WZ-132 light tank | |
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Type | Light tank |
Place of origin | People's Republic of China |
Specifications | |
Mass | 22.5 t (24.8 short tons) (in 1973) |
Length | 8.53 m (28.0 ft) (with gun) |
Width | 2.92 m (9.6 ft) |
Height | 2.12 m (7.0 ft) |
Crew | 4 (commander, loader, gunner, driver) |
Main armament | 100 mm (4 in) smoothbore gun |
Secondary armament | 1 × 12.7 mm (0.5 in) machine gun 2 × 7.62 mm (0.3 in) machine guns |
Engine | Diesel |
Power/weight | 18 kW/t |
Suspension | Torsion bar suspension |
Operational range | 500 km (310 mi) |
Maximum speed | 65 km/h (40 mph) (on road) |
WZ-132 light tank (simplified Chinese: WZ-132轻型坦克; traditional Chinese: WZ-132輕型坦克) was a Chinese light tank which was developed between the 1960s and 1970s. Its development lasted for more than ten years before it was set aside, ultimately proving too technical to be brought into production.