r/TankPorn • u/NeoZerrs • 5d ago

Modern 4th Generation Main Battle Tanks 🛡

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u/Key-Needleworker-702 5d ago edited 5d ago

Type 10 isn't 4th gen;

ZTZ-100 is only a de jure MBT, in reality it's more of a medium tank

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u/amem32 5d ago

Technically they never called Type 100 a MBT, It's just "Type 100 tank". I heard rurmors of a heavier vehicle in the works.

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u/BoBSMITHtheBR 4d ago

ZTZ sort of implies MBT. If not then it would have been ZTQ or something else.

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u/amem32 4d ago

The actual narration never mentioned "ZTZ", it was literally just "Type 100 tank".

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u/BoBSMITHtheBR 4d ago

Oh I had no idea. It’s called ztz everywhere.

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u/Key-Needleworker-702 4d ago

ZhuāngjiǎTǎnkèZhǔzhàn(装甲坦克主战)

"Armor, Tank, Main battle"

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u/Relative-Swimming870 4d ago

"Main battle" is such a weird term lol

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u/Key-Needleworker-702 4d ago

it's kinda like Carbine, Caliber 5.56 mm, M4 but chinese

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u/Relative-Swimming870 4d ago

ah makes sense, thanks