VT-4
| VT-4 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Main battle tank |
| Place of origin | China |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2017–present |
| Used by | See § Operators |
| Wars | |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Norinco |
| Manufacturer | Norinco Heavy Industries Taxila |
| Unit cost | $4.9 million |
| Produced | 2017–present |
| Variants | See Variants |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 52 tonnes (57 short tons) |
| Length | 10.10 m (33.1 ft) |
| Width | 3.44 m (11.3 ft) |
| Height | 2.40 m (7 ft 10 in) |
| Crew | 3 (commander, driver, gunner) |
| Armour | composite armour and Explosive reactive armour (ERA) |
Main armament | ZPT-98A 125 mm (4.9 in) smoothbore gun, 38 rounds (22 in the autoloader) |
Secondary armament | 1 × RWS 12.7 mm (0.50 in) AA HMG 1 × 7.62 mm (0.300 in) coaxial MG |
| Engine | VT/E1 V12 diesel engine 1,200 hp (895 kW) at 2,300 rpm |
| Power/weight | 23 hp/tonne |
| Transmission | Ch1000B automatic (6 FWD/2 REV) |
| Suspension | torsion bars |
| Ground clearance | 43 cm (1 ft 4.93 in) |
Operational range | 500 km (310 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 70 km/h (43 mph) |
The VT-4 (Chinese: VT-4主战坦克; pinyin: VT-4 zhǔzhàn tǎnkè), also known as the MBT-3000, is a Chinese modernized main battle tank built by Norinco for overseas export.