gun and QLZ-04 automatic grenade launcher[source] |
| Power/weight | 17.2 hp/tonne[source] | 30.30 hp/tonne 27.8 hp/tonne (Enhanced armor package installed)[source] |
| Transmission | THM-5800 hydromechanic (4 fwd, 2 rev gears)[source] | — |
| Suspension | Torsion bar with eight telescopic hydro-gas shock absorbers[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] |
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