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Type 15 tanklarger figure on 1 of 1
Vijayantalarger figure on 0 of 1
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Configuration
| Specification | Type 15 tank | Vijayanta |
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| Type | Light tank[source] | Main battle tank[source] |
| Place of origin | China[source] | United Kingdom / India[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | India[source] |
| Designer | 201st Research Institute[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Jianglu Electromachinery Baotou Tank Plant |
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Vickers-Armstrongs (Initial Production) Heavy Vehicles Factory (Indian Production)[source] |
| No. built | 1000+[source] | 2,200[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] | 1 x 12.7 mm MG (ranging gun) (1000 rounds) 1 x 12.7 mm MG (pintle mount) (2000 rounds) 1 x 7.62 mm MG(Co-Ax) (500 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] | — |
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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 | — | 1965–present[source] |
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| Wars | — | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Operation Bluestar 2019 India–Pakistan standoff[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1963 (Vickers Mk.1 prototype) 1965–1986 ( Vijayanta production)[source] |
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| Armour | — | 80 mm (3.1 in) steel (hull and turret front) 30 mm (1.2 in) steel (side hull)[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 1 x 105 mm L7A2 (44 rounds)[source] |
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| Transmission | — | David Brown Ltd. (formerly Self-Changing Gears Ltd.) TN12 semi-automatic gearbox[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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