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International Military - Main Battle Tank (MBT) ZTZ 99A is the flagship cavalry fleet in the Chinese Army. With the flagship ZTZ 99A (Type 99A) then a row of advanced technology is in this MBT.
Quoted from fighting-vehicles, it is known that one of the sophistications of the ZTZ 99A MBT is the ERA armor. ERA or what is known as Explosive Reactive Armor is found all over the body of the ZTZ 99A MBT.
From this ERA armor, the ZTZ 99A MBT can overcome various threats from HEAT ammunition to APFSDS. And not only ERA, but the ZTZ 99A MBT also has an APS system that is able to overcome the threat of rockets or ATGM.
However, from the array of extraordinary armor sophistication in the ZTZ 99A MBT, in fact there is a special and no less important protector. The special and most important protection in the ZTZ 99A MBT is the NBC protection system.
From the presence of NBC, the crew of the ZTZ 99A MBT can avoid nuclear, biological, and chemical hazards. In addition, the ZTZ 99A MBT has a mobility speed of up to 80 km/h.
Then the high speed, the cruising range of the ZTZ 99A MBT can reach 600 km. If the MBT ZTZ 99A uses an external tank, the cruising range of the ZTZ 99A MBT can reach 800 km. With this performance because the ZTZ 99A MBT has a 150HB turbocharged 1500hp Diesel engine.
And not to mention there are interesting advantages in the ZTZ 99A MBT that make it superior in its class. These advantages are the dimensions of the ZTZ 99A MBT which has a length of 6.9 meters, a width of 3.7 meters, and a height of 2.35 meters. From these dimensional advantages it is clear that the ZTZ 99A MBT can be easily transported on aircraft and on tankers.
Then the ZTZ 99A MBT also has a 125 mm Smoothbore main gun. Not only the 125 mm Smoothbore main gun, but there is also a 7.62 mm coaxial and a 12.7 mm HMG mounted on the roof.
Plus the ZTZ 99A MBT also has an autoreloader system so that initially there were only 3 people. In addition, the ZTZ 99A MBT apparently has a fairly high-quality and sophisticated internal technology.
Quoted from nationalinterest.org, the ZTZ 99A MBT has a laser warning system. From the laser warning system, the ZTZ 99A MBT is able to detect several threats that come from several sides.
Plus there is information that the hull shape of the ZTZ 99A MBT is similar to the M1 Abrams. With these similarities, the ZTZ 99A MBT protection system is quite superior.
Superior in terms, the ZTZ 99A MBT is capable of withstanding heavy IEDs and mines. Those are some of the advantages of the ZTZ 99A MBT which is quite superior and has been recognized for its greatness.