Thats one of the translations issue. Most chinese speakin guys who took a look into this say its more for empty hull weight.
this is not just about translating but understanding the meaning.
in this situation, empty hull means no additional armor, fuel, ammo and other things, like some kind of transporting status. for a totally empty hull, it means nothing in this kind of poster board.
Do u have the source for this board?
It was first posted in Chinese social media, then made it to sinodefense forums. Wish resolution was better.
How do u guys make anything off the pic anyway. I could at max see a few isolated digits. Although by the stats u gave the tank is damn light.
Yeah me too but chinese speakers and AI are helping make most of it readable. But there are still some problems. For example from this table if max speed is 65 or 85km/ because its so hard to read (powerpack related patents say its the latter though). Same with the issue of weight, etc.
In any case this tank is protected up to 700mm KE and 850mm CE. Its APFSDS might be capable circa 700-750mm. In other words, its the bare minimum needed today while prioritizing mobility at all levels (from tactical to strategic) and networking.
I mean I can’t read anything off this, but I think this tank’s design pretty much threw tank vs tank in the bin.
Not necessarily but also need to consider operational environment: this thing won’t be used in the steps of Europe facing 80 tonne MBTs nor the in narrow valleys of the Korean peninsula. Config 2 can fight most of the tanks in SE Asia at least with equal footing while also having an overmatch in FCS/BMS capabilities (in the real world usually tank duels are decided by who detectes who first rather than who has the better armor or projectile).
On the other hand, networking greatly simplifies fighting enemy tanks with asymetric means (NLOS strike with ATGM or drones), leaving ones own tanks to fight things other than tanks.
i know this isnt the place but does anyone here have any clue if china has an equivalent to the standard missile series? by which i mean SAM ASuW capability? i couldnt find anything on the matter sorry to bother
type 100’s basic design language should be networking, intelligence, and quicky deploy, that’s why it has such strict weight limit.
possibly transported by Y-20 and Y-15(empty status)
HQ-16 series. basically Chinese version of BUK missile. for SM-2
HQ-9 series. long range missile based on S-300. for SM-3/6. but not so similar
the Type 100 seems to be a perfect fit for a next generation gun launched missile, i hope they cook something
jesus christ, china has achieved black magic, see it get treated like the type 10 and it gets no armor
it’s armor should very like type-10 and Lec, main armor pack only cover limited area, lower hull not included. but it do has better side protection, since it can fend back DTC-10 apds(a little more than 100mm pen) with base armor. and the “black magic” should be the hybrid energy power pack, which is much smaller than traditional engine and transmission, save up lots of weight.
35 tons with that level of protection is no joke, its significantly more armored than the 39 ton m10. whilst also mounting an aps
Well I’m always kinda sus on actual advantages of hybrid powerpacks with todays battery technologies. Batteries are big and heavy and super dangerous if they combust, much more dangerous than fuel tanks.
Personally I think its more likely 35t is for armor config 1, config 2 perhaps scratches the 40t range.
how heavy is GL-6?
No idea. But perhaps included for config 1 as well.
that would mean its surprisingly light for an aps right? didnt the sepv2 need counterweights to mount Trophy?