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Tanks2017–present
Main battle tank
VT-4 is a main battle tank originating in China. It was built by Norinco Heavy Industries Taxila.
ChinaTrue scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 10.1 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Main battle tank
China
2017–present
See § Operators
War against the Islamic State Boko Haram insurgency 2025 Cambodia‒Thailand conflict
Norinco
Norinco Heavy Industries Taxila
$4.9 million
2017–present
See Variants
52 tonnes (57 short tons)
10.10 m (33.1 ft)
3.44 m (11.3 ft)
2.40 m (7 ft 10 in)
3 (commander, driver, gunner)
composite armour and Explosive reactive armour (ERA)
ZPT-98A 125 mm (4.9 in) smoothbore gun, 38 rounds (22 in the autoloader )
1 × RWS 12.7 mm (0.50 in) AA HMG 1 × 7.62 mm (0.300 in) coaxial MG
VT/E1 V12 diesel engine 1,200 hp (895 kW ) at 2,300 rpm
23 hp/tonne
Ch1000B automatic (6 FWD/2 REV)
torsion bars
43 cm (1 ft 4.93 in)
500 km (310 mi)
70 km/h (43 mph)
Nigeria
Pakistan
Thailand
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
VT-4 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
NigeriaArmy exact named equipment holdings: VT-4. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
PakistanArmy exact named equipment holdings: VT-4. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
ThailandArmy exact named equipment holdings: VT-4. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.