Main Battle Tank 3000
| Main Battle Tank 3000 | |
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Scale model of MBT3000 | |
| Type | Main battle tank |
| Place of origin | China |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Norinco |
| Manufacturer | Norinco |
| Produced | 2014- present |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 52 t[1] |
| Length | 10.10 m[1] |
| Width | 3.40 m[1] |
| Height | 2.30 m[1] |
| Crew | 3 (commander, driver, gunner) |
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| Armor | Classified |
Main armament | 125 mm (4.9 in) smoothbore |
Secondary armament |
1 x RWS[2] 12.7 mm (0.50 in) AA MG 1 × 7.62 mm (0.300 in) coaxial MG |
| Engine |
Turbocharged diesel engine 1,300 hp (969 kW) |
| Power/weight | 25 hp/tonne |
| Suspension | torsion bar |
Operational range | 500 km (310 mi) |
| Speed | 68 km/h (42 mph) |
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The Main Battle Tank 3000 (MBT3000), also known as VT4 is a third generation main battle tank currently under development by Norinco.[3] Pakistan plans to license and manufacture MBT 3000 as Al-Hyder tank.[4][5]
Design
Armament
Primary
The tank gun is a 125 mm (4.9 in) smoothbore, which can fire various shells including: kinetic energy penetrator, high explosive squash head and high explosive anti-tank warhead.[3] In an interview with the tank's designer, it is claimed that the gun can fire a new APFSDS round that can penetrate 1000 mm of rolled homogeneous armor, presumably at a range of 2000 meters.[6] In addition, the main gun can fire anti-tank missiles with a maximum range of 5,000 m (5,500 yd).[3] The MBT3000 can carry 38 rounds of main ammunition with a maximum loading speed of 8 rounds per minute with 22 rounds on the autoloader.[3]
Secondary
The MBT3000 has a remotely operated[2] 12.7 mm (0.50 in) anti-aircraft machine gun and a 7.62 mm (0.300 in) coaxial machine gun.[3]
Fire-control system
The tank's fire-control system includes a digital imaging system that consists of a second generation cooled thermographic imager for the gunner and the tank commander.[3]
Mobility
The MBT3000 has a water-cooled turbocharged electronic-controlled diesel engine with 1,300 hp (969 kW).[3] The MBT3000 has a cruise speed of 68 km/h (42 mph) and has an operational range of 500 km (310 mi).[3] The tank uses digital technology with an inertial navigation system and BeiDou Navigation Satellite System.[3] The tanks ford depth is 4.5 m (4.9 yd) and it has a trench of 2.7 m (3.0 yd).[3]
Protection
The tank has a fire extinguisher feature and explosion suppression system.[3] The gradient is at maximum sixty-percent.[3] It is also installed with a new active protection system designated the GL5.[2]
Countermeasures
The MBT3000 countermeasures include eight 76 mm (3.0 in) smoke grenade launchers and four 76 mm (3.0 in) shrapnel grenade launchers.[3]
Operators
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "HugeDomains.com - Asian-Defence.com is for Sale (Asian- Defence)". Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Norinco reveals new features on MBT-3000". Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 "Asian Defence: China's Norinco New MBT-3000 Tank". Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ MBT 3000/ Al Haider reviews
- ↑ Pakistan Eyes new Chinese Tank, VT-4
- ↑ http://www.xydsw.cn/a/20141206/756786.html
- ↑ "Pakistan would like to test the new Chinese MBT-3000 VT4 main battle tank". November 5, 2014.
External links
- New features on MBT-3000 tank by Jane's Information Group
- Detailed pictures and a video of the MBT-3000 by China Defense Blog
- Norinco VT4 MBT-3000 main battle tank on armyrecognition.com
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