Some improved armor would be excelent, seeing as how these are probably the most expensive tank in the PLA.
And from a post waaaayyyyy back when, yeah I agree that the U.S trumps up the abrams considerably, but this is expected of any tank or weapon for that matter proposed by any government.
And personaly, I find it a bit sad that tanks have to go. It's nice that any weapon of war is no longer used, but there is a certian nostalgia to using tanks. The sights of them rocking as their cannons are fired, watching as other tanks explode in a collum of fire. The sound of the treads squeaking and the engine grumbling as it crosses through an area totaly unobstructed by natural or artifical barriers...
Reminds me of the old battleships and their eventual replacement by carriers.
But so far, yeah. This tank looks like it could certantly tangle with almost any other tank the western world can throw at it. :china: I hate hearing 'abrams can do this and T-96/8/9 cant and how China is a bunch of communist bla-de-bla-de-bla'. The worst thing you can do is underestimate your enemy, and these tanks sure do look like they will B!tchslap westerners, god forbid we ever enter armed conflict. Though from what Dongfeng posted, rather uncomftorable to get into and might be especialy problematic if they get into the tank in an emergency.
By the way, sorry to leap off topic like that. But I just had to get in my two cents.