Posted on 11/08/2018 7:10:03 AM PST by C19fan
A new armored vehicle designed to killwell, everythingon the battlefield is ambitiously described by the manufacturer as the New King of Ground Warfare. Unveiled at the ongoing Zhuhai Air Show, the QN-506 is Chinas version of the Russian 'Terminator' tank support vehicle. QN-506 is armed with a machine gun, grenades, a light cannon, two types of missiles, and even drones.
One of the newer concepts in armored warfare is the idea of a tank support combat vehicle. The vehicle was developed by Russia after the end of the Cold War, when the Russian Army sustained heavy tank and armored vehicle losses fighting Chechen rebels. From this experience was born the BMP-T, or 'Terminator.'
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Does it come with a phased plasma rifle in the 40-watt range?
Looks like the perfect LAV to use against your own population in a Communist country.
It slices! It dices! It can make fries and filet a fish!
“Hey buddy, just what ya see on the shelf, eh?”
Just what you see here, buddy. Okay?
1) That’s not a tank
2) That’s a chain gun, not a typical cannon you’d see on a main battle tank
3) It looks like a low-profile version of the Bradley except for that weird sight popping up really high in the center of the vehicle (and it doesn’t appear capable of hauling dismounts). Obviously it’s meant for peaking over an IV line for recon purposes, but it also makes it a great target for small arms fire
4) That’s not a tank
Perfect for those morning commutes on I-95...
I’ll take two!
The article call the Russian version a BMP-T. Those aren’t BMP road wheels, though. Looks like it’s riding on a shortened T-72 chassis; 5 road wheels, vs 6. Just an observation I find interesting.
Just more things to break
Hey, just what you see, pal.
The second one is free!
All you pay for is the extra shipping and handling!
Wouldnt one of these make a great stocking-stuffer for the kids?
Flies, flish? From Ronco?
Cool bullet magnet.
The Chinese displayed this at an air show?
No no no......
Planes.....you show planes at an air show.
What do the Chinese bring to car shows?
An orange squeezer?
Somebody needs to explain marketing to them.
Few molotov cocktails , and it doubles as a pressure cooker or BBQ smoker.
TOW bait...
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