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.
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?
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
