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Type 15 tanklarger figure on 1 of 1
Vickers MBT Mark 3larger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
9.2公尺(含炮管)/ 車體長度7.5m[source]
Gun forward
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| Specification | Type 15 tank | Vickers MBT Mark 3 |
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| Type | Light tank[source] | Main battle tank[source] |
| Place of origin | China[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| Designer | 201st Research Institute[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Jianglu Electromachinery Baotou Tank Plant[source] |
7.56 m (24 ft 10 in) (hull) 9.78 m (32 ft 1 in) (with gun forward)[source]
commander, gunner, loader and driver
Single source4 (commander, gunner, loader and driver)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Vickers[source] |
| No. built | 1000+[source] | 226[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 FN MAG coaxial machine gun (2600 rounds) 12.7 mm ranging machine-gun (700 rounds)[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] | 18 hp/t[source] |
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| Suspension | Hydropneumatic suspension[source] | torsion bars[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 | — | 1977–present (Kenya) 1981–present (Nigeria)[source] |
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| Wars | — | Somali Civil War Boko Haram insurgency Operation Linda Nchi[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $1.6 million[source] |
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| Armour | — | welded and cast steel[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 105 mm L7A2 rifled gun (50 rounds)[source] |
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| Transmission | — | Self-Changing Gears Ltd TN12V5 fully automatic gearbox[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 432 mm (17.0 in)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 1,000 L (220 imp gal; 264 US gal)[source] |
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