Chinese engineers have developed their own version of the combat vehicle fire support, judging by the photos, platform medium tank type is chosen for him 59, writes the Russian newspaper.
These tanks veterans continue to stand in the armies of more than a dozen countries around the world. They have long been outdated and in need of modernization. In addition, the experience of modern military conflicts revealed, that in addition to tanks with powerful guns and infantry bronesredstv delivery type armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles, needed machines that class, military small-caliber automatic guns and missile complexes.
In Russia, these machines are already being produced - is "Terminator" and "Terminator 2". The first of them created on the basis of the T-90A, and the second - on the basis of T-72. Moreover, "Terminator 2" can be performed on the chassis of the older art. So, at one time considered a proposal to recast the Peruvian T-55. Machines had to get paired caliber gun mount 30 mm and "Ataka" missiles. It is also proposed to improve the performance of mobility and protection.
Something similar developed today in China. true, the car armed with only a gun. But there are two containers with controlled and, apparently, unguided rockets. Besides, commander and operator received a modern fire control system.
According to the newspaper, machine equipped with a more powerful engine, on the body appeared dynamic protection. First of all, it will be offered to foreign customers. Expected, that the general public the novelty will be demonstrated at the show in Zhuhai.
