ZTQ-15 Light Tank sporting Cage Armor for the 1st time at a combat exercise at 5300 meters above sea level. Yes, the PLA has finally waking up to the new realities of contemporary drone warfare.
Saturday, November 24, 2018
Non-news of the day: The first PLA operator of Norinco's ZTQ-15 105mm light tank is
the 123rd Combined Arms Brigade (合成第123旅), 75th Group Army, Southern Theater Command.
The 123rd is one of PLA's elite units guarding China's southern flank and considered to be one of Army's major amphibious units. With that in mind, it is not unreasonable to assume that the 123rd is part of an contingency plan for an island 110 miles east of Fujian province. Having this new light tank could come in handy, not just for amphibious landing east Fujian but several other scenarios around Southern China as well.
123rd Combined Arms Brigade was expended from the 369th Mechanized Infantry Regiment, 123rd Heavy Amphibious Mechanized Infantry Division, 41st Group Army, Guangzhou Military Region during the last round of PLA or-org an year and half ago.
The 123rd is one of PLA's elite units guarding China's southern flank and considered to be one of Army's major amphibious units. With that in mind, it is not unreasonable to assume that the 123rd is part of an contingency plan for an island 110 miles east of Fujian province. Having this new light tank could come in handy, not just for amphibious landing east Fujian but several other scenarios around Southern China as well.
123rd Combined Arms Brigade was expended from the 369th Mechanized Infantry Regiment, 123rd Heavy Amphibious Mechanized Infantry Division, 41st Group Army, Guangzhou Military Region during the last round of PLA or-org an year and half ago.
ZTQ-15 of the 123th
Saturday, October 07, 2017
Photo of the day: ZTQ-15 light tank unmasked.
While PLA's own ZTQ-15 might not be 100% identical to the export VT-5
(note the driver position), they sure share the same 105mm tank gun, RWS
and 35mm AGL+12,7mm HMG for self-defense.
35mm AGL+12,7mm HMG
Norinco export VT-5 Light Tank
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
LN36 - 123rd Heavy Armor Combined Arms Brigade, Southern Theater Command
Showing off its ZTQ15 105mm Light Tank in a drill.
Source (here)
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