Key point: The Type 15 is specifically adapted for navigating sea-based obstacles. China’s collection of over 7,000 tanks, while numerically impressive, is inflated by increasingly outdated iterations ...

Key Point: A major political impetus for the Type 15 was the need for a tank that can operate in the high-altitude Tibetan hills, in preparation for a prospective resumption of Sino-Indian hostilities ...

China’s Type 15 light tank was designed specifically for combat in mountainous and high-altitude environments where heavier ...

Chinese state-owned television revealed on 30 January that the China North Industries Group Corporation (NORINCO) Type 15 (also known as ZTQ-15) lightweight battle tank has formally entered service ...

In 2018, the ZTQ-15 (also called the Type 15) main battle tank entered into service with the People's Liberation Army of China. From the outside, it looks like most other modern main battle tanks like ...

One Y-20 large transport plane can carry two Type 15 lightweight tanks and realize long-range deployment of 7,800 kilometers. Photo: Screenshot from China Central Television One domestically made Y-20 ...

Chinese state-owned media has claimed that the Xian Aircraft Corporation (XAC) Y-20A Kunpeng strategic transport aircraft is capable of transporting up to two Type 15 (also commonly referred to as ZTQ ...

China’s ZTQ-15 or Type 15 represents a modern approach to light tank design. This episode examines how reduced weight, ...