2005年11月10日 · On the other hand, PLA knows the limits of 99A. The upgrade potential of 99A is very limited due to its (realtively) poor chassis/suspension reliability. That's also why 99A …

2005年11月10日 · It is quite limiting. When PLA commissioned the Type 15 light tank (its most modern tank) notice how they stood well clear of this old carousel autoloader design. I have …

2005年11月10日 · Okay 99A gets frontal protection well by pure brute forcing it with extremely thick (for Soviet/Chinese tank doctrine) armour then adding further layer of wedge modular …

2014年1月6日 · It's a pretty good tank, especially since a lot of Thai terrain and roads are unsuitable for heavier tanks (ZTZ-99A, M1A2, Leopard 2). Thats actually a very good point, …

2005年11月10日 · In January of 2019, the PLA has 1000 Type 96, 1500 Type 96A, 600 Type 99, 250 Type 99A, and 100 Type 15 in its active service. Considering the Type 99A has been in …

2005年11月10日 · The VT-4 seems like a downgrade from the ZTZ-99A to me; I don't know why the PLA would want to induct it. If the idea is to supplant 96As with VT-4s, there are flaws in …

2005年11月10日 · For one clearly observable fact, PLA tanks do not use much side armour at all. pretty much anything anti-tank will penetrate PLA MBT side armour. It is literally about 10cm …

2005年11月10日 · In both English and Chinese literature it was the case when the tall turret V3 came out that the Type 99 was the one with the circular bulge, Type 99A was the flush V2, …

2005年11月10日 · 99A has the highest weight to crew ratio out of any tank. That's also mostly focused on frontal arc, instead of evenly distributed across the whole tank. Unlike the Abrams, …

2005年11月10日 · By that philosophy, T14 and T90 is the "same". 99A is in a different weight class, looks completely different and even the internals fundamentally differ: 99A was …