China will show off their new equipment in the military parade on September 3rd. I look forward to seeing their information.
7 Likes
More comprehensive images
8 Likes
Man, I have to say those vehicles look superb
4 Likes
Fresh out of the box. Cool designs.
3 Likes
Why does the new IFV not have any ATGMs?
possibly VLS
1 Like
Could also be it just doesn’t have one. Modular turret.
then you will need to explain the hatch and the higher container edge, it has something in it, but not drone(already in back container), not soldier(soldier hatch already besides it)
Well that would mean the missiles are in the middle of the infantry compartment.
actually the VLS is on side, and back door on another side, consider the missile hatch’s position, just a little conflict
and from the new 8x8 IFV and new airborne IFV, great fire power, especially missile fire power is a focus, it’s more reasonable to have missiles.
It makes no sense to have a VLS ATGM launcher in the center of the crew compartment.
Even with your drawing it cuts a good 15cm into the door and as a new built hull, there is no reason to have your door designed where it is already impeded by such an integral system as a VLS ATGM launcher. If that is the positioning of a VLS launcher, it takes up a whole two seats which is terrible design for an IFV and so this is unlikely the case. Especially in a ground up new hull design. Images with the upper hatch open show that while there is some panel on the inside next to the hatch, it does not match up with the so called VLS system and there is not a large VLS tube or whatever extending back towards the rear hatch on the inside.
It’s worth noting on the new airborne IFV, it is not a VLS system but the usual turret side mounted pods.
this is also my confuse, but I still hold on the idea of VLS before any better reasonable thoughts. The launcher tubes should be within the hatch area so much smaller than the raised box structure.
as for seats, as a unmanned turret, it freed the space under the turret, and 3 crew all in front, still can provide enough space for 6 solders.(ZBD-04A contains 3 crew, 6 soldier and 1 backup seat on back door)
The thoughts of VLS is also based on the tread of VLS ATGM in PLA. from the earliest HJ-20/50 in Airshow, to recently witnessed VLS ATGM carrier based on ZBD-05B, and witnessed missile possibly HJ-20/50 in airborne force in TV interview(maybe a unpublished long range attack version of airborne vehicle family)
Rear hatch is most likely meant for accessing the UAV
DM33 is going well on Chinese TTS. Still not worth bringing over the other 9.0s, but it has been a good addition.
1 Like
Is Gaijin serious about the 9mm pen difference between DM33 and 63.
Just cause the reload. Although given the better round especially important against uptiers, I might actually take it over one of the ZTZ88s since I normally play 9.3 cause then u get SPAA and CAS.
2 Likes
has stuff like this
Images and a render of the new taiwanese upgrade to their M60s
I didn’t see it commented yet so yeah I tried to join 2 images together to try to get a picture of the side profile so here it is
And here’s the front of the hull and the rear of the turret, I couldn’t find an image of the turret front
4 Likes
did he get a new 120 barrel??
I think the FK-1000 to the Chinese tech tree as a Chinese top tier anti-air to replace the major gaps in the current top tier Chinese air defense. The CS/SA5 is obviously not enough to be the top tier SPAA for the Chinese and hence a new system is needed.
4 Likes
Nope as far as I know is still a 105 gun, though taiwan has said they want to upgrade it to be able to use newer 105 ammunition