ZTQ-15 light tank | The Chinese armour for the Himalayas

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We are investigating the ZTQ-15, a.k.a Type 15 and Black Panther, the new light tank of the People's Liberation Army. #pla #armouredvehicle #lighttank #type15
Why does China need a light tank?
What are the features of the ZTQ-15?
What are the differences between ZTQ-15 and its export variant, VT-5?
Is it wise to have a light tank while unmanned combat aerial vehicles and kamikaze drones dominate the current battlefield?
00:00 Introduction
00:55 Programme history
01:32 Design
01:53 Firepower
04:51 Survivability
06:05 Mobility
07:29 Users
07:34 Specifications
08:09 Variants (VT-5 / VT-5BD / VT-5U / Type 15 ARV / VN17)
09:20 Analysis
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@WeaponDetective 2 ай бұрын

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@waltersergio2996 2 ай бұрын

We would like very much to have a video on the Russian Steregushyie class Corvette.. Thank you Ws// military analyst Order of the Temple

@The_Fubar 2 ай бұрын

There's only one remaining question.... .....Gaijin when ?

@404dne 2 ай бұрын

probably another 3years lol or until they actually give a crap about cn tech tree at all😂

@ry0usama511 2 ай бұрын

@@404dne Hey dun say it like that, they finally figured out PLA still uses IFVs

@404dne 2 ай бұрын

@@ry0usama511 lmao true

@404dne 2 ай бұрын

@@ry0usama511 also i heard that the new ifv that china got ia pretty cracked

@syysyy3526 2 ай бұрын

Nah, I think VT-5 will come out first, exporting version has published parameters.

@SpruceWood-NEG 2 ай бұрын

The VT5 has 500mm armor on the front and can defend against 35mm shells on the side. The only light tank. The old version of the VT5 engine had 886 horsepower, while the latest version has been changed to 1200 horsepower. Given that this light tank has a combat capacity of only 30 tons (36 tons of modular armor, and an additional 39 tons of reactive armor anti drone grille), even in its fully armored form, its maneuverability remains explosive. Without carrying personnel, fuel, and ammunition, the latest version of C130 can transport one unit, while Il-76 can transport two units. VT5 can operate at an altitude of 5000 meters on high plateaus, as well as in subtropical areas filled with riverbanks and swamps. You will never see 99A, Leopard 2, M1, Challenger, T80/90 in these places Especially the VT5u version, which is what all soldiers dream of owning. Unmanned tank, remote control. The key is very cheap, very cheap, very cheap. VT5u only costs $1.5 million. If it's the T15u it's only 1.5 million RMB. It's very cheap and suitable for large-scale deployment and a war of attrition. No one would worry about deploying 2000 units at once to launch a surprise operation.

@user-gu8qi4me8x 2 ай бұрын

I actually genuinely agree with you and finally some one who l found in the comment section that actually has a functioning brain for once and this world actually genuinely needs more people actually like you in this world and you actually couldn't have said that actually any better than me.

@rogerc6533 2 ай бұрын

The fully uparmored version sounds like the revival of the medium tank concept, especially if it is as cheap as you suggest. I am also convinced Western MBTs are all closeted heavy tanks.

@SpruceWood-NEG 2 ай бұрын

@@rogerc6533 More precisely, it should be the concept of large-scale war consumables in major power wars. Efficient, inexpensive, simple, and systematic combat.

@rogerc6533 2 ай бұрын

@@SpruceWood-NEG I think the Russians have this really well nailed down with their T-72/T-90 lineage tanks. Workhorse, reliable, simple and relatively cheap platforms that can be fielded in significant numbers and perform everything required of a tank potently. Up armoring a light tank as China has done is an interesting contrast to Russias lightweight mbts but I find both extremely viable as a nations primary tanks. Chinas light tank is more mobile but Russian mbts can still serve heavy tank breakthrough type roles if required. Western tanks are too heavy, expensive and try to do everything which ends up meaning they cant be fielded in enough numbers to do anything.

@SpruceWood-NEG 2 ай бұрын

@@rogerc6533That's a Russian tank, not a Chinese one. China cannot equip the T72. At the same time, the T72 cannot achieve a basic model of only 30 tons. T72 is also unable to undergo unmanned transformation. More importantly, T72 cannot be deployed on plateaus and swamps. Another thing to mention is that last year T72 directly destroyed Leopard 2A5, and last month T72 used artillery fired missiles to kill M1A1

@damiendehorn6350 2 ай бұрын

Bangladesh initially bought 44 type 15 light tanks (one regiment) to evaluate it in the ultra soft delta clay conditions of Bangladesh. Bangladesh seems to be happy with its performance, however it would be nice to see a upgraded type 15 with a 120mm low recoil smoothbore gun.

@quoccuongtran724 2 ай бұрын

the last time i checked, Bangladesh Army's tanks use both the Soviet 125mm smoothbore gun & the NATO 105mm gun (or its Chinese version) the VT-5 for Bangladesh probably would need no change for its gun

@damiendehorn6350 2 ай бұрын

@@quoccuongtran724 Your right, we have Chinese tanks with either 125mm or 105mm. The 125mm are smooth bore (fires both Russian and Chinese ammo), 105mm rifled bore (fires both NATO and Chinese ammo). All the ammo are made in Bangladesh.

@habahan4257 2 ай бұрын

Tanks for the video. I agree that the success of UAVs is overrated. But, the future ground vehicle will have to have integrated countermeasure systems to survive. Until then, the UAV will keep dominating the battlefield.

@TheLittleMaestro2911 2 ай бұрын

Finally, after a whole year of requesting...

@finderskeepers7293 2 ай бұрын

This is a very well researched and presented video. ❤ India is in the process of developing its own light tank to counter this called the Zorawar with a 105mm main gun. It is in testing now and will be inducted soon after all user trial are completed.

@chrisdoulou8149 2 ай бұрын

So, in 2047? 😂

@bonk9614 2 ай бұрын

@@chrisdoulou8149 DRDO and L&T made the tank already and they are currently testing the tank.

@rgriffinRETIRED_SHEEPDOG 2 ай бұрын

I love this channel!

@zhanxu125 2 ай бұрын

Do you still have doubts about the usefulness of the ZTQ15T when you see the United States rushing to launch the M10 Booker tank?

@kendopa9604 2 ай бұрын

M10 look like copy cat of China VT5😅

@cozy6308 2 ай бұрын

@@kendopa9604 thats like saying the abrams is a copy of the type 96

@user-nv1gm2zj7y 2 ай бұрын

@@Dan_Caro but they still rushed it out because of this.

@newway9647 2 ай бұрын

glad to see this

@syedafik6487 2 ай бұрын

Vt-5 bd is one of the best light tank in the world💪

@SpruceWood-NEG 2 ай бұрын

One can be removed. The VT5 has 500mm armor on the front and can defend against 35mm shells on the side. The only light tank. The old version of the VT5 engine had 886 horsepower, while the latest version has been changed to 1200 horsepower. Given that this light tank has a combat capacity of only 30 tons (36 tons of modular armor, and an additional 39 tons of reactive armor anti drone grille), even in its fully armored form, its maneuverability remains explosive. Without carrying personnel, fuel, and ammunition, the latest version of C130 can transport one unit, while Il-76 can transport two units. VT5 can operate at an altitude of 5000 meters on high plateaus, as well as in subtropical areas filled with riverbanks and swamps. You will never see 99A, Leopard 2, M1, Challenger, T80/90 in these places

@khiemnguyen7911 2 ай бұрын

Chúng sẽ thành đống sắt vụn nhanh thôi 😊

@SpruceWood-NEG 2 ай бұрын

@@khiemnguyen7911 Vietnam's GDP in 2022 is 408.802 billion US dollars. Army main battle tanks: 45 T-34 tanks, 850 T-54/-55 tanks, 220 T-62 tanks (imported from the Soviet Union between 1983 and 1986), 350 59 tanks, and 300 PT-76 tanks. T90S, 64 vehicles (two of which are T90SK command type). Infantry tank: BMP1/2 type 200 vehicles Armored transport vehicles: 1100 BTR40/50/60/152 models, and several YW-531 and M-113 models. Towing artillery: several guns with a diameter of 76mm, 85mm, 100mm, 120mm, 122mm, and 175mm. Rocket artillery: 107mm with 360 guns, 122mm with 350 guns, and 140mm with several guns. Mortar: Several 82mm, 120mm, and 160mm guns. Anti tank missile: several AT-3 fire-resistant boxes. Recoilless guns: several 75mm, 82mm, and 87mm guns. Anti aircraft guns (anti-aircraft machine guns): a total of 12000 guns (guns) with dimensions of 14.5mm, 23mm, 30mm, 37mm, 57mm, 85mm, and 100mm. Ground to air missile: SA-7/-16 type if cadre. The 201st Armored Brigade of the Vietnamese People's Army, located 30 kilometers southwest of Hanoi, Vietnam, is equipped with a T90. The main defense direction is Thailand. None of the remaining tanks are opponents of the Bangladesh VT5. Basically beaten by hanging.

@rgriffinRETIRED_SHEEPDOG 2 ай бұрын

Excellent video

@macdaddy6570 2 ай бұрын

Good stuff

@theo91769 2 ай бұрын

India is developing a light tank named Zorawar for the Himalayan region. But to fulfill this gap until Zorawar will be ready, India has developed another kind of light tank by using the hull of the t72 tank and the turret of the t90 named Atharva.

@MDSR17455 2 ай бұрын

Great video, I hope you can make a video covering the Admiral Goshkov class Frigate

@Sir_Godz 2 ай бұрын

i thought that was a submarine?

@erdiakarsu4945 2 ай бұрын

@Sir_Godz no adrimal gorshkov class frigates have been promoted to being a submarine yet

@RJM1011 2 ай бұрын

For a lighter tank it looks very good. hank you for the video. 👍

@ivanstepanovic1327 2 ай бұрын

In modern battlefield, it doesn't really matter how much armor you have or how low profile. If you are spotted, you will be hit. So, why make big and expensive gadgets and put them into even more expensive tanks that will be blown to pieces anyway? Better make something small, light and cheap. Makes sense...

@DeltaKaiNi 2 ай бұрын

I remember when bait was believable.

@tuomasandersson3889 2 ай бұрын

Only problem is the loss of trained crew. They won't necessarily survive a hit inside a light tank. In a modern MBT they often survive, only the tank is damaged.

@paladina666 2 ай бұрын

My God since start of the everyone and dog think there an expert on war when there not, your cheap shit won't work any better and you'll lost more crew, crew survival is why westerns vehicles are bigger and expensive

@stuartemmanuel3735 2 ай бұрын

All of a sudden people are instant experts, whose diplomas they earned by brainfarts, not sure if they think China's military is competent or they lacked critical thinking, nevertheless tanks are assets when used properly will ensure victory, I doubt this light tank is expansive as fast it's replaceable.

@NightPhoenix.Y 2 ай бұрын

That's bs. China has a light tank cause a bunch of their land and their neighboring land are of jungles and mountainous terrain. Mbt are most for pier countries like Russia or US who have relatively flat land

@lucianohelvecioteixeira.9995 2 ай бұрын

Como de hábito mais um ótimo vídeo parabéns

@mohammedsaysrashid3587 2 ай бұрын

Another wonderful video shared by an excellent ( weapon detective 🕵️‍♂️) channel about ZTQ - 15 light tanks designed by China 🇨🇳. Video clearly explained all characteristics of that light tank ..ZTQ- 15 supported by several modernized characteristics....Thank you 🙏( weapon detective 🕵️‍♂️) channel for sharing

@user-gu8qi4me8x 2 ай бұрын

I actually genuinely agree with you.

@wiktorberski9272 2 ай бұрын

Really interesting tank design, well suited for high altitude combat

@pyeitme508 2 ай бұрын

Nice 🙂

@stupidburp 2 ай бұрын

India should license build some improved Type 10 tanks with hard kill active protection system added and high altitude modifications.Could likely keep well under 50 tons even with the modifications and some modular protection. These would overmatch the PLA light tanks and even have an advantage against the PLA main battle tanks.

@sweatybotfn9982 2 ай бұрын

Not really, the ZTZ-99A is currently the most powerful MB tank in Asia. It has hard kill and a reverse laser sight that can temporarily disable any laser guided weapons, making it impossible for helicopters or even tank gun sights to get the tone

@danielburgess7785 2 ай бұрын

How are the total hours to power pack swap?

@hridoymahbub4793 2 ай бұрын

Bangladesh Army is the first foreign user of the Type-15 light tank

@patriotenfield3276 2 ай бұрын

New or Old .....Drones are dominating the field in Tank hunting. It only depends on How good is your Combined Electronic Cyber warfare to take a lead . and Only so Far Russia , China , US and Israel are the ones with leading capabilities with Turkiye , Japan , South Korea and UK catching up real fast .

@SpruceWood-NEG 2 ай бұрын

Is it possible that all FPVs in these countries have higher-level drone components, 91% of which are produced in China.

@user-gu8qi4me8x 2 ай бұрын

@@SpruceWood-NEGI actually genuinely agree with you

@BlackHawkTejas 2 ай бұрын

India is pretty strong in EW as well!

@sweatybotfn9982 2 ай бұрын

Only problem is china is the unbeatable one in drone technology, both military or not. They just launched their second stealth supersonic UAV and will shut down drone exportation in war situations. Doesn’t look good for us

@shapethefuturetech6005 2 ай бұрын

Problem is that China is also leading the drone industry.

@JinKee 2 ай бұрын

1:00 inertial navigation? are they expecting to lose GPS on day one?

@fezparker2401 2 ай бұрын

mountains gps is scetchy

@BlackHawkTejas 2 ай бұрын

INS is becoming very important doesn't matter if you have access to SatNav or not!

@fezparker2401 2 ай бұрын

also gps can be blocked by interference

@ReviveHF 2 ай бұрын

China's potential land based enemies were the Russians, Vietnamese and Indians. ZTQ-15 is meant to fight in the mountainous terrain in the Himalayas as well as to fight in the jungle terrain of Myanmar and Vietnam. Also, it need to replace the old Type96 series of tanks when facing Russians. It has 3 levels of armour package to deal with multiple scenarios. Level 1 protection was ideal for mountainous operation where cross country mobility was needed the most, it's frontal protection is adequate for shrugging off 23mm AP rounds commonly used by the Indian Army in the mountainous regions. It has all round protection against 14.5mm rounds and artillery shells fragments. Level 2 protection includes heavier composite plates will be installed if the battles involved close quarter engagements where RPG7s were rampant. RPG7s were commonly used by Indian and Vietnamese troops. Level 3 protection offers heavy ERA coverage on the sides and frontal aspects in addition of composite plates, this will be deployed en masse if massive war broke out with Vietnam Russia and India. This level of protection offers immunity against 30mm APFSDS rounds as well as 125mm HEAT-FS rounds on the frontal hull and turret, and occasionally reduce the penetration effects of 125mm APFSDS. This kind of armour set up can be seen recently in the Ladakh areas in response to India potential procurement of Sprut SD light tanks from Russia and in the inner Mongolia to deal with the possible T-90MS threat.

@nishantshrivastava9674 2 ай бұрын

India also uses French Milan ATGMs, Russian kornet ATGMs and Israeli Spike ATGMs in thousands and that would pose a serious threat. Actually we r not going for Russian sprut. This time we r developing Zorawar light tank with Belgian cockerel turret localized and mass produced in India. Field trial has already been started. 😊

@user-gu8qi4me8x 2 ай бұрын

@@nishantshrivastava9674yes but actually no

@user-gu8qi4me8x 2 ай бұрын

ReviveHF l actually agree with you and finally some one who l found in the comment section that actually has a functioning brain for once and this world actually genuinely needs more people actually like you in this world and you actually couldn't have said that actually any better than me.

@nishantshrivastava9674 2 ай бұрын

@@user-gu8qi4me8x What no.. Nobody uses RPG7 rocket launchers now🥱🥱 We use Anti tank guided missiles in thousands. Look at Ukrainian war.. ATGMs r making Tanks a flying junk.

@BlackHawkTejas 2 ай бұрын

What a load of BS! Don't act like a shill for ccp!

@bestestusername 2 ай бұрын

It's a good basic light tank that suits a need they have. In a western country it would cost billions to produce, billions to make and there would be hardly any of them due to cost. And it would take a decade to get ready. This is a good channel though very informative

@WSOJ3 2 ай бұрын

Think of this light tank as a self propelled short range artillery support in the mountains. That’s what this tank was designed for. The name “tank” is a bit misleading. It’s all about providing artillery support to troops in area traditional tanks and towed artilleries cannot reach.

@myhugedeck8518 2 ай бұрын

You have to now make a video on the Zorawar Light Tank, which will directly compete with the ZTQ-15 in the Himalayas

@samham2843 2 ай бұрын

zorawar doesnt even hv a prototype yet, he wont make a video on something thats not in service

@myhugedeck8518 2 ай бұрын

@@samham2843 There is a prototype, it's undergoing trials and will enter service before the end of this year

@kakakiri2601 2 ай бұрын

the good things is, they actually use rear bustle autoloader instead the old soviet carousel

@JinKee 2 ай бұрын

2:00 general mark milley said that the high angle of elevation gun was essential for urban combat to shoot AT teams on rooftops, but can this chinese armour also depress the gun to hit an AT team operating a confined space weapon from a basement window? at the battle of grozny the russians had people shooting AT weapons from confined spaces. idk how

@user-gu8qi4me8x 2 ай бұрын

I actually genuinely agree with you

@pkmkb007 2 ай бұрын

@@user-gu8qi4me8x You are just a paid Xi bot

@kendopa9604 2 ай бұрын

Just look as how tall tank turret height it will tell you.😅

@Sir_Godz 2 ай бұрын

noice

@keepower 2 ай бұрын

Moving to the Western style autoloader is definitely a good thing

@joelau2383 2 ай бұрын

Except the HEAT round would launch a high penetration metal jet into crew compartment when they are hit.

@kendopa9604 2 ай бұрын

China has been using autoloader before western tanks has autoloader ,but both of them copy from Soviet.😅

@halo7250 2 ай бұрын

An AI-powered 360° active point defense system will inevitably replace the need for heavy armor as a form of defense. The traditional heavy armor on tanks is now obsolete due to the increasing threats of tank munitions, land mines, man-portable ATGM, and kamikaze drones. It's impractical to place heavy armor everywhere on the tank, rendering it unable to traverse over swamps, alpine terrain, beach, and narrow urban streets to reach its military objectives. The future of tanks lies in being nimble, lightly armored, fast, with heavy firepower, multi-spectrum capabilities, affordable, highly automated, and potentially autonomous. China's light tank is on the right track. I would assume China is secretly investing heavily in a highly effective autonomous point defense system for all their tanks right now, with a strong focus on their light tank variant.

@halo7250 2 ай бұрын

An AI-powered defense shield is not limited to relying solely on its active point defense system. In fact, a tank's hydraulics system, 360° cameras, and self-driving system could potentially be integrated with the AI to enable the tank to automatically maneuver at high speed and evade incoming threats while deploying countermeasures.

@halo7250 2 ай бұрын

All leading nations are actively researching swarm air drones tactics, but China is one of the few countries that can potentially create a new breed of cheap swarm tanks equipped with AI. Such a swarm tank tactic could serve as a first wave of attack, causing initial losses but ultimately leading to a victory. With China's massive industrial base and the ability to focus singularly on production using AI, the country could keep sending wave after wave of these AI-controlled tanks to the front lines. Furthermore, each successive wave of tanks would learn from its AI compatriots' previous encounters with the enemy, making it a terrifying future for any opposing army that faces China's AI swarm tank hybrid.

@waltersergio2996 2 ай бұрын

Walker Bulldog of the Chinese... Does it make sense to have a tank and a crew that cannot survive a blast? Only for recco or infantry help. But its mobility with cargo planes is a good point. Used as recco and/ or in vast numbers it could be very good at the task... If you have millions of soldiers.. But I would like to have the ZTQ 15 for the Brazilian marines.Even for the Army, provided the manufacturing in great numbers in Brazil.

@MuhammadIsmail-in6vf 2 ай бұрын

It is designed to fight india at high altitude mountainous terrain.

@NightPhoenix.Y 2 ай бұрын

It's designed for China and it's neighbors mountainous and high density jungle terrain, stuff the Russians or Americans rarely have.

@SpruceWood-NEG 2 ай бұрын

@@MuhammadIsmail-in6vfBangladesh has purchased hundreds of 15 tank export versions of the VT5, which are actually suitable for all regional operations. The latest version in China is T15u/VT5U an unmanned version.

@waltersergio2996 2 ай бұрын

@@NightPhoenix.Y We know.

@joelau2383 2 ай бұрын

It is similar to quick reaction force. It is desgined to push the enemy QRF back at earily stage of war and hold important positions before MBT of both sides arrive the front line.

@EthanX1ao 2 ай бұрын

What? I thought VN17 was based on VT4 mbt's hull.....

@APDM_OSINT 2 ай бұрын

The most overlooked thing about ZTQ-15 is that the tank uses dedicated chassis. Kaplan MT, Sabrah, M10 Booker are all light tanks based on infantry fighting vehicles. These modification approaches mean the platform is not designed for niche usage and situations. On the other hand, China spent lots of resources to develop ZTQ-15 and VT-5 from stretch, which means this project is created in the beginning to serve in dedicated environment like plateau and waterlands, displaying China's intention and ambition to have an unfair fight vs her enemies. This is the real danger - the intention.

@user-gu8qi4me8x 2 ай бұрын

This video is actually genuinely underated and damm and this is actually the actual real China that the actual American and British BBC propaganda mainstream media actually don't show you is actually really like and actually capable of actually doing and damm.

@pkmkb007 2 ай бұрын

You are just a paid Xi bot typing " I actually genuinely agree with you " multiple times in comments.

@einundsiebenziger5488 2 ай бұрын

You didn't use the word "actual/ly" enough!

@user-gu8qi4me8x 2 ай бұрын

@@einundsiebenziger5488 oh OK sorry my bad 😅😅😅

@mauricio-wq5lu 2 ай бұрын

Is this light tank meant for Chinese airborne recon force?

@johnwang2882 2 ай бұрын

Too heavy for that

@tuukka518 2 ай бұрын

At 66,42 degrees? You are certain, not 66,43 degrees? The numbers used are way too precise.

@rusticbox9908 2 ай бұрын

This looks like a mini leopard A6 😅

@richardque4952 2 ай бұрын

Light tank lessen the logistic support and..air delivery

@poseidongreek710 2 ай бұрын

Mirip mini leo

@ALWH1314 2 ай бұрын

For high elevation mountain, India border.

@erdiakarsu4945 2 ай бұрын

Harimau vs Sabrah vs ZTQ-15 Which one is best?

@hd_jusonvlog6977 2 ай бұрын

Sabrah ASCOD is very advance and the manufacturer have Tank warfare experience. So it's the best.

@MultiYlin 2 ай бұрын

ZTQ15 Sabrah is a joke: ZTQ15 has NATO Ballstic 6 protection from three sides if it puts all the armor on ... the elevation and its ballistic computer makes this an artillery piece within 10km... the engine is great with dual turbo and it is also calibrated to only operate with mechanical/electrical second stage bypass for high altitude/low altitude operation... the transmission is great as China has produced 500+ tanks and it deploys all around Souther and Western China where it faces the elements and the export version to Bangladish says it is 30+kmp in reverse/70+ in forward .... and the PLA took out the electro-hydro suspension with more conventional suspension to increase the reliability (aUkraine war turns out you NEED a shit ton of tanks for break thru)... it has a cheap but effective remote-controlled dual-purpose machinegun/grenade launcher for different operation environment ... the 105mm rounds are really abundant in the PLA ...

@hd_jusonvlog6977 2 ай бұрын

@MultiYlin if it really is the best Y Nobody is buying it? Even the U.S are building a light tank base on Sabrah ASCOD 2 Chasis for their army, because they know how reliable it is the Israeli have won a lot of Tank battles 3 times and the American in WW2 to Iraq the Chinese tank is very impressive in paper but no combat experience. I'd rather get some tankers from the well experienced manufacturer.

@BlackHawkTejas 2 ай бұрын

Nothing is best or worst! It's all designed around the user requirements, warfare style, environment etc....

@erdiakarsu4945 2 ай бұрын

@@BlackHawkTejas it is fun to talk about military systems tho :) and these 3 tanks are the competitors in the region.

@uncleoof7966 2 ай бұрын

@Gaijin

@auyongahmeng2588 2 ай бұрын

There is not much cover up those mountains. ATGW and weaponized drones can still do a number on them...zzz

@chrisdoulou8149 2 ай бұрын

ATGM would be a threat, drones much less so since the low oxygen environment would mean most would struggle to get off the ground.

@RedXlV 2 ай бұрын

I'd take the ZTQ-15 over the M10 Booker. Though since I have a low opinion of the M10 Booker (it strikes me as way too heavy for the capability it brings), that's not particularly high praise. It strikes me that with low-recoil 120mm smoothbore guns well-proven at this point, the 105mm rifled gun's time has passed even as a light tank weapon.

@user-gu8qi4me8x 2 ай бұрын

I actually genuinely agree with you.

@rogerc6533 2 ай бұрын

Why is the booker so expensive? Typical overpriced, overcomplicated American mediocrity.

@John_Redcorn_ 2 ай бұрын

@@rogerc6533i remember when fools said that about the F-16

@rogerc6533 2 ай бұрын

@@John_Redcorn_ but this is a light afv, not an advanced jet fighter. It really shouldnt be costing more than a medium helicopter or the M1 tank it is supposedly the lightweight brother to. They dont even have the confidence to call it a light tank. They can claim it is as high tech as they want but the skeptic in me says they took the concept of a stryker mgs, enlarged it and gave it tracks and pretended its some advanced new class of special vehicle.

@qbz95love 2 ай бұрын

For example, CV90120, it does have fierce firepower, but its protective ability is too poor and very expensive. China abandoned the development of 120mm artillery (BK1970-1980-1990 \ Object 122 \ PTZ89) after 2000. The enemy of ZTQ15 does not possess strong anti tank capabilities.

@ry0usama511 27 күн бұрын

China really take notes from Russia tanks and makes completely better derivatives

@mrmakhno3030 2 ай бұрын

This thing is a serious threat not for India (since India already have their Bhishma on the Himalayan front) but mostly for Taiwan and Vietnam. Vietnamese tank fleet only have dozens of T 90, the rest are T 54 or Type 59 with less than 300 of them are being upgraded to somewhat modern standard . Against ZTQ 15, modernized T 54 didn't have any chance . Vietnam want to buy Sprut SDM1 light tank to counter these ZTQ but it's impossible right now because of the Russo Ukrainian war.

@peekaboopeekaboo1165 2 ай бұрын

India's light MBT is a joke .

@patriotenfield3276 2 ай бұрын

@@peekaboopeekaboo1165India doesn'teven have a LT , only MBTs . what are u smoking ?

@peekaboopeekaboo1165 2 ай бұрын

@@patriotenfield3276 In that case... Indian Army is screwed in MBT encounters with China on the Himalayas .

@NightPhoenix.Y 2 ай бұрын

Blud didn't they both agree to go melee on that front?

@nishantshrivastava9674 2 ай бұрын

@@peekaboopeekaboo1165 Tank to tank battle era has passed. India has French Milan, Russian Kornet and Israeli Spike ATGMs in thousands. Plus India is developing light tank Zorawar with Belgian turret and American engine localized and mass produced in India☺

@indica8510 2 ай бұрын

I’m thinking of designing a tank that reads off of the one that got destroyed and automatically deploys in that direction then gives human control once within 100 meters of the one that got destroyed.

@fuffoon 2 ай бұрын

Ah ha, a sports tank.

@vincentrivera743 2 ай бұрын

Lessons learned from the russia-ukraine war reveals the tanks inability to deal with latest generation of anti-tank weapons and kamikaze drones. China would have to reexamine it's decision to deploy tanks in the Himalayas.

@user-gu8qi4me8x 2 ай бұрын

I actually genuinely agree with you

@92HazelMocha 2 ай бұрын

The solution is and always has been 21st century hard-kill APS. Neither Russia nor Ukraine has fielded tanks with such systems and most of these tank losses are a result of that. China would only have to install their GL-5/6's on their ZTQ-15's, which were previously tested for integration with them.

@BlackHawkTejas 2 ай бұрын

Not only NG AT weapons, even today's & older gen can wreak havoc on armoured platforms!

@yanchen5698 2 ай бұрын

Which country do you think is the biggest drones and anti-tank weapons manufacturer in the world? Why would China have to "reexamine their decisions" when they also have tons of UAV capabilities?

@ajaypal14121 2 ай бұрын

India has also developed it's own light tank Zorawar which will be rolled out by end of year against them

@NineSeptims 2 ай бұрын

lacklustre gun... should have gone with something akin to the CV-90120

@moss550 2 ай бұрын

The CV90120 weights 38 tonnes, almost as much as those 40 tonnes tier 2 MBTs like the T72, Chinese Type 96 and Japanese Type 10, but without the MBT level armor protection. It's a glass canon for the liberal tree huggers, who think having a proper tank is too cruel and mean. 😂

@NineSeptims 2 ай бұрын

Still, I would have liked if they chose a bigger gun. The gun they chose can't even punch through the weak spots of the t90 used by india.@@moss550

@user-gu8qi4me8x 2 ай бұрын

@@moss550I actually genuinely agree with you

@qbz95love 2 ай бұрын

Its protective ability is too poor and very expensive. And the enemy of ZTQ15 does not have strong armor capabilities.

@user-gu8qi4me8x 2 ай бұрын

@@qbz95love I actually genuinely agree with you and finally some one who l found in the comment section that actually has a functioning brain for once.

@eddierudolph8702 2 ай бұрын

Doesn't India have a similar tank to fight this tank?

@indodaemdaka 2 ай бұрын

The Indians have the Arjun tank if I'm not being mistaken.

@nishantshrivastava9674 2 ай бұрын

Yes we r developing light tank Zorawar with Belgian cockerel turret localized in India☺ Field trials have already started. Hope it will get mass produced soon. 🎉

@BlackHawkTejas 2 ай бұрын

@@nishantshrivastava9674Not Belgian, it will be an Indian design by DRDO for the turret!

@BlackHawkTejas 2 ай бұрын

We do, we have T-72 & under development New Light Tank. Also we have NAMICA Tank Destroyer that carries 6-8 ready to fire NAG ATGM on the go!

@nishantshrivastava9674 2 ай бұрын

@@BlackHawkTejas Why don't u research before correcting others🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️ Zorawar tank has Belgian Cockerril 3105 turret, American Cummins engine and German renk transmission.

@truthbehindthehiddenfaces8895 2 ай бұрын

Merkava mk4 with trophy(light armoured tank)😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@einundsiebenziger5488 2 ай бұрын

You are emoji addicted. Seek help!

@truthbehindthehiddenfaces8895 2 ай бұрын

@@einundsiebenziger5488 beklava tink on 🔥,🤪

@manwingchi9156 2 ай бұрын

It does not matter how much protection tank had because there always anti tank missile to compact the tank. 😂😂😂

@einundsiebenziger5488 2 ай бұрын

... because there are* always anti-tank missiles* ...

@Alex4n3r 2 ай бұрын

It can produce oxygen. Wait, what?

@hughmungus2760 2 ай бұрын

oxygen concentrator like you find on aircraft. cause when you're 4km up in the himalayas crew have a hard time breathing.

@H-GHN 2 ай бұрын

it is light 'main battle tank'...... not a light tank....

@scothayes9220 2 ай бұрын

And everyone of these modern features has a high probability of failing.

@user-gu8qi4me8x 2 ай бұрын

Yes but actually no and actually get a life for once you racist.

@John_Redcorn_ 2 ай бұрын

Only because its chinese

@The_ZeroLine 2 ай бұрын

It’s nearly pointless to review Chinese systems because we have no idea how well their sensor suites, FCS, etc. even work.

@vojtechpribyl7386 2 ай бұрын

ZTQ-15 is also a Black Panther just like the Korean K2? Can't they pick a different name? Do they really need to copy that?

@huiyu6739 2 ай бұрын

South Korea seems to have been a vassal state of China during the Ming Dynasty.

@MaxKrumholz 2 ай бұрын

Т72 - you say 90( same shit) is MODERN TANK? This junk can't penetrate ANY OLD WESTERN TANK - 4 generation from 80S like Abrams

@muhammadfarrohkeyzar1988 2 ай бұрын

What this have to do with the video? He talked about the armor of the T90 not the gun.

@SpruceWood-NEG 2 ай бұрын

Last year, T72 directly penetrated the frontal armor of Leopard 2A5 on the Russian Ukrainian battlefield. A week ago, T72 destroyed M1A1. The Gulf War has caused too many rumors about T72.