China will develop a new generation medium tank that has no analogues in the West

In recent weeks, news about battle tanks, from the light tank to the heavy tank, with the return of the medium tank, has been particularly busy, with the start of development of the American M1E3 Abrams, progress made on the European tank. MGCS program or detailed information about Leopard 2AX from KNDS.

This naturally echoes the decisive role played by battle tanks in the war in Ukraine, with the sometimes harsh criticism of some of the facts that has hitherto circulated in the West.

In fact, faced with the setbacks experienced in Ukraine by the US M1A1, British Challenger 2 and to a lesser extent the German Leopard 2, new Western programs such as the M1E3, MGCS and even the Russian T-14 are all aiming for a smaller combat weight. about 50–55 tons, not 65–70 tons.

Until now, China has not been at the forefront of battle tanks. Thus, although the Type 99A was considered very capable and effective, its most effective and modern tank was produced in only 600 copies. The Chinese General Staff, in fact, gave priority in modernization to the air and naval forces.

Entering service in 2011 and thoroughly modern, one would think that this tank would represent the mainstay of the Chinese response in this area for several decades under the guise of constant improvements. However, this is a completely different tank, and in many ways unparalleled in the West, which was recently photographed in the colors of the People's Liberation Army.