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The VT-4 (Chinese: VT-4主战坦克; pinyin: VT-4 zhǔzhàn tǎnkè), also known as the MBT-3000, is a Chinese modernized main battle tank built by Norinco for overseas export.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VT-4 | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed | 70 km/h (43 mph) | 1.00 | infobox |
| VT-4 | Armour | composite armour and Explosive reactive armour (ERA) | 1.00 | infobox |
| VT-4 | Crew | 3 (commander, driver, gunner) | 1.00 | infobox |
| VT-4 | Designer | Norinco | 1.00 | infobox |
| VT-4 | Engine | VT/E1 V12 diesel engine 1,200 hp (895 kW) at 2,300 rpm | 1.00 | infobox |
| VT-4 | Ground clearance | 43 cm (1 ft 4.93 in) | 1.00 | infobox |
| VT-4 | Height | 2.40 m (7 ft 10 in) | 1.00 | infobox |
| VT-4 | In service | 2017–present | 1.00 | infobox |
| VT-4 | Length | 10.10 m (33.1 ft) | 1.00 | infobox |
| VT-4 | Main armament | ZPT-98A 125 mm (4.9 in) smoothbore gun, 38 rounds (22 in the autoloader) | 1.00 | infobox |
| VT-4 | Manufacturer | Norinco Heavy Industries Taxila | 1.00 | infobox |
| VT-4 | Mass | 52 tonnes (57 short tons) | 1.00 | infobox |
| VT-4 | Operational range | 500 km (310 mi) | 1.00 | infobox |
| VT-4 | Place of origin | China | 1.00 | infobox |
| VT-4 | Power/weight | 23 hp/tonne | 1.00 | infobox |
| VT-4 | Produced | 2017–present | 1.00 | infobox |
| VT-4 | Secondary armament | 1 × RWS 12.7 mm (0.50 in) AA HMG 1 × 7.62 mm (0.300 in) coaxial MG | 1.00 | infobox |
| VT-4 | Suspension | torsion bars | 1.00 | infobox |
| VT-4 | Transmission | Ch1000B automatic (6 FWD/2 REV) | 1.00 | infobox |
| VT-4 | Type | Main battle tank | 1.00 | infobox |
| VT-4 | Unit cost | $4.9 million | 1.00 | infobox |
| VT-4 | Used by | See § Operators | 1.00 | infobox |
| VT-4 | Variants | See Variants | 1.00 | infobox |
| VT-4 | Wars | War against the Islamic State Boko Haram insurgency | 1.00 | infobox |
| VT-4 | Wars | Boko Haram insurgency | 1.00 | infobox |
| VT-4 | Wars | 2025 Cambodia‒Thailand conflict | 1.00 | infobox |
| VT-4 | Width | 3.44 m (11.3 ft) | 1.00 | infobox |
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