
No appearance of new eight tanks
French "Le Monde" reported that Fisher said the end of 2006 appeared a new type of China's "second generation" Although the amphibious eight armed chariot International Defense Exhibition in on this has not been confirmed, but this new type of eight armed chariot The PLA is the armed tanks may have been an integral part of the whole series , but also includes six armed militants fighting vehicles and four tanks .
Fisher said that this tank is lighter than the tracked tank , the advantage is in the air or amphibious transport more flexible, but also in terms of speed and distance should be greater than the tracked tanks or armored vehicles.
Chinese officials announced that eight is not yet the details of armed combat vehicles , Malaysia 's "Tempur" magazine published a group of Western weapons experts speculated about the information : weight of about 18 tons , the length is about 7.84 meters , width is about 3 m , height of about 2.05 meters , a 300 kW diesel engine and maximum speed is 100 km , the water speed 6 km per hour , maximum 1,000 km journey .
New four armed chariot
Richard Fisher 's article also said , At the same time , China is also developing a new range of four armed combat vehicles. In this year's International Defense Exhibition in North Industries Corporation announced its VN-3 -type tanks of the relevant information. The car can be equipped with a single turret , both with 12.7 mm machine gun can also be used 14.7 mm caliber machine guns. The car 's steel body was "V" type, designed to protect the armed soldiers, to avoid being mines and small arms fire attack. There are signs that North Industries Group has developed a shape slightly larger type VN.3 amphibious vehicles, the car can carry the "Red Arrow .8 " anti-tank missiles.
Fisher said , VN-3 -type tank "series " may also include a yet to be confirmed armed model, the type 4 form a larger tank , the weight may be 6 to 7 tons, equipped with a portable 30-mm cannon turret . This type of four armed combat vehicles is likely to be named QL550 type. These four armed chariots used in 30 mm cannon turret , also became the PLA ZLC-2000 airborne infantry fighting vehicles of a type characteristics , indicating that four armed tank is also designed for the airborne troops .
Two new truck -type self-propelled artillery system
China International Defense Exhibition in this also open the two new artillery truck chassis - 155 mm SH-1 type of cannon and 122 mm self-propelled artillery SH-2 type . It is reported that , after the development since 2002 , China's track-type 155-mm caliber gun in 2004 began to emerge . However, the International Defense Exhibition in Abu Dhabi this appear on the SH-1 type of cannon artillery looks similar and not similar to the previous , SH-1 type of cannon with a front-engine mode , the cockpit with armor protection.
Fisher said that , SH-1 type of cannon can launch a new rocket-propelled shells ( a range greater than 50 km) , or launch laser-guided 155 mm artillery shells. SH-1 -type gun appealing is that it is " formed by the 24 gun firepower of the artillery battalion " operations as part of the concept and the need to deploy reconnaissance vehicles, artillery target information is passed to set the automatic aiming system on board This can be achieved " kick down the left "of the rapid operational policy .
China's "advanced amphibious assault tank "
Autumn 2005 , the PLA began to appear extensively on the new amphibious tanks armed offensive message , Fisher said the amphibious tanks are designed to use water jet propulsion system and a very smooth surface , to achieve tank High speed in the water , much like with a 30-mm guns of U.S. tanks advanced amphibious assault AAAV.
Malaysia's "Tempur" magazine has reported that China 's "advanced amphibious assault tank " for the Chinese Navy amphibious assault ship the new 071 is designed . The magazine said that China now plans to build six 071 -type amphibious assault ships, each ship can carry 800 armed soldiers.
Fisher believes that China 's "advanced amphibious assault tank " will be produced at least 3 models : with 100 mm tank gun armed amphibious infantry fighting vehicles, equipped with 23 mm caliber cannon armed personnel carriers, and light armed Logistic support . In this the International Defense Exhibition , the Chinese officials only confirmed the existence of this amphibious tanks , while only said that the speed in the water tank at least up to 25 knots .