10. CM-11 Brave Tiger – China
Producers: Republic of China Armored Vehicle Development Center, General Dynamics
Army of the Republic of China: Main Users
$2 billion is the program cost; $3.5 million is the unit cost.
The Armored Vehicle Development Center in China and General Dynamics collaborated to develop the 1990 Main Battle Tank, known as the CM-11 Brave Tiger. In essence, the CM-11 is an M60 hybrid chassis with an earlier M48 Patton’s turret installed on it.
China’s CM-11 Brave Tiger: https://commons.wikimedia.org/玄史生
It also features an M1 Abrams fire control system. This was named the Brave Tiger by the Republic of China because tigers play a significant role in Chinese mythology and history. The NATO M240 machine gun and a.50 BMG M2 Browning are mounted on the 50-ton combat tank.
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