China has a new sharp weapon, what kind of equipment can blow up American tanks with one blow?
Foreword: Whether it is the conflict between Russia and Ukraine or the ground war launched by Israel against the Gaza Strip, the outside world has seen the role of tanks in the war. In addition to installing protective fences, how to improve the protection of tanks and how to destroy a tank as quickly as possible have become topics of concern for military experts from various countries.
Now, Chinese scientists have once again developed a new "black technology" that can destroy American-made tanks with a single blow, or will once again open up a new situation.
(American-made tanks may usher in a nemesis)
1. China's high-speed kinetic energy weapon, which exploded the US tank with one blow
According to Hong Kong's South China Morning Post, a Chinese scientific research team has recently achieved a major technological breakthrough and developed a high-speed kinetic weapon. According to many experiments and numerical simulations, this weapon can instantly incapacitate an American-made tank with just one shot, which is enough to show the amazing strength of this weapon.
The so-called kinetic energy weapon is to use the "kinetic energy" generated by high-speed movement to destroy the target. One of the most critical points is "high speed". In the beginning, kinetic energy weapons mainly used high-speed impact to directly destroy the target, and later with the development of science and technology, scientists began to try to use the shock wave generated by kinetic energy to cause damage to the target, and this has become another killing magic weapon of kinetic energy weapons.
According to the report, traditional anti-tank weapons rely more on gunpowder and explosions to damage tanks, while this kinetic weapon can accelerate a 20-kilogram solid spherical projectile to Mach 4, and use the shock wave it causes to trigger a violent shock of the tank, so that it can be "internally injured". For example, the bolts connecting important equipment broke, and the connection between the fire control computer and the turret was severed.
This may be like the one played in martial arts TV, which looks unharmed on the outside, but the inside has been shocked to the point that the meridians are "broken" and completely incapacitated.
(A portable kinetic weapon)
Some analysts say that NATO tanks have always been known for their "complexity and precision", and any problem with any component may affect the operation of the entire system, so when hit by this kinetic weapon, it is more likely to be damaged and difficult to repair. Therefore, it is argued that this kinetic weapon is precisely the nemesis of combat vehicles such as the American Abrams tank.
2. Three major features, or subvert the rules of the future battlefield
After the Chinese scientific research team's research was exposed, the US media spoke highly of it, saying that this kinetic weapon will fundamentally change the nature of armored warfare and subvert the rules of the future battlefield.
The reason why this high-speed kinetic weapon is so highly rated may be related to the three major characteristics it has.
First, this kinetic weapon requires very little energy and can be extremely destructive. In the future, if the weight of the projectile can be further reduced, it may become the main equipment in individual anti-tank combat.
Secondly, this weapon destroys the tank by means of a shock wave and does not need to aim at a specific position for a strike. As we all know, traditional anti-tank weapons are mainly based on direct attack mode and top attack mode, and they must be aimed at the weak position of the tank and fired. However, even if the projectile of this high-speed kinetic weapon only scratches the tank, the shock wave can be transmitted to the inside of the tank instantly, which greatly reduces the difficulty of aiming the weapon and improves the strike efficiency.
(This weapon can inflict internal damage on tanks.)
Thirdly, this weapon can not only destroy the tank, but also inflict no small damage on the crew inside. Previously, it was reported that if the American tank was hit head-on by a high-speed projectile, then the loader, gunner, commander and driver would be injured to varying degrees, and the entire crew would be completely incapacitated.
For a long time, the American Abrams M1 tank was widely regarded as the most technologically advanced tank, but after the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the "myth of invincibility" of Western weapons and equipment has been shattered one after another. If this kind of high-speed kinetic energy weapon is installed in large quantities in the PLA in the future, the panic of the US military can be imagined.
3. There is more than one way to deal with tanks
The weapon is still in the laboratory stage, but there is more than one way for China to deal with tanks. In recent years, the mainland has successively developed advanced antitank missiles such as the Red Arrow-10 and the Red Arrow-12.
In particular, the advent of the Red Arrow-12 means that China's anti-tank missile technology has reached the world-class level. With a range of 2,000 meters, the Red Arrow-12 is capable of penetrating 1,100 mm thick homogeneous steel plates, which, combined with the top attack mode, is powerful enough to destroy any active main battle tank in the world. Moreover, the future Red Arrow-12 can also be replaced with other seekers and warheads according to combat needs, in addition to attacking various armored targets, it can also effectively attack various buildings and low-speed helicopters and other targets, and its strength should not be underestimated.
(Red Arrow-12 series anti-tank missiles)
In addition, the mainland also has a single anti-tank missile with advanced technology and advanced concepts -- the "Iron Lance No. 1", the missile locks on to the target before launch, and through the control of the missile control system, it can hit the target with an accuracy of less than 1 meter, and its power can destroy tanks, armored vehicles, small boats and other high-value targets within the range, and after the missile is launched, the shooter can quickly conceal and evacuate.
In this way, the PLA has both anti-tank missiles that physically attack tanks and high-speed kinetic weapons that destroy the combat effectiveness of tanks from the inside.