{"id":17836,"date":"2025-12-01T07:55:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T10:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/?p=17836"},"modified":"2025-12-01T09:20:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T12:20:25","slug":"china-presenta-su-moderno-tanque-de-batalla-type-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/?p=17836","title":{"rendered":"China presenta su moderno tanque de batalla Type-100"},"content":{"rendered":"

China ha presentado su nuevo tanque mediano con motor di\u00e9sel h\u00edbrido \u2013 el\u00e9ctrico, en el que se ha priorizado el menor peso y mayor movilidad de la plataforma, pero manteniendo una potencia de fuego adecuada para las necesidades de las guerras actuales. Tiene una tripulaci\u00f3n de 3 hombres ubicados en la c\u00e1psula de seguridad ubicada en la batea, pero completamente conectados con el exterior mediante multiplicidad de radares y sensores, que les permiten conocer la situaci\u00f3n. Su arma principal es un ca\u00f1\u00f3n 105mm que opera desde una torre completamente aut\u00f3noma, que dispone de multiplicidad de sensores y drones de ataque, adem\u00e1s de Sistemas de Protecci\u00f3n Activa (APS) para incrementar la supervivencia de la tripulaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n

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This September China<\/a>\u00a0unveiled a range of advanced new weapons for its World War II victory parade including new nuclear\u00a0missiles<\/a>, robotic mini-submarines, and a loudly rumbling diesel-engine tank. But also making a discrete entrance was a set of four new hybrid-electric \u201cType 100\u201d tanks (ZTZ 100s), which quietly hummed along, followed by four similarly-powered ZBD-100 armored vehicles designed to support the tanks with drones, infantry and radar.<\/p>\n

If\u00a0China<\/a>\u00a0attempts an amphibious\u00a0invasion<\/a>\u00a0of Taiwan or other disputed islands, or escalates border clashes with India in the Himalayas, these armored vehicles may be at the forefront, as they\u2019re easier to transport to combat zones than their predecessors and designed around a concept of\u00a0\u2018informatization\u2019<\/a>\u00a0where having better drones, sensors and networks matters more than heavier armor and bigger guns. Key features include a robotic gun turret, \u2018x-ray vision\u2019 goggles for the crew, over a dozen infrared\/optical sensors and radars, and automated systems that kill drones and missiles before they can strike the tank.<\/p>\n

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First spotted undergoing tests in 2024, the roughly 40-ton Type 100s weigh less than China\u2019s main battle tanks, yet are packed full of advanced capabilities. A German mechanized officer (commenting anonymously to avoid retaliation) told\u00a0Popular Mechanics<\/em>\u00a0the Type 100 follows the general trend for futuristic tank design \u201cin nearly all aspects,\u201d including being lighter and having a fully robotic gun turret, and active protection systems (APS), which can detect and destroy incoming missiles and drones. A hybrid diesel-electric drive powers all of it.<\/p>\n

China may have stolen first place over the U.S. and Russia<\/strong>\u00a0in their attempts to create a next generation of armored fighting vehicles. Over a decade earlier, Russia splashily paraded its avant-garde T-14 Armata tank featuring APS and an unmanned turret. However, Moscow remains unwilling or unable to deploy T-14s into combat in Ukraine years later.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the U.S. Army will soon unveil its improved M1E3\u00a0Abrams<\/a>\u00a0main battle tank, which also features hybrid-electric propulsion, APS, and weight reductions.<\/p>\n

However, the Type 100\u2019s weight and armament are closer to America\u2019s recently canceled\u00a0M10 Booker light tank<\/a>, not a 60-70 ton Abrams main battle tank. An\u00a0Army database<\/a>\u00a0classifies the Type 100 as a medium tank designed for adequate\u2014not maximal\u2014firepower and armor to ease mobility, logistics, and mass production.<\/p>\n

The Type 100\u2019s unmanned turrets with autoloading guns save weight by reducing armored surface areas. Without human occupants, they may be only lightly armored to concentrate protection for the crew sealed off in the hull, where they\u2019re also protected against ammunition explosions in the turret.<\/p>\n

However, tank crews still need to see what\u2019s happening around them, so the Type 100 sports at least 13 distributed optical and laser sensors that together provide 360-degree coverage. Sensor data is then fused with that from friendly vehicles and drones to inform the crew\u2019s augmented reality goggles. These overlay key information (like positions of friends and enemies) and allow a kind of \u2018x-ray vision<\/a>\u2019 through the hull.<\/p>\n

The Type 100 tank will also have ZBD-100 Fire Support Vehicles accompanying them. These smaller armored fighting vehicles have scaled-down 30-to-40-millimeter autocannon turrets and share a similar hybrid diesel-electric powertrain. Intended to support ZTZ-100s, these novel vehicles use retractable Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Radars, externally-carried reconnaissance drones, and four to six smaller kamikaze drones that launch from vertical launch cells. They can transport three to four infantry in a rear-hull compartment.<\/p>\n

The ZBD-100\u2019s drones could help tank crews anticipate danger. They can acquire targets for indirect fire attacks, provide early warning of approaching threats, and avoid the tanks blundering into ambushes and minefields.<\/p>\n

The Hybrid diesel-electric propulsion itself offers multiple advantages<\/strong>. It helps keep electrical systems online without running the motor when the tank needs to remain stationary in defensive or ambush positions. It also enables mobility even after an engine casualty. Quiet batteries-only driving may also offer a\u00a0stealth advantage<\/a>\u00a0in some scenarios; historically, tank attacks and ambushes at night or in dense terrain were often overheard before being seen.<\/p>\n

However, the German officer said this scenario may not work because of the prevalence of drones in modern warfare. \u201cIt\u2019s in really short-range fighting, like 200 meters or lower, where [acoustic stealth] becomes relevant,\u201d the officer said.<\/p>\n

But this tank has drone warfare covered. Active protection systems are critical to keeping armored vehicles alive in a world full of tank-busting missiles and drones. The Type 100\u2019s GL-6 \u2018hard kill\u2019 APS employs four advanced AESA radars covering 90 degree arcs, plus a fifth looking upward, providing a full \u2018hemisphere\u2019 of defensive scanning to look for incoming threats.<\/p>\n

Once an attack is detected, the system alerts the crew and automatically readies two turret-top launchers to discharge a precisely timed counter-shot. A Type 100 has four rounds per launcher; a ZBD-100 has two.<\/p>\n

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This\u00a0test<\/a>\u00a0shows the Type 100 tank\u2019s GL-6 \u2018hard kill\u2019 active protection systems destroying drone-launched rockets that are skimming low or plunging at steep vertical angles. This ability is critical for defeating kamikaze- and grenade-dropping drones and missiles that attack from overhead.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Type 100 also boasts laser and radar warning systems.\u00a0Reportedly<\/a>, \u2018soft-kill\u2019 countermeasures including automatically discharged smoke grenades and a JD-4 laser that blinds optically-guided missiles. The tank also sports an additional remote-control heavy machine gun turret with integral sensors possibly usable as a backup hard-kill APS.<\/p>\n

Its 105-millimeter gun can generate enough barrel pressure to shoot a kinetic armor-piercing shell at speeds of at 1,706 meters per second, according to these reports. That\u2019s roughly equivalent to what an Abrams can achieve with its 120-millimeter gun.<\/p>\n

However, using more powerful charges in a smaller gun could wear out the barrel quickly, necessitating frequent replacement, the German officer noted.<\/p>\n

Chinese commentators also say the ZTZ-100s will have the advantage of being able to locate and attack enemies without entering enemy line-of-sight, using sensors networked with drones and other vehicles. However, executing that sophisticated operational concept could prove challenging. For example, China\u2019s existing GP-105 laser-beam-riding gun-launched missile isn\u2019t designed for indirect fire.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will still take a lot of learning and acquiring experience to incorporate this into doctrine and tactics,\u201d the German officer said. \u201cAlso, it\u2019s adding a lot more failure points for operations. There needs to be redundancy to use the tank even if systems get damaged or just break.\u201d Burdens on maintainers would increase too, he said.<\/p>\n

Reliance on APSs and sensors also has risks, as current APSs have limited ability to counter kinetic-energy tank shells. But the Type 100\u2019s design likely reflects decreased emphasis on tank-versus-tank combat; as fighting in Ukraine shows, drones, mines, artillery and missiles account for the vast majority of tank losses.<\/p>\n

The Type 100 instead echoes longtime Chinese interest in light tanks\u00a0like the Type 15<\/u><\/a>, deployable to challenging terrain including mountains, rice paddies, and sub-tropical forests. Lighter tanks consume less fuel and are easier to keep under bridge weight limits, traverse through muddy terrain, recover when bogged down, transport by air, or land on a beachhead.<\/p>\n

Rumors allege that the vehicles paraded this September may not be the endpoint of China\u2019s armor R&D program. Additional Type 100 variants are supposedly under development, including a reconnaissance support vehicle and heavier main battle tank.<\/p>\n

If the Type 100 vehicle family proves more mature than Russia\u2019s T-14 a decade ago,\u00a0China<\/a>\u00a0might win the race to field a new generation of diverse armored vehicles. These new vehicles can team up and share an unprecedented amount of information, potentially making them ideal to wage war in a drone-saturated battlefield. That all depends on whether or not their underlying doctrine proves sound, and their active defenses can keep pace with advancements in drone warfare.<\/p>\n

Fuente:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.popularmechanics.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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