Thanks for the heads up Tony!
The above pics are from the Chinese Military News Blog. They state that the tank mounts a 105mm gun and weighs less than 50 tons. Couple this vehicle with the new Chinese heavy air lifter and you have the capability to put armor anywhere in the region with quickness.
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Above you see the Type 63A Light Tank. Its a modified BMP-3 chassis sporting a new turret with a 105mm cannon.
Its fully amphibious and if used with new Chinese LHD and LPD ships coming online by the Chinese Marine Corps then you have tremendous shock power that can applied against any enemy forces in the region.
Everyone forgets that combined arms in mechanized formations is truly impressive. Anti-tank teams will be hunted and killed by Chinese Marines or Airborne Troops while these new light tanks rampage through destroying support vehicles and troops.
As much as I label China our greatest near term foe, I can't but be impressed by how they're approaching modernization.
All the pieces are now in place....they just need to replace outdated equipment with new.
They're very close to being ready to make territorial dreams a reality.
The above pics are from the Chinese Military News Blog. They state that the tank mounts a 105mm gun and weighs less than 50 tons. Couple this vehicle with the new Chinese heavy air lifter and you have the capability to put armor anywhere in the region with quickness.
Above you see the Type 63A Light Tank. Its a modified BMP-3 chassis sporting a new turret with a 105mm cannon.
Its fully amphibious and if used with new Chinese LHD and LPD ships coming online by the Chinese Marine Corps then you have tremendous shock power that can applied against any enemy forces in the region.
Everyone forgets that combined arms in mechanized formations is truly impressive. Anti-tank teams will be hunted and killed by Chinese Marines or Airborne Troops while these new light tanks rampage through destroying support vehicles and troops.
As much as I label China our greatest near term foe, I can't but be impressed by how they're approaching modernization.
All the pieces are now in place....they just need to replace outdated equipment with new.
They're very close to being ready to make territorial dreams a reality.
