MD UN NAZMUS SAKIB KHAN: Bangladesh received a delivery of 1 regiment VT-5 tanks from China recently which was ordered last year. More 150 tanks will be in order soon. VT-5 was chosen over Kaplan-MT Tank(jointly developed by Indonesia and Turkey) and the Korean K-21 light tank.

VT-5 Tank is highly suitable to Bangladesh's geography and a modern highly capable Tank. According to some reports, it can outperform India's heavyweight T-90 tanks in terms of mobility, maneuverability, armor, and firepower. The tank is very suitable  For the low-lying riverine geography of Bangladesh. Due to its lightweight and powerful engine with low oxygen requirement can perform excellent also in hilly areas of Bangladesh. For these reasons, the Bangladesh army emphasizes Light Tanks instead of Heavyweight Main Battle Tank(MBT).

Bangladesh and China are only users of VT-5 tanks. VT-5 is a Type-15 tank developed by Norinco. PLA ground force(Chinese Armed force) use the ZQT-15 version of it. But it is reported on Chinese media that Bangladesh's VT-5 is modified according to the Bangladesh army's requirement and considered a better version than PLA's ZQT-15. Apart from Form 44, VT-5 Bangladesh Army operates 44+ MBT 2000, 58 Type 69 tanks, 174 Durjoy MBT(more 300 will be added).

Armament

VT-5 uses a new 105mm rifled gun, which is superior to the Type 94 105mm guns fitted on Type 88 and Type 59 tanks. The VT-5 can hold 38 rounds of 105mm shells and is capable of effectively penetrating the armor of most main battle tanks in use by various South and Southwestern Asian countries when launching armor-piercing shells. It can also fire-new advanced tungsten alloy armor-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabots (APFSDS) capable of penetrating 500 mm (20 in) of armored steel at 2,000 meters (1.2 mi).

Features

The VT-5 tank is equipped with chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) protection, an autoloader mechanism with ammunition stored in the turret bustle, air conditioning system, command, and control equipment, commander's panoramic sight, gunner's thermal imaging sight, laser rangefinder, advanced ballistic computer, a tactical command system, and a navigation system that includes inertial navigation system (INS) and satellite communications.

Mobility

Due to its lightweight(36 tons), the new VT-5 tank can be airlifted as well as para dropped by military cargo aircraft.

News source- kuaibao

Author

Tianjin University

Publicity and Publication Secretary, BCYSA

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