China Reveals New Main Battle Tank China Reveals New Tank

Political developments influencing Chinese armoured forces Renault FT tanks of the Fengtian Army, c. During the entire Sino-Japanese war from 1937 to 1945 there was not one single major tank on tank confrontation between Chinese and Japanese armor. Armor was not used en masse for shock, but in penny packets in an infantry support role exclusively tank against tank fighting with the Japanese was never contemplated and never attempted. The Chinese use of armored fighting vehicles prior to 1943 suffered from many of the same problems as that of the artillery, and most of China's small inventory of AFVs were quickly lost in combat or were simply allowed to break down due to lack of maintenance and spare parts.

Warlords set up their own armies and bought what tanks and weapons they could. The first tanks and armored cars in Chinese hands were whatever imports they could acquire and some armoured vehicles they fashioned ad hoc. ( February 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.

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China Reveals New Main Battle Tank China Reveals New Tank