11. CM-12 Tank – China
The Chinese Armored Vehicle Development Center is the manufacturer.
Army of the Republic of China: Main Users
Cost of Program: $350 million*; Cost of Unit: $350 million*
Essentially, the CM-12 is an upgraded M48A3 designed for the Republic of China Army. The ADVC converted existing M48A3s into tanks for the ROC Army by using 100 fire-control systems from the CM-11 Brave Tiger. All of the changes were finished by 1993.
China’s CM-12 Tank 掄史生/commons.wikimedia.org
The CM-12 may be identified by its rounded glacier plates. Its 105mm M68A1 cannon and longer armament than the M48A3 set it apart from the latter. Since newer, more advanced technology has rendered the weapons and protection on these military vehicles obsolete, around half of them have been withdrawn.
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