有文章（现代舰船2018年8期）指出，VT-5的作战环境有平原，山丘，稻田，城市巷战等，文章中提到VT-5基础型（即孟加拉采购的型号）的正面防护可以承受住老式100mm（T-54A）全口径穿甲弹（例如BR-412D）以及俄制30mmAPDS，但目前测试游戏中BR-412D在2000米射击下，VT-5正面数据炮塔仅有102mm，首上70mm，首下30mm，以及在1800米以内VT-5正面完全无法阻挡30mmAPDS，这不符合VT-5的设计和吨重防护，举个例子，ZTZ96为41吨，VT-5基础型33吨，二者发动机功率相当，VT-5基础型在车体长度小于96，炮管重量，装弹机构，行走机构重量都小于ZTZ96的情况下，剩余吨重相当，理应有近似或稍逊于ZTZ96正面的车体防护。
As noted in Modern Ships (Issue 8, 2018), the VT-5 light tank is designed for diverse combat environments, including plains, hills, rice fields, and urban warfare. The article specifies that the baseline variant of the VT-5 (the model procured by Bangladesh) features frontal armor capable of resisting older 100mm full-caliber armor-piercing shells (e.g., BR-412D from the T-54A) and Russian 30mm APDS rounds. However, current in-game testing reveals discrepancies: when struck by BR-412D at 2000 meters, the VT-5’s frontal armor is modeled at only 102mm for the turret, 70mm for the upper glacis, and 30mm for the lower glacis. Furthermore, the tank’s frontal armor fails entirely to stop 30mm APDS rounds within 1800 meters — a contradiction of its design intent and weight-based protective potential.
For example, the ZTZ96 weighs 41 tons while the VT-5 baseline variant is 33 tons. Despite sharing comparable engine power, the VT-5’s baseline variant has a shorter hull, lighter gun barrel, simplified autoloader, and reduced suspension weight compared to the ZTZ96. This weight-saving design implies that the residual mass allocated to armor should logically correspond to frontal hull protection similar to — or slightly inferior to — that of the ZTZ96.
Given the VT-5’s compact design and weight prioritization toward armor, its frontal protection should not fall significantly below that of a heavier platform like the ZTZ96, especially when factoring in modern material advancements.
同时游戏内模型目前看不到复合装甲，文章（知乎）指出其防护方面主要为基础装甲（外壳和炮塔是由全焊接钢装甲）和内部装甲，其中包含陶瓷复合装甲。
Additionally, the in-game model currently lacks visual representation of composite armor layers. As highlighted in an article on Zhihu, the VT-5’s protection primarily relies on its base armor (with the hull and turret constructed from fully welded steel armor) combined with internal composite armor layers containing ceramic materials.
来源：现代舰船2018年8期 现代舰船2018年8期 - 道客巴巴
知乎https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/582946857