Hello fellow military analyst's. Due to the recent successes of the Anti-tank guided Missiles used in the Lebanon conflict and its ability to destroy both crew and tank of one of the most best protected tanks on the modern battlefield the Merkava Mk3 and Mk4 I think the ability of the PRC HJ-9/HJ-8 ATGW mounted on various platforms may be all that is needed to defeat much of the opposing forces main battle tanks that the PRC may be confronted with on the Asian battlefields such as Taiwan.
I reasonably believe that ROC M-60A3 even with some sort of upgraded armour package would not be able to protect itself from the HJ-9 with its tandem warhead. The HJ-9 appears to be a very good system on the same level of a American TOW or Russian Kornet compounded by the fact that the smaller Metis-M appears to be able to mission kill the Merkava 4 at the min.
Next we have to look at the Type-63 light tank armed with the PRC version AT-10 Stabber for its 100mm gun. Granted the AT-10 stabber is smaller than the Metis-M BUT would it be enough to defeat a M-60A3 on the frontal aspect of turret and Hull? I think you would have to say yes at least on M-60A3 without ERA or passive add on armour.
Now I fully understand the saying that once a new missile comes out that can kill a MBT another type of amour that can stop it appears. This is simply not the case for the local nations around the PRC such as the ROC. I think the PRC have field some good systems that are armed with a great number of ATGW systems. The PRC may have turned the corner on the main battle tank at least in the theater of the Taiwan area of operations.
Please feel free to comment on my little post....cheers ute
I reasonably believe that ROC M-60A3 even with some sort of upgraded armour package would not be able to protect itself from the HJ-9 with its tandem warhead. The HJ-9 appears to be a very good system on the same level of a American TOW or Russian Kornet compounded by the fact that the smaller Metis-M appears to be able to mission kill the Merkava 4 at the min.
Next we have to look at the Type-63 light tank armed with the PRC version AT-10 Stabber for its 100mm gun. Granted the AT-10 stabber is smaller than the Metis-M BUT would it be enough to defeat a M-60A3 on the frontal aspect of turret and Hull? I think you would have to say yes at least on M-60A3 without ERA or passive add on armour.
Now I fully understand the saying that once a new missile comes out that can kill a MBT another type of amour that can stop it appears. This is simply not the case for the local nations around the PRC such as the ROC. I think the PRC have field some good systems that are armed with a great number of ATGW systems. The PRC may have turned the corner on the main battle tank at least in the theater of the Taiwan area of operations.
Please feel free to comment on my little post....cheers ute
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