Us modern light tanks3/15/2024 ![]() ![]() The tank is also fitted with add on reactive armour for enhanced protection. In terms of armour protection, the details are not available, but it can be assumed that maximum armour protection in the front portion of the turret would be around 300-400 mm. Its main armament is a 105 mm rifled gun which fires fin stabilized armour piercing discarding sabot (FSAPDS) rounds that can penetrate upto 500 mm of rolled homogeneous armour (RHA). The Type 15 tank weighs 33 tons and is powered by a 1000 hp engine to give it a power to weight ratio of 30hp/ton. ![]() To understand the issue better, let us first take a quick look at some of the major specifications and capabilities of this tank. Reports of the Chinese Peoples’ Liberation Army (PLA) having deployed the Type 15 Tank in the Tibetan Plateau has reignited the debate about the utility or otherwise of the Light Tank in modern day warfare. ![]()
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