I don’t see too much of a point of guiding RPG projectiles imo. They don’t exactly have good penetrative power and will add to the cost of firing each shot which defeats the purpose of using an RPG compared to an ATGM.
IR FnF isn’t too expensive, oh it is launched in RPG launcher but it extends out, so it’s much bigger, sth like 500mm pen. Cost unit is around $1000, much cheaper than normal ATGMs.
Did anyone find out which tank is this?
Yeah.
Btw what happend to the next gen/amphibious tank?
the RPGs arent guided, they are dumb rocktes. The HJ-12 atgm are fire and forget top attacks.
We aren’t talking about that, its JK-1.
Said to be 125mm gun and named VA-1
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Yeah most likely. The brochure shows 122mm but i highly doubt that’s the case, probably just some typo.
You got the images of the brochure? Ok to post them here?
Let me search for it, and yeah ofc it is ok since it’s from Zhuhai’s expo. Brochure prolly isn’t the best way to define it as it’s the stats on the display but whatever…
Honestly if VA-1 comes to War Thunder, I might use it over ZTZ99A.
Since this did not appear in this year’s Zhuhai airshow, this makes me think this is a prototype tank for the PLA and not export tank
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Another indication is that the APS seems very similar to the new APS revealed on the ZTZ99A only like a month or two ago.
Actually, I think that a 122mm version does exist. the brochure states "榴弹“ or HE for 122mm. I think this is just the case of VA-1 not being specifically mentioned. After all, VN-22 and VN-23 are modular designs that can fit many different turrets or combat modules, similar to modern NATO wheeled AFVs like Boxer.
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Thanks. There is one VN23 in the static display area of the airshow with what seems to be a mock up turret, so I guess VN23 is just the name of the new 8x8 chassis and not the name of the IFV with the fancy 125mm gun.
Yes, VN-22 is 6x6, while VN-23 is larger and 8x8. I think VA-1 might be referring to the turret, which is maybe designated VA-1?