REPUBLIC OF CHINA (TAIWAN) ARMY CM-11 (M-48H) with ERA "BRAVE TIGER" MBT

Description

The CM-11 Brave Tiger is a Main Battle Tank (MBT) that was developed by the American General Dynamics and the Republic of China Army (ROCA) Armored Vehicle Development Center. It was introduced to the public on 14 April 1990. Being a variant of the M48 Patton, it is also known as the M48H Main Battle Tank. The greatest features and advantages of the CM-11 is it has the same level of digital/ analogy hybrid ballistic calculator as the M1A1 Abrams MBT; it has a two-dimensional sighting and gun stabilization system, more complete than the M60A3’s one-dimensional stabilizing device; combining the AN/VSG-2 Thermal imager, AN/VVS-2 Image Intensifier, AN/GVS-5 Nd-YAG Laser rangefinder, allowing the CM-11 to have Fire-on-the Move and Night Combat capabilities, it also have the highest probability of first round hit compare to all ROCA tanks. Disadvantages of the CM-11 is its outdated design and armor. The China’s Type 96G and Type 99 both armed with 125 mm main cannon, and the CM-11 could not offer significant protection from 125 mm APFSDS and HEAT shots. (Scale : 1/35e)