VT-4
Also known as Main Battle Tank 3000, MBT-3000, MBT3000, MBT3K, Heavy Infantry Fighting Vehicle
The VT-4 (), also known as the MBT-3000, is a Chinese modernized main battle tank built by Norinco for overseas export.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- VT-4
- Weapon.image
- NORINCO VT-4 at IDEX 2017.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 320
- Weapon.type
- Main battle tank
- Weapon.origin
- China
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
- Weapon.is_UK
- yes
- Weapon.service
- 2017–present
- Weapon.used_by
- See
- Weapon.wars
- War against the Islamic State Boko Haram insurgency 2025 Cambodia‒Thailand conflict
- Weapon.designer
- Norinco
- Weapon.manufacturer
- NorincoHeavy Industries Taxila
- Weapon.unit_cost
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- Development
- Design
- Armament
- Protection
- Mobility
- Command and control
- Service history
- China
- Nigeria
- Thailand
- Variants
- Operators
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
The VT-4 (), also known as the MBT-3000, is a Chinese modernized main battle tank built by Norinco for overseas export.
== Development == During the development of Type 90-II/Al-Khalid (also known as MBT-2000) in the 1980s, the gearbox and engine were originally imported from Germany, but this plan was abandoned due to a Western arms embargo. The powertrain instead was sourced from Ukraine, the same for most Chinese export vehicles at the time.