Type 100 tank vs Type 15 tank: Specs Compared

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Type 100 tank — licensed reference photograph

ATanks

Type 100 tank

Main battle tank

Credit

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Type 15 tank — licensed reference photograph

BTanks

Type 15 tank

Light tank

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Type 100 tanklarger figure on 0 of 1

None

Type 15 tanklarger figure on 1 of 1

Speed+40%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

10 of 27 rows sourced on both sides

≈ 40tapproximately

28.5公吨（基甲状态）32.5公吨（标准附加反应装甲状态）35公吨（巷战套装，包括爆发侧裙板）

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

≈ 40,000 kg

approximately

Single source

approximately 40 tonnes^[source]

28.5公吨（基甲状态）32.5公吨（标准附加反应装甲状态）35公吨（巷战套装，包括爆发侧裙板）^[source]

Configuration

Details

Type 100 tank and Type 15 tank configuration
Specification	Type 100 tank	Type 15 tank
Length	—	9.2公尺(含炮管)/ 車體長度7.5m^[source]
Width	—	3.3公尺^[source]
Height	—	2.5公尺^[source]
Type	Main battle tank^[source]	Light tank^[source]
Place of origin	China^[source]	China^[source]

In service	Around 2025–present^[source]	—

Used by	People's Liberation Army Ground Force^[source]	See Operators^[source]

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

Designed	No later than 2016–2022^[source]	—

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

Produced	Around 2025–present^[source]	—

Armor	Classified, 2 GL-6 APS; 4 launch tubes per APS^[source]	—

Main armament	105 mm main gun^[source]	—

Secondary armament	A 12.7mm machine gun on a remote weapons station , 1 coaxial QJY-201 machine gun,^[source]	Remotely operated weapon station armed with coaxial 12.7mm machine gun and QLZ-04 automatic grenade launcher^[source]

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

No. built	—	1000+^[source]

Engine	—	Electronically controlled diesel engine 8V132 with fully-automatic transmission 1^[source]

Power/weight	—	30.30 hp/tonne 27.8 hp/tonne (Enhanced armor package installed)^[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]