Main Battle Tank 3000

The Main Battle Tank 3000 (MBT3000) is a third generation main battle tank currently under development by Norinco with an expected delivery for China's People's Liberation Army in 2014.

Primary
The tank gun is a 125 mm smoothbore, which can fire various shells including: kinetic energy penetrator, high explosive squash head and high explosive anti-tank warhead. In addition, the main gun can fire anti-tank missiles with a maximum range of 5000 m. The MBT3000 can carry thirty eight rounds of main ammunition with a maximum loading speed of eight rounds per minute with twenty two rounds on the autoloader.

Secondary
The MBT3000 has a 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine gun and a 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun.

Fire-control system
The tank's fire-control system includes a digital imaging system that consists of a second generation cooled thermographic imager for the gunner and the tank commander.

Mobility
The MBT3000 has a water-cooled turbocharger electronic-controlled diesel engine with 1300 hp. The MBT3000 has a cruise speed of 68 km/h and has an operational range of 500 km. The tank uses digital technology with an inertial navigation system and Global Positioning System. The tanks ford depth is 4.5 m and it has a trench of 2.7 m. The tank driver has a first generation uncooled thermographic imager.

Protection
The tank has a fire extinguisher feature and explosion suppression system. The gradient is at maximum sixty-percent.

Countermeasures
The MBT3000 countermeasures include eight 76 mm smoke grenade launchers and four 76 mm shrapnel grenade launchers.