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Type 15 tanklarger figure on 1 of 1
Type 96 tanklarger figure on 0 of 1
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Configuration
| Specification | Type 15 tank | Type 96 tank |
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| Type | Light tank[source] | Main battle tank[source] |
| Place of origin | China[source] | China[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Operators[source] |
| Designer | 201st Research Institute[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Jianglu Electromachinery Baotou Tank Plant |
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
Diesel Type 96: 12V150ZLC Type 96A: 12V150ZLD
Single sourceEngine
Single sourceType 96B: 8V150HB
Single sourceDiesel Type 96: 12V150ZLC - 730 hp (582 kW) Type 96A: 12V150ZLD - 865hp (636 kW) Type 96B: 8V150HB - 1000hp (735kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
First Inner Mongolia Machinery Factory[source] |
| No. built | 1000+[source] | 2,500+[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] | Type 86 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun QJC-88 12.7 mm air-defence machine gun[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] | Type 96: (17.8 hp/tonne) Type 96A: (18.7 hp/tonne) Type 96B: (23 hp/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 | — | 1997–present[source] |
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| Armor | — | Type 96: Composite armor (Steel & Ceramic Aluminum Titanate with Fibreglass Cloth) Type 96A: Modular applique armor on the turret and FY-4 ERA plates on hull front[source] |
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| Main armament | — | Type 88C/ZPT-98 125 mm smoothbore gun, capable of firing ATGMs and depleted uranium rounds[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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