The first major misunderstanding - the reliability of the 96 tank is 'passing' and the repairability is excellent.

This is the evaluation given by many mainstream media and brick families.

Personally, I think this assessment is incorrect.

Because first of all, this time the Chinese armored forces sent out a strong lineup at all.

The level of repair guarantees and driving operations of the 96 tank was not played out at all.

As mentioned earlier, the Nanjing Military Region's strong points are land, sea, and air integration and amphibious.

And how did this 'passing' evaluation given by the mainstream media come about?

It was fooled out by a group of 'brick families' and Maozi experts.

There are several big pitfalls and misconceptions

Myth 1: Trap 1:

Another reason for our mechanical failures.

On this playing field, the Russians carefully laid a large number of sharp gravel blocks the size of pebbles.

All over the playing field.

The tank crews of southern China had never felt the high speed of marching, blocked by a large amount of rubble, and heard the sound of hammering machinery at any time.

This in itself increases the difficulty of the operation, but as everyone knows, this pebble-sized gravel is officially one of the largest traps and pits we dig.

Pebbles of this size were the most hated by the 96 tank.

As mentioned above, the 96 tank wore rubber shoes in order to go on the road, and the clearance between the tracks and the main drive shaft was large.

When the track is running, it is easy to pick up the pebble-sized gravel belt and snap it into the gear.

Of course, our 96 style will not be so squeamish, and the track will collapse if you get stuck with a few stones, but if the ground is full of gravel of this size, and the competitor asks you to 'race' on the gravel, then the problem is already over.

The 96 tank was designed for the territorial defense of China.

It is emphasized that our country has combat capability in all terrains.

So, let me ask, is there a place in China that is full of patches of pebble-sized rubble?

No, only this one. The Chinese 96 tank was also designed with the Gobi Desert in mind, but the Type 96 arc gears can also be adapted to the large sandy terrain of the Gobi Desert.

But it can't adapt to this kind of gravel terrain that has never appeared in China's terrain.

And that's precisely what the T72 is good about.

In the territory of the Soviet Union.

In Armenia, in Mongolia, in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, in Kyrgyzstan, affected by wind erosion. (The fine sand has been blown to the Taklamakan in China further south and the neighbors of Inner Mongolia and the Loess Plateau further afield, leaving behind large stones.)

There is a large amount of this terrain full of gravel.

The T72 was designed with these terrains in mind, with minimal track clearance and track shoes that are thick and stiff for high-speed operation.

Ideal for high-speed travel in desert gravel terrain.

In other words, among all the participating teams, only the Chinese team that used the 96 style suffered the most.

Because only the tanks of the Chinese team are not suitable for training at the Russian training ground on the plains, let alone at high speed in the field full of rubble.

For no other reason, it's not that we're out of qualify, it's that our tanks weren't designed to be high-speed tanks on gravel from the start.

If our tanks are designed with these in mind, doesn't that mean that we are ready to drive our tanks to Kyrgyzstan, to Armenia, to Mongolia?

Myth 2:

Everyone is not adapted.

It is true that when it comes to Russia to compete, there are some differences in the water and soil of various countries, but I must point out about this.

The tanks of these countries are all made in Russia, and they drive this kind of tank at home, and the tank training of the former Soviet Union countries basically continues the Soviet model, which is not significantly different from Russia.

And India's tanks, which can drive and fight, are also Russian.

They have been very familiar with the Russian system for so many years.

Again, the tanks that the Russians had prepared for them......

Finally, let's not forget that all of those countries, except India, are former Soviet republics and are fluent in Russian. They have problems that they want to solve, and it's too easy.

And our people...... Do you expect the soldiers of the Nanjing Military District to be proficient in Russian?

Wrongful Case 3:

Our fenders are off?

In the second game, there were several shots and photographs clearly showing our 96 tank lifting the fenders while crossing the trench.

So all kinds of bricks began to throw bricks at the Type 96 tank, saying that 96 is not good, there are many problems......

Everyone here is interested in tanks, so please take a closer look at the photos, especially the one before the 96 tank entered the trench.

I can tell you responsibly.

The fender was lifted not by an accident, but by the driver.

Because the two driving wheels of the 96 tank were all in front. That is, the largest gear in front of the car.

Because of the high horsepower of the tank engine, considering the wear and tear of the driving wheel and the fact that the front driving wheel is vulnerable to damage from weapons such as rockets during combat, in order to facilitate the replacement and repair of the driving wheel.

The 96 tank was designed with this upturned driving wheel ...... 'fenders'

In fact, it is part of the armored skirt.

Because of this design, the 96 tank was extremely easy to replace and repair when the combat active wheels and tracks were damaged.

Unlike the T72, the skirt needs to be welded open to repair.

In battle, the movable front apron protects the driving wheels from attack.

If it breaks, the driver can lift the skirt to facilitate the replacement and maintenance of the driving wheel.

This is an advanced design thinking that T90 does not have, but it is regarded as an accident by ordinary fools.

Or a lot of the mainstream media is really funny.

So why lift the skirt when crossing the trench?

I wonder if you remember the exaggerated photo of Stan's tank flipping up on the skirt during the second round?

That is, when the tank went down the trench, the side skirt was scratched and stuck on the cement pier, and it was the car that was upturned because of its own falling skirt plate rubbed against the ground by the cement wall.

Before the race, the riders had inspected the trench beforehand.

In order to protect the skirt of the vehicle, our tankers lifted the movable skirt on the left side (because it was a track that turned to the right and the tank body was close to the concrete pier on the left.) ）

In this way, even if the track rubs against the cement slab, the tank skirt will not be injured.

Wouldn't have squeezed the tank skirt as high as any stan.

And this act of protecting the tank was called a mistake.

The Russians didn't want Chinese to be in the limelight in Russia Chinese so idiots were happy to say, 'This is a mistake on the part of Chinese." ’

In fact, he is laughing at us for being stupid.

Saying that your own good is bad, and being played with by Maozi.

In the third race, the Chinese tank crew finally squeezed into the top three by relying on physical fitness.

Admired by the Russians as 'the best tank soldier'. ’

Isn't that a slap in the face?

T72, the short drivers under 165 in height, stood with our soldiers.

Is it glorious to be praised for being 'the most physically fit'?

Chinese tank soldiers rely on physical strength to dominate the group?

Is this a compliment?

This is a tank competition and not a special forces competition, relying on physical fitness to rank among the top three...... It's like we're a mess of everything but people.

Type 96 is a high-quality, low-price, and cost-effective tank that can be produced in super-large-scale and large-scale mass production in line with China's national conditions.

Do not go high-end, take the mass route of modern weapons.

From the point of view of cost performance alone, the cost of an Abrams is almost enough to build 10 taels 96.

You can say that one 96 can't beat one Abrams, can you say that ten 96s can't beat one Abrams?

It is also the only modern tank among modern tanks that is suitable for fighting in complex terrain areas around the Chinese-class class.

It is also suitable for intensive production and equipment.

In a word, what suits us, is the best.

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The opinions expressed in the above four chapters are personal views only.