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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 99 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] | 201st Research Institute[source] |
Hull: 7.6 metres (25 ft) Gun forward: 11 metres (36 ft)[source]
commander, driver, gunner
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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] | Baotou Tank Plant[source] |
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| No. built | 1000+[source] | ~1,300[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] | QJC-88 heavy machine gun Type 86 coaxial 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] | 27.78 hp/tonne[source] |
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| Suspension | Hydropneumatic suspension[source] | Torsion bar suspension[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 | — | 2001 (Type 99) 2011–present (Type 99A)[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $2.5 million[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1998–2001 (Type 98) 2001–2011 (Type 99) 2007–present (Type 99A)[source] |
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| Armor | — | Classified. Anticipated to be welded turret with applique and modular composite/ reactive armor[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 125mm ZPT-98 smoothbore gun (42 Rounds; autoloader)[source] |
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