最近进入PLA服役的主战坦克（MBT）98式，使用同俄国T-72系列非常相似的一种车底盘。在这之上被安装一个新的本国-发展的双人炮塔，装备有一门125毫米滑膛炮由一部自动装弹机供弹。自动装弹机安装在转塔下的稍后位置并且首先载入射弹，然后装药。武器系统以俄国技术为基础。

    98式有限的数量在PLA中服役和后继是99式。这几乎和98式相同，除炮塔类似德国Krauss-Maffei Wegmann公司的豹-2A6的一种箭头形设计。

    新近它已经显示中国正在发展一种新的主战坦克（MBT），据了解装有一门152毫米火炮由一部自动装弹机供弹。武器将连接到一套先进的昼间/热瞄准系统，当车辆静止或移动期间允许同移动目标去交战具有高首发命中概率。

    至少一个消息来源已经指出俄国已经为新的中国主战坦克（MBT）计划提供一些技术，为了要赚得有价值的外来通货赞助一些它自己坦克发展计划。这据了解主要地适用于主武器和柴油发电机。

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Chinese tank gun developments

The latest main battle tank (MBT) to enter service with the PLA is the Type 98, which uses a chassis very similar to that of the Russian T-72 series. On this is mounted a new locally-developed two-person turret, armed with a 125 mm smoothbore gun fed by an automatic loader. The latter is mounted below the turret and first loads the projectile, and then the charge. The weapon system is based on Russian technology.

The Type 98 is in service with the PLA in limited numbers and was followed by the Type 99. This is almost identical to the Type 98, except that the turret has an arrow-head design similar to that of the German Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Leopard 2A6.

More recently it has been revealed that China is developing a new MBT, which is understood to be armed with a 152 mm gun fed by an automatic loader. The weapon would be coupled to an advanced day/thermal sighting system that will allow moving targets to be engaged with a high first-round hit probability while the vehicle is stationary or moving.
At least one source has indicated that Russia has supplied some of the technology for the new Chinese MBT project, in order to earn valuable foreign currency to fund some of its own tank development programmes. This is understood to apply mainly to the main armament and the diesel power pack.

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