Chinese Norinco Corporation introduced in the United Arab Emirates at the IDEX exhibition 2019 model perspective heavy IFV, According to the Russian newspaper.
reported, that the combat vehicle will be performed on the tank chassis export VT-4.
Whereas previously the heaviest infantry fighting vehicles in China was considered a 30-ton VN17, the weight of new items with a powerful booking protivosnaryadnym, probably, come close to 50 tons.
According to experts, this show is an attempt to attract the attention of wealthy clients, which are the monarchies of the Persian Gulf. AND, quite possible, that they like a heavy infantry fighting vehicles.
According to experts, China's development is a kind of imitation of the Russian fighting machine T-15, created on the "Armata" platform. Here, like T-15, the engine is in front of the case, and also well protected.
Not by chance and the choice of fighting module: UAE Armed Forces is quite popular fighting compartment from the Russian BMP-3, which included a 100-mm gun, 30-mm automatic cannon and machine gun.
Previously, such a module planned to be installed on a heavy infantry fighting vehicles on the basis of the Italian OF-40 tank. Later, however, the work was stopped because of problems with the alteration of the chassis. The same towers are equipped with wheeled armored vehicles and Patria AMV Rabdan, who managed to do some fighting in Yemen.
Stern of the Chinese cars will cover two modules with arms. Such a solution has already been used on the Chelyabinsk developers experienced BMPT.
