Chinese Version Of Bmpt

[TBeyer]

Interesting weapon mix, using T-59 chassis:

https://www.armyrecognition.com/airshow_china_2018_zhuhai_news_show_daily_coverage/airshow_china_208_new_qn-506_multi-weapon_tracked_armored_vehicle_based_on_type_59_mbt.html

[bojan]

Poor base armor, bad ERA coverage, superstructure armor looks also bad based on welds...

What is a point?

[Harkonnen]

It is actually not a BMPT but a missile tank

https://andrei-bt.livejournal.com/986768.html

[KV7]

It is actually not a BMPT but a missile tank

https://andrei-bt.livejournal.com/986768.html

Does it bring reloads for the main launcher ? To be reloaded by hand ?

[shep854]

I wonder how many maintenance jobs that thing will create.

[TTK Ciar]

It makes sense to me. If you want to field light weapons on a tracked vehicle with decent tactical mobility and resistance to arty splinters and small arms fire, repurposing a T-54 or T-55 is an inexpensive option. There are a lot of spare vehicles without much use and you get a lot of horsepower for not a lot of money.

 

[Simon Tan]

Looks like a design from a chuddy mobile game. Why the Chinese arms industry is a laggard.

[KV7]

The small missiles are are 'QN-201 miniature guided missile'

'QN-506 is based on a turretless Type 59 tank (Chinese version of the obsolete T-54). In the QN-506 the manned turret was replaced with an unmanned rotating structure that mounts a 30mm cannon, 7.62mm coaxial machine gun, launchers carrying 20 lightweight QN-201 multi-role missiles and four launchers for QN502 EO guided missiles or loitering weapons. The vehicle can also exchange some of the loitering weapons for drones, to extend the observation range to 10 km.'

https://defense-update.com/20181107_missiles_at_airshowchina2018.html

[KV7]

Here they are on a tiny UGV https://defense-update.com/20181106_microintelligentmissile.html

[JWB]

So it seems China has stolen the pike:

[KV7]

It makes sense to me. If you want to field light weapons on a tracked vehicle with decent tactical mobility and resistance to arty splinters and small arms fire, repurposing a T-54 or T-55 is an inexpensive option. There are a lot of spare vehicles without much use and you get a lot of horsepower for not a lot of money.

Yes. Unit cost is going to be not more than western IFV with much less firepower and worse protection. And China hardly has to worry about the logistics and crew requirements created by fielding less that top tier stuff.

 

The counterpoint is 'why not do it properly' and get something that can shrug off ATGM from the front and RPG from the side. But this is probably too difficult given the base vehicle.

Edited November 8, 2018 by KV7

[lastdingo]

So it seems China has stolen the pike:

 

Pike is/was about four times as heavy if this link is approx. correct.

Judging by the size I would expect rather 2...4 kg, though.

[Simon Tan]

This is like the mobile version of a PC game.

[DB]

Thereis quite a Command and Conquer vibe to it.

[Simon Tan]

Xactly.

[Mr King]

[lastdingo]

http://china-defense.blogspot.com/2018/11/qn506-mout-of-type59mod-with-3-man-crew.html