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9.2公尺(含炮管)/ 車體長度7.5m[source]
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| Specification | Type 15 tank | Type 63 (tank) |
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| Type | Light tank[source] | Amphibious light tank[source] |
| Place of origin | China[source] | China[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Operators[source] |
| Designer | 201st Research Institute[source] | Military Engineering Institute (MEI) and the No. 60 Research Institute of Fifth Ministry of Machine Building |
8.44 m 7.15 m (hull only)[source]
commander, gunner, loader, driver
Single source4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | Jianglu Electromachinery Baotou Tank Plant[source] | Norinco Factory 615 Shaanxi Weiyang Diesel Engine Plant (陕西渭阳柴油机厂) and Factory 256 Southwest Vehicles Factory (西南车辆制造厂)[source] |
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| No. built | 1000+[source] | More than 1,550[source] |
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| Secondary armament | Remotely operated weapon station armed with coaxial 12.7mm machine gun and QLZ-04 automatic grenade launcher[source] | 7.62 mm Type 59T coaxial medium machine gun (2,000 rounds) 12.7 mm Type 54 anti-aircraft heavy machine gun (500 rounds) 7.62 mm Type 59T anti-aircraft medium machine gun (optional)[source] |
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| Engine | Electronically controlled diesel engine 8V132 with fully-automatic transmission 1[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 30.30 hp/tonne 27.8 hp/tonne (Enhanced armor package installed)[source] | 20.3 hp/tonne (15.1 kW/tonne)[source] |
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| Suspension | Hydropneumatic suspension[source] | torsion bar[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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| In service | — | 1963–present[source] |
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| Wars | — | See Combat History[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1960 - 1963[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1963 - ? (ended)[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Armor | — | Welded rolled steel 11 mm hull front 14 mm hull upper side 10 mm hull rear 10 mm hull bottom 10 mm hull top[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 85 mm Type 62-85TC rifled gun (47 rounds)[source] |
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| Transmission | — | Manual, planetary[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 400 mm[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 545 litres[source] |
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