I am excited to see China grow in the next few updates, they are going to have one of the most powerful top tier
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+1 for sure. I’m with Eugen though and think this should go after the inevitable ZTQ15. A few years down the road we’ll probably see a ZTZ99A replacement, that can be the crown jewel of the tree.
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We dont know anything about this vehicle, we dont need more of Gaijin’s fantasy…
Technically possible but we know that ain’t happening
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Most top tier vehicles are “Gaijin’s Fantasy” these days as there’s very few publicly available info out there.
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Yeah and thats why i was against modern vehicles entirely. But now that they are a reality at least choose the things that we have some info about that educated guesses can be based upon
Well the Chinese media did mention some of the basic specifications of these new tanks.
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In rear vehicle VLS
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Wow China just pumps out vehicles, crazy.
I remember seeing this live. I’m honestly pretty impressed. But it seems like we don’t know much about this vehicle, so I’m not sure if it should be added
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There the worlds factory with lots of Civil Military Tech trade so ideas and concepts can be tested she is a hybrid there are videos of running silent. I don’t see her as a Armata clone but the Armata just has development concepts that are the future like unmanned turret and heavy armored hull. I don’t think the Armata has VR helmet that was shown.
There is also a heavy MBT in development still so we may see that one day though from some talk its being re-engineered to take into account FPV drones. Also possibly Hydrogen powered as China is also becoming the capital for Hydrogen powered heavy work vehicles so the tech is being developed and tested so a tank is logical.
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Kind of true but there is enough out there if Gaijin would want to add it.
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The Armata had good concepts the Chinese took the best of what they saw internationally and used it to spice up domestic development.
Everyone is going to unmanned turret since the late cold war due to the end of the cold war people slowed the development of new tanks. Due to end of unipolarity era tank development is back on full steam so old ideas developing at a slower rate are finished and modified with new ideas like the VR helmet that could not of existed in the 90s or early 2000s for use on tanks.
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Yeah but the Armata did not create those concepts nor was it even the first one to implement those and China has had been developing on this since before the Armata released too
China been basically just 1:1 copying Western Designs since the very second they were able to. All of their own modern EQ from Jets to Tanks to just basic Infantry EQ and structuring to how they even operate together etc is from Western design (Keep in mind i said modern; im aware they still have ton of Russian Stuff around too)
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Would not say 1:1 copy China wants to understand how the system fully works if there going to make a derivative. Like all nations if you have an example of captured tech that works you use it but you use it to learn not to copy unless it’s a emergency. 1980s 1990s and 2000s wars shocked China into advancing there military tech base at speed so making derivative of Western / Russian stuff made 100% as what ever Iraq did clearly failed.
Did China use the 1980s honey moon to get tech? Yes. Do they get bits and bobs from around the world? Yes. But these are domestic it’s smart for them to follow the trend setters instead of trying to blitz them and failing. China is now setting up there own trends. ZTZ-100 Is following international trends but is no copy of Russian or Western designs they made sure there homework is right.
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may its EODAS gives it a thermal imaging of 3rd person view?
It looks like it has APS (tiny racket launchers) and above optics is something which looks like drone jammer or drone fryer or both. Does this optics are just optics or laser cannon also. Behind turret is something weird, maybe back of hull has small magazine for missles or drones?
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that is a good question and unique quirk
I know it has GL6 APS; just asking where the ATGMs are. Don’t see any confirmed evidence for an VLS ATGM Launcher anywhere; so far is just speculation and not confirmed.
I guess the ‘block’ right behind the Turret next to the Drone is the supposed VLS
Box on turret looks more like power unit for turret
Back has vertical tube shaped thing
Next to doors is enlarged piece of hull just behind turret
Seperate Suggestion for ZBD-100;
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