Now about our tank fleet well yeah most of them is old but there is already a major upgrading program for both armor and FCS , also our tanks can use Bastion missle (which is extremely expensive so only the best crew in each companny got them, about 2-4 i think and with the recent rise in budget i hope its will soon be the standard load-out )
About those Syria tanks I think you are mistaking something , all tanks can be destroyed if it got a solid hit by a new genoration ATGM and in this case even easier in urban warfare , M1 Abrams tanks are burning everywhere in Iraq so is that a sigh of a "weak" tank ? this is more about crew training and moral than the level of equipments , with proper tactics we can make use even the vintage Su-100 :v
Future conflict with China will be more likely short skirmish and VN will be on the defensive , if you have check our northen border geography , you will see that unless they practically use nuclear bombs on them there is no way they can effectively move in without facing interlocking fire from surrounding vantage points , we have plenty of well camouflage and hardened bunkers with professional troops armed with the latest toys from both Western and Russian including RPG-29 , RPO-A , Thermal Scanner , etc...........PS: Here is 1 of many tank that undergoing upgrade , plz do remember that this is top secret , i may get my *** kicked by C2 so be glad
BTW that red T-shirt guy look very handsome , dont you all agree ? :3