Chinese Weapon Exports

[I S I]

2017 will likely be a more profitable year for China's defense industry than 2016 was.

I guess more SEA nation will turn to China for defense systems procurement.

That's because Chinese defence equipment comes without any strings attached. A big plus IMO. US will loose many percent of market share in next few years.

 

[SBUS-CXK]

The PLA PLZ45 Self Propelled Gun | TankNutDave
check it out. The photo is not available but it is located in Savar Cantonment and Saidpur Cantonment (if anyone go there, he will see it)

Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh and Kuwait have it

I always thought that only Kuwait to buy our PLZ-45.

 

[BDforever]

Thailand will purchase a total of 49 VT4 main battle tanks from China

The army commander in chief of Thailand has announced that the country will purchase more military equipment from China. The Thai army had signed an agreement to purchase 28 VT-4 main battle tanks from China and in the second phase would procure more such tanks until it has a full fleet of 49 tanks in fiscal year 2017.
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Chinese-made VT4 main battle tank at Zhuhai air Show Live demonstration in November 2016.

After problems with the delivery of 49 T-84 Oplot tanks ordered from Ukraine, the army committee which decides on military hardware procurements has opted to cut the number of tanks to be bought from Ukraine and buy more from China instead, said General Chalermchai, Thai army commander-in-chief.

However, the Ukrainian tank maker should be able to deliver all 49 tanks to the Thai army by October, 2017, added General Chalermchai.

The Royal Thai army ordered 49 T-84 Oplot from Ukraine in 2011 for USD240 million, although the production of the Thai tanks has been subject to serious delays due to conflict in Ukraine in 2014 and 2015.

The T-84 Oplot is main batle tank developed by the Ukrainian Company Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau, which is Ukraine's leading design authority for armoured fighting vehicles. The Oplot MBT armament includes a 125mm gun, 7.62mm coaxial machine gun and 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun.

Currently Thai army uses American-made M-41 since 1957. Thai army needs to replace this old tanks by new generation of main battle tanks.

The VT4 also named MBT-3000 is a new generation of main battle tank designed and manufactured by the Chinese Defense Company NORINCO.

The main armament of the MBT-3000 consists of 125mm smoothbore gun fitted with a thermal sleeve and fume extractor. It is fed by an automatic loader which holds a total of 22 projectiles and charges which can be loaded at the rate of eight per minute.

The overall layout of the VT4 is conventional with the driver's compartment at the front, fighting compartment in the centre and power pack at the rear.

The turret is in the centre and is of all-welded steel armour construction to which a layer of composite armour has been added over the frontal arc. To increase the body side protection, the VT4 can be fitted with explosive reactive armour (ERA). Stowage baskets are mounted to the rear and each side of the turret.

http://www.armyrecognition.com/janu...t4_main_battle_tanks_from_china_10301176.html

Indeed. The 1st batch of 155mm howizters destined for Algeria in 2017

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price ? and what is the name of that howitzer ?

 

[Makarena]

I always thought that only Kuwait to buy our PLZ-45.

saudi bought it too. This is one of the best arms China ever produced

 

[SBUS-CXK]

price ? and what is the name of that howitzer ?

Is still the PLZ45 type 155 mm self-propelled howitzer.
But I am curious, Algeria and no threat of war, buy so many weapons to do? Last year imported 3 C28A ship frigate, This year began to buy PLZ 45. to buy dozens of aircraft from Russia... What does Algeria want to do?

saudi bought it too. This is one of the best arms China ever produced

Saudi and Thailand, Pakistan, Egypt, Iran, iraq. is China's early arms customers. in 1988 year, China has exported DF-3 ballistic missiles to Saudi. During the Iran-Iraq war, China also to Iran and Iraq to export aircraft, tanks and artillery.

 

[Henry ME 95]

http://www.janes.com/article/66778/norinco-launches-new-tank-destroyer
China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) has expanded its armoured vehicle portfolio with the development of the ST2 tracked 105 mm Tank Destroying Vehicle (TDV), which is understood to have been developed specifically for the export market rather than the People's Liberation Army (PLA).
The hull is similar to that used on the earlier generation NORINCO YW534 (Type 89) armoured personnel carrier (APC) - which has not been manufactured for some years - but with six road wheel stations either side rather than five.
While new platforms could be built, it is possible that the ST2 could use refurbished and upgraded vehicles.
The forward part of the hull sides slope inwards but at the rear they are more vertical to enable the turret, with its larger ring, to be installed. The driver is seated front left with the diesel powerpack to the right.
The ST2 TDV consists of a fully tracked platform fitted with a welded steel three-person turret mounted in the middle. The 105 mm rifled gun has a muzzle brake, fume extractor, and thermal sleeve, but does not currently appear to be fitted with a muzzle reference system (MRS), which would enable the weapon to be bore sighted without the crew leaving the vehicle.
A total of 32 rounds of 105 mm ammunition are carried with the mix depending on the role the ST2 TDV is expected to undertake.
As well as firing the standard natures of 105 mm ammunition including armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding sabot - tracer (APFSDS-T), high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT), high explosive (HE), and a recently developed bunker busting round, it can also fire a gun-launched guided projectile (GLGP), which NORINCO is marketing as the GP2.
The GLGP has a maximum range of up to 5,000 m and is fitted with a tandem HEAT warhead that is claimed to penetrate 650 mm of rolled homogeneous armour (RHA) protected by explosive reactive armour (ERA).

 

[Akasa]

Tracked self-propelled AT gun? I never knew Norinco had a time machine for the 1970s.

 

[Beast]

Tracked self-propelled AT gun? I never knew Norinco had a time machine for the 1970s.

This machine is design for export market. Now we have F-22 5th gen stealth fighter. Does that mean all other lower gen fighter project shall be abandoned?

Do most Africa armies has the finance to buy VT-4, leopard 2 or Abrams tank in masses?

 

[Pandora]

This machine is design for export market. Now we have F-22 5th gen stealth fighter. Does that mean all other lower gen fighter project shall be abandoned?

Do most Africa armies has the finance to buy VT-4, leopard 2 or Abrams tank in masses?

Even US had to scale back from their USS Zumwalt due to expensive price tag. A simple solution sometime is most optimum for desired tasks. AT gun with armoured piercing rounds can decimate any tank.

 

[The SC]

http://www.janes.com/article/66778/norinco-launches-new-tank-destroyer
China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) has expanded its armoured vehicle portfolio with the development of the ST2 tracked 105 mm Tank Destroying Vehicle (TDV), which is understood to have been developed specifically for the export market rather than the People's Liberation Army (PLA).
The hull is similar to that used on the earlier generation NORINCO YW534 (Type 89) armoured personnel carrier (APC) - which has not been manufactured for some years - but with six road wheel stations either side rather than five.
While new platforms could be built, it is possible that the ST2 could use refurbished and upgraded vehicles.
The forward part of the hull sides slope inwards but at the rear they are more vertical to enable the turret, with its larger ring, to be installed. The driver is seated front left with the diesel powerpack to the right.
The ST2 TDV consists of a fully tracked platform fitted with a welded steel three-person turret mounted in the middle. The 105 mm rifled gun has a muzzle brake, fume extractor, and thermal sleeve, but does not currently appear to be fitted with a muzzle reference system (MRS), which would enable the weapon to be bore sighted without the crew leaving the vehicle.
A total of 32 rounds of 105 mm ammunition are carried with the mix depending on the role the ST2 TDV is expected to undertake.
As well as firing the standard natures of 105 mm ammunition including armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding sabot - tracer (APFSDS-T), high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT), high explosive (HE), and a recently developed bunker busting round, it can also fire a gun-launched guided projectile (GLGP), which NORINCO is marketing as the GP2.
The GLGP has a maximum range of up to 5,000 m and is fitted with a tandem HEAT warhead that is claimed to penetrate 650 mm of rolled homogeneous armour (RHA) protected by explosive reactive armour (ERA).

 

[cnleio]

AV-18 & AV-16 AAV in Venezuela

Oil for weapon
委内瑞拉海军陆战队曝光VN-18两栖装甲战车和VN-16两栖步兵战车。同时深陷危机的委内瑞拉利用中国贷款不但增加石油产能，缓解了国内经济危机，而且偿还了大量中国债务，目前待偿的债务为200亿美元。VN-18两栖装甲战车是解放军05式水陆两栖坦克的外卖型号，VN-16两栖步兵战车则是04式步战车的出口型，这两款装备均是解放军最尖端的主战装甲武器。

 

[lcloo]

Tracked self-propelled AT gun? I never knew Norinco had a time machine for the 1970s.

The article said:-
The hull is similar to that used on the earlier generation NORINCO YW534 (Type 89) armoured personnel carrier (APC) - which has not been manufactured for some years - but with six road wheel stations either side rather than five.
While new platforms could be built, it is possible that the ST2 could use refurbished and upgraded vehicles.

Source: https://defence.pk/threads/norinco-unveils-new-tank-destroyer-for-export.471730/#ixzz4VQqqwqB8

Very likely a made to order configuration for ready export customers with limited budget. IMO ideal for bursting old T-54s, the Toyota and Nissan technicals, bunkers and snipers in buildings in Syria, Iraq and other battlefields against ISIS and rebels.

 

[cnleio]

Next version for export will from China

 

[Army research]

Next version for export will from China

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Is that JFT?? airframe changes ??? Explain this please

 

[grey boy 2]

Next version for export will from China

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JF-17 (FC-1) block 3?