U.S. experts warned the U.S. military: Do not read small tank of China's 99

Ximeng An Chester (arms design of the U.S. Army Research and Development Committee senior adviser) that he recently published U.S. Department of Defense to comment on the internal publication "China's arms" of a report. The article in a careful objectivity expounded his point of view. This is what he used to refute the Republicans rose namn the "Chinese tanks hopeless" criticism of the report. Ximeng An Chester: The Chinese tanks of vehicles currently in the development of high-end world stage. I still adhere to my view. China is a very know how to cover up their own country. Their camouflage to cover up close. - 99 tanks are now standard equipment the PLA Army's main battle tanks. His performance and firepower characteristics are very good. Here we must first understand a few concepts. The first is the thickness of armour-piercing and wearing radio firing-range precision the difference between. M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks, mainly in the desert operation in the ground combat weapons, the reason we need to pre-war and postwar Germany eager to replace them over the Rhine Steel's new RH120-L55 artillery. This is mainly artillery at an early stage of development on the basis of L44. It increases with the diameter of the body ratio. From the original 44 times to 55 times. So as to enhance a certain range. RH120-L44 armour-piercing the precise distance of 1,350 meters. Testing is usually a distance of 1,300 meters at this distance it can effectively penetrate a 90-degree angle between the vertical line of 510 mm of steel to absorb the NATO-armored target. However, from the period reached 1,800 meters, the largest armour-piercing his ability to drop to 470 mm with the Russian early-T72 main battle tanks, artillery and type 2 A46A1 maximum effective shooting range is 1,800 meters in the distance, he can penetrate 420 mm of NATO Homogeneous steel armor. But Saddam's government at the time of his equipment T72M of aiming only 800-950 metres from the largest, T72M use of fire-control system during the day bigger role for the 1,100 m distance. And the coalition forces to use the second generation of dim-light night vision systems can reach 1,800 meters. The day operations, our fire control system can provide us with effective operations 2,100 m distance. However, we and the weakness of Saddam's army are very clear in. First of all, we found that that can not be destroyed. Because we see there is no fighting. And Yi Langke is the fight can not see where there Lique. And we must reach the limits of the best 1,300 meters of this attack. Although we spent a depleted oil penetrators. Increased to 810 mm of Pojia level. But improving the penetrators and improve a comprehensive range of artillery or between a certain gap. This is the Department of the Army then hurry to replace them over the Rhine steel requirements of the main reasons for L55 artillery. Shooting is to improve the accuracy of our maximum to 1,800 meters. If we assume that the T72 can M1A1 in the 950 meters on the attack. So at this distance it even if the use of the old Russian-Ukrainian-core penetrators, can also be a 600 mm armour-piercing capability. We can at least shake the poor oil armor. But while the Chinese, they are here to do a lot of drama to cover up. First, China 99 tanks T72M1 is not a replica. It is drawn from the Ukraine T80UM main battle tank chassis. China to 125 mm tank gun Huatang Bao. 3 BBm1 is in Russia on the basis of the improvements. Such tanks and artillery precisely the same as the Russian T90 tanks Black Hawk. China also adopted a tungsten alloy penetrators. He's kinetic energy from the 2,000 m distance can forehead perforated 480 mm armored ago. China has already test a depleted oil penetrators. Its effect reached 800 mm. And if it reduced to the role from the same with us. Then it can on the forehead perforated 1,800 meters from 510 mm armor. If the use of depleted oil penetrators then in this distance, 840 mm full armor of the M1A2 main battle tanks will be armored before it forehead perforated. Development of China's dim-light system is also a second-generation technology. Range can reach 1,800 meters -2000 meters. Chinese tanks and fire-control system in the early 79-tank on the installation of a simulated ballistic computer. The 99-installing a digital ballistic computer. He should be the role of distance 2,200 meters. Therefore, China is the 99 tanks that our M1A2HAHA after the world's only can do: namely, that destroy the tanks. Japan's 90-tanks. He used the same with our early M1A1 the L44-120 mm guns. Therefore it is entirely inherited from the M1A1 all of the defects. However, they do not have depleted our oil penetrators, depleted oil and armor. So their armour-piercing capability is further restricted. China, in its after-85 II, and gradually drew from the Gulf War, casting the T72 turret Diaolan standby bomb SELF-secondary effect. So the next 90,96,98 tanks installed with the rear turret of the magazine. To avoid the above-mentioned factors. China in the 98-installed on a French technology as the source of the week the aim of an independent director system. To reach hunting - the F-fire control standards. 99-China installed a Russian technology from the "battlefield" Guardian of the passive / active defense system. And fire-control system in the form of 98, has been further strengthened. He's good performance in the armored equipment in Asia tanks. However, lower than the M1A2. The road speed and effect of high horsepower units. He was so strong mechanical power and mobility. This is China's main tank design features. China in the 85-90 age tanks and M1A1 can achieve the same effect mobile force. His main flaw lies with the Chinese people on the design of the "people" a neglected. As China deliberately low body and the pursuit of narrow turret structure. Therefore, his internal narrow space. Europeans not size. Even the Chinese people form the Asian region, is also very uncomfortable. Turret inclination angle shooting well, mainly due to technical limitations of China forging reasons, can not be achieved Rheinmetall, as the whole angle of 40-45 degrees. Reduce the defense features. The ability or lack of fire control system. Nevertheless his comprehensive overall capacity is still at the peak of Asia and the world's advanced ranks in the main battle tanks. And we can not be that China's "despicable" fooled by the national inferiority complex. Otherwise, in our war fighting phase will have a loss of the accident. But sales of tanks in China because of the car design will be greatly restricted, it is not the global pattern of weapons. Can only be suitable for the Asian region and the Southeast Asian region. China's arms exports to these areas is very cautious. So the biggest area sold to customers in Africa and the Americas. Pan-Indian origin countries. Pakistan and Thailand may soon acquire such tanks in the use of power production.