Chinese Tanks & Armored Vehicles

[ZeEa5KPul]

Should this be called the ZTQ-15B then?

They're just ERA blocks mounted on the ZTQ-15.

 

[Figaro]

They're just ERA blocks mounted on the ZTQ-15.

Did they attach the ERA blocks onto the older ZTQ-15s as well or are these just recent variants?

 

[LKJ86]

Did they attach the ERA blocks onto the older ZTQ-15s as well or are these just recent variants?

PLA Army would choose ZTQ-15s with different configurations according to the needs.

 

[LKJ86]

 

[Figaro]

Really interesting to see the good old Type 59 in the modern digital desert camo

 

[S10]

Really interesting to see the good old Type 59 in the modern digital desert camo
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I think these should be refurbished to Type-59D standards and sold cheaply to Africa or Southeast Asia. They're outdated by at least two decades and should have been retired at this point.

 

[LKJ86]

ZTZ-96B tank

Via @央广军事 from Weixin

 

[LKJ86]

Via @解放军报 from Weixin

 

[LKJ86]

 

[LKJ86]

Via @西陆强军号 from Weixin

 

[Figaro]

I think these should be refurbished to Type-59D standards and sold cheaply to Africa or Southeast Asia. They're outdated by at least two decades and should have been retired at this point.

To be fair, the only realistic land war China will face is against India. There is no urgency to replace these Type 59s as they can still be useful in training purposes and not to mention be stationed at the land borders against Central Asian countries and Mongolia.

 

[LKJ86]

 

[LKJ86]

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[LKJ86]

Via @海军新闻 from Weixin

 

[Figaro]

Type 15 tank crossing over anti tank trench