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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (122132)9/23/2016 9:59:40 PM
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would refrain from riding in a tank if in battle

scmp.com

China develops laser-guided tank missile



The armoured division of the People's Liberation Army will be equipped with next-generation laser-guided missiles, in a move to improve the long-range firepower and accuracy of its tanks.

The PLA Daily said on Wednesday a new glide bomb, that can be fired from tanks rather than from missile launchers, had been developed after years of live-fire tests on plateaus, islands and in the Gobi desert.

... "The gun-launched missile is a special bomb that combines accurate guidance technology and conventional tank gun systems to improve the hit rate of main battle tanks," Shi Yiqun, a senior engineer in an armoured unit, told the newspaper.

Military analysts said the new weapon would turn China's conventional Type-99 tank and other next-generation cannons into weapons of "massive destruction".

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It said the new missile would not affect tanks' conventional firepower.

"The laser-guided missile will not harm the traditional smooth bore gun, but make it much more powerful and accurate," Xu Guangyu , a retired PLA major general, said.

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