Type 15 tank vs Zulfiqar (tank): Specs Compared

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ATanks

Light tank

Credit

颐园居 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BTanks

Main battle tank

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M-ATF, from military.ir and iranmilitaryforum.net · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

Measured figures

16 of 29 rows sourced on both sides

9.2公尺(含炮管)/ 車體長度7.5m

9.2m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

9.2公尺(含炮管)/ 車體長度7.5m^[source]

9.2 m

Length

Single source

9.20 m (30 ft 2 in)^[source]

Configuration

Type 15 tank and Zulfiqar (tank) configuration
Specification	Type 15 tank	Zulfiqar (tank)
Type	Light tank^[source]	Main battle tank^[source]
Place of origin	China^[source]	Iran^[source]
Used by	See Operators^[source]	Islamic Republic of Iran^[source]
Designer	201st Research Institute^[source]	Research and Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organization of Islamic Republic of Iran Ground Force

Manufacturer	Jianglu Electromachinery Baotou Tank Plant^[source]	Shahid Kolah Dooz Industrial Complex^[source]

No. built	1000+^[source]	~400 Zulfiqar-1 in 2022 750 Zulfiqar-3^[source]

Secondary armament	Remotely operated weapon station armed with coaxial 12.7mm machine gun and QLZ-04 automatic grenade launcher^[source]	12.7 mm and 7.62 mm machine guns^[source]

Engine	Electronically controlled diesel engine 8V132 with fully-automatic transmission 1^[source]	—

Power/weight	30.30 hp/tonne 27.8 hp/tonne (Enhanced armor package installed)^[source]	21.7 hp/ton (Zulfiqar 1),17.85 hp/ton (zulfiqar 3)^[source]

Suspension	Hydropneumatic suspension^[source]	torsion-bar^[source]

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]	—

Designed	—	1993 – Zulfiqar-1 2012 – Zulfiqar-3^[source]

Produced	—	1996–present^[source]

Variants	—	Zulfiqar 1, Zulfiqar 2, Zulfiqar 3^[source]

Armor	—	composite armour^[source]

Main armament	—	2A46 125 mm gun^[source]

Transmission	—	6-gear SPAT 1200 automatic transmission^[source]

Reported operators	Reported operator · People's Liberation Army Ground Force Reported operator · People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps Reported operator · Bangladesh Army	Reported operator · Iran