The tank is protected by dual-layer protection consisting of composite armor and FY-4 explosive reactive armour.

According to the chief designer, the APFSDS used by VT-4 can reach 700mm penetration which is enough to penetrate any armoured target, although the distance in which 700mm of penetration was achieved was not disclosed. The fire control system has hunter-killer capabilities, laser rangefinder, panoramic sight, and a third-generation thermal imaging system. There is also a remote weapon station on the turret armed with a 12.7 mm heavy machine gun.

The VT-4 has a 125mm smoothbore cannon capable of firing APFSDS, HESH, HEAT and HE rounds and guided missiles.

Key examples are an automatic transmission system, 125mm smoothbore cannon, muzzle reference system, FY-4 ERA, carousel style autoloader, and overall geometry. The VT-4 shares many subsystems technology and features from other latest Chinese main battle tanks such as Type 96B and Type 99A. The tank was subsequently shown at the 2014 Norinco Armor Day and the 10th China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition as the VT-4.ĭesign A VT-4 of the Pakistan Armoured Corps during testing runs. The MBT-3000 concept debuted at the 2012 Eurosatory. The MBT-3000 project later named as VT-4 began development in 2009 as a co-operation with First Inner Mongolia Machinery Factory and other companies. MBT-3000 was the successor of the Type-90II (MBT-2000) export tank. Ĭhina eventually developed domestic powertrains, which led to the creation of the MBT-3000 program for export customers. The powertrain instead was sourced from Ukraine, the same for most Chinese export vehicles at the time. Development ĭuring the development of Type 90-II/Al-Khalid (also known as MBT-2000) in the 1980s, the gearbox and engine were originally imported from Germany, but this plan was abandoned due to a Western arms embargo. The VT-4 ( Chinese: VT-4主战坦克 pinyin: VT-4 zhǔzhàn tǎnkè), also known as the MBT-3000, is a Chinese third generation main battle tank built by Norinco for overseas export.

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