Military mouthpiece says the next-generation tanks and their support vehicles will ‘totally revolutionise future land battles’
By combining crewed and uncrewed systems, and integrating weapons platforms, information networks, reconnaissance and situational awareness, the Type 100 tanks and their combat support vehicles will “totally revolutionise future land battles”, military mouthpiece PLA Daily said on Thursday.
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The new tank is smaller and lighter than the Type 99 main battle tanks that entered service in 2001. The Type 100 is driven by a diesel-electric hybrid power system that has improved mobility, all-terrain manoeuvrability and reduced noise.
“[They] are capable of approaching the enemy in silence in specific environments,” Wang Qun, a crew member of one of the new tanks in the parade, told state broadcaster CCTV after the event last Wednesday.
