Top 3 Main Battle Tanks and Fighting Aircrafts of the World's Most Powerful Nations
Most will agree with the fact that currently the three most powerful nations in the world are the United States, Russia and China. Below you will find some of the most powerful tanks and battle aircrafts developed by each of the three nations. This is of course our choice, so it's completely subjective. If you have any information on the topic that you could share, you are welcome and in the meantime you are free to read, compare and express your opinion.
Tanks
Russian Federation
T-90S
The T-90S represents one of the most advanced Russian tanks from the T-series. It features an improved firepower, mobility and protection. The tank was built at Uralvagonzavod, factory located in Nizhnyi Tagil, Russia. It is worth mentioning that the T-90S officially entered the service with the Russian armed forces in 1992.
The tank is developed for a crew of 3 people, its combat weight is 46.5 tons and it features a 4-stroke V-84ms diesel engine with 849hp. The fuel capacity of this battle machine is 1,600l. The range is 650km on paved roads and 500km on unpaved. The tank reaches a speed of 65 km/h.
The information provided by the American Foreign Policy Center says that Russia is currently working on upgrading its main battle tank to the new T-95 version. The features of the new generation battle tank are specified below:
- -Diesel-electric propulsion
- -135mm gun
- -360° sensors and ECM and network-capability
- -pro-active electric reactive armor
- -Weight: over 55 tons
- -ceramics-n-fiber armor, which would replace the usual steel armor
- -virtual reality for the driver and gunner
- -2 crew members will man the tank
- -autoloader for 3 different types of ammo.
Read more on: Tanksim.com
Unites States
M1A2 Abrams
This MBT was developed by General Dynamics Land Systems, which produced the first M1 tank back in 1978, followed by the M1A1 tank, developed in 1985 and GDLS in 1986 by the M1A2. The latter is considered one of the best tanks in the world. However, it includes only a 120mm M256 smoothbore gun, which was manufactured by the German company Rheinmetall GmbH.
The tank is developed for a crew of 4 people, including driver, commander, gunner and loader. It weights 69.54 tons and its ground clearance is 430 meters. The tank reaches a speed of 67.72 km/h.
Read more on: Army-technology.com
People's Republic of China
Type 99/ZTZ99
This tank was developed by NORINCO and is currently the most advanced MBT in the People's Liberation Army. It entered the PLA service in 2001. The Chinese made a great improvement in the tank's firepower mobility, and protection. Due to the high unit price (about $1.9 million per tank in 1999) there were only about 200 ZTZ99 made.
The tank features a dual-axis stabilized 125mm/50-calibre ZPT98 smoothbore gun. It also carries Russian anti-tank missiles called 9M119 Refleks. These missiles are fired from a 125mm gun. ZTZ99 reaches a top speed of 80km/h and its weight is about 54 tons.
Read more on: Sinodefence.com
Fighting Aircrafts
Russian Federation
Sukhoi Su-37 Terminator
When Su-37 was developed it was instantly shipped to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) air force as a multi-role version of Russia's previous generation Su-35. The aircraft has a number of features that make it different from other air fighters. It can make a preemptive hit at any air target, even those that are hard to spot. Su-37 has a multichannel redundancy and algorithmic security of all data and targeting systems. It can also hit ground targets at standoff range. The aircraft's all stages of flight and combat are automated.
Read more on: Enemyforces.com
United States
F-22 Raptor
This is one of the newest fighting aircrafts in the armed forces of the United States. The F-22 represents a fusion of stealth, supercruise, maneuverability, and incorporated avionics. It has an upgraded supportability and thus is a great step in warfighting capabilities. Raptor is a powerful weapon in both air-to-air and air-to-ground combats.
It is one of the main weapons of the Global Strike Task Force. F-22 was developed to stop enemy's battle aircrafts from accessing the Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps.
Read more on: Fas.org
J-10 Multirole Fighter Aircraft
The J-10 is also called Jianji-10 or Jian-10. It features one engine and represents an all-weather multi-role battle aircraft. It was designed by Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute and built by the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC). The Chinese started working on the J-10 project back in the 1980s in order to compete with the fighters from the West (F-16) and Soviet Union MiG-29.
After the end of the Cold War the Chinese moved towards creating a multi-role fighter, which would perform beyond-visual-range air-to-air fight and ground attack. China looked forward to create an air power that could show high defensive and offensive potential.
This aircraft represents one of the highest achievements of China in the aviation industry. During the 1990s the J-10 program included lots of new technologies, such as composite materials, computerized flight-control system dubbed "fly-by-wire", improved radar and cockpit electronics, as well as computer-aided design and many more.
Read more on: Air-attack.com
So there you go, some of the most powerful weapons developed at the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century.
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//19 Mar 15, 2010 03:27 PM | posted by:
nick - trust me but Russia has more than twice as much of tanks than any other country
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//18 Feb 07, 2010 02:14 PM | posted by: Truth - To the author of this article:
I agree that in terms of military strength, US>Russia>China would be the correct order of the list, but numbers change easily if the right mobilization, diplomacy, and propaganda is utilized.
Thus, if military might is measured in terms of technology, China cannot win as a superpower or main backer to any war. Take the following measurements into consideration.
Military (technology)
Air force (Indigenous Multirole Fighter)
United States (F-22) > Russia (PAK FA) > China (J-XX)
Navy (Indigenous Aircraft Carrier)
United States (100kt) > Russia (65kt) > United Kingdom (65kt) > India (65kt) > China (60kt)
Army (Indigenous Main Battle Tank)
United States > Russia > Germany > United Kingdom > France > China
Economy (Nominal GDP)
United States > China
Diplomacy (Foreign)
United States > Russia (Poor) > China (Very Poor)
Oil Reserve
United States (Alaska, Saudi Arabia, Iraq) > Russia > China (nearly none)
I, myself is Chinese, and I understand that China stands no chance in war. In rare scenarios where the battles are swift and does not attract foreign superpowers, then yes, China will be able to defeat any countries not listed above. Otherwise, China will be the first to fall due to its sham communism and over abundancy of boarding nations. - 0 votes
//17 Feb 02, 2010 01:22 PM | posted by: foxbat - YOU WILL C IN TIME HOW GOOD RUSSIAN AND CHINESE TANKS AND AIRCRAFT ARE WHEN NATO GET TIRED OF WAITING FOR IRAN TO STOP ACTING THE BIG MAN!! AND COME CLEAN ABOUT THEIR NUKES WHAT THE WEST ALREADY KNOWS,AND AS USUAL YOU WILL GET STUFFED AND WIPED OUT IN THE END,COS' ITS COMING ALL IN GOOD TIME. WITH YR IEDS IN IRAQ AFGHANISTAN KILLING OUR BOYS WE HAVE A SCORE TO SETTLE.
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//16 Jan 29, 2010 10:28 PM | posted by: deckoi 20 - for me the best mbt is the abrams...hahaha
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//15 Jan 24, 2010 05:20 AM | posted by: foxbat - re: logon the olifant looks a good tant will handle most tanks in other african nations the 105mm gun needs upgrading to120mm. the south african army were brill but of late i think they have gone back over standards have dropped my uncle lives over their and since most of the white genarals from top to bottom are being kicked out of the forces.now you have gaurds on gates boot laces loose barricks falling apart big shame should stick and work together. a good nation could be great in lots of ways.
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//14 Jan 23, 2010 11:20 AM | posted by: FOXBAT - RE: LOGAN YOU MENTION OLIFANT 1B WELL BALANCED TANK BUT NOT THE MOST ADVANCED. WELL YOU SAID IT !! IT IS NOT GOING TO WIN MORE TECHNO TANKS LIKE CHALLINGER M1A2 OR LEOPARD 2A6 I THINK IT WOULD STRUGGLE WITH MOST WESTERN OR RUSSIAN TANKS .
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//13 Jan 18, 2010 04:51 PM | posted by: Unknown - lolz!
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//12 Jan 14, 2010 02:05 AM | posted by: Logan - I served with the SA Army Special forces for many years and can vouch that the Olifant MK1-B Main battle tank is probably the most well balanced in terms of weight,speed and firepower. It might not be the most advanced in the world but is certainly quite efficient.
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//11 Jan 03, 2010 12:48 PM | posted by: foxbat - f22 raptor best in the world followed by tyfoon euro fighter then may be only may be su 37 but that nuggert who put j10 is a joke i would put f18 super hornet against that any day even the latest f16 would stuff j10 you muppet.
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//10 Jan 03, 2010 12:35 PM | posted by: foxbat - what a load of crap the challanger 2 will wipe the floor with any russian or chinese tin can tanks get real man even the german leopard tank will stuff all tanks you mention so keep it real stop talking rubbish or dont make stupid comments.
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//9 Jan 01, 2010 01:06 AM | posted by: Subho - I am realy wondered that,how J10 entered in top 3,whers its not able to match even Mig29 or Mirag200??????????????????????
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//8 Dec 27, 2009 09:20 PM | posted by: donald42 - Don't forget about the new and upcoming K2 Black Panther tanks from south korea....they rival our m1a2s considering the black panthers are almost twice as light but technologically the same in armor and fire control systems.
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//7 Dec 22, 2009 12:15 PM | posted by: rizzo - the abraham is the best,,and is proven,,plus they have best training crew,,,to be the best is to have a well train crew ..you could have the best tecnology but if you dont have the best training you suck...
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//6 Nov 24, 2009 06:48 PM | posted by: Unknown - There are much better tanks than the t 90s ant the Type 99/ZTZ99, but there really isn't such thing as the best tank, because not every tank is suited for every terrain and climate, for example the abrams weight is its weakness and is just like the tiger and king tiger of world war 2, it would become useless in russian, or candian terrain due to there harsh and unfrogiving climates
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//5 Sep 28, 2009 01:33 PM | posted by: Sukkumar George - Raphael is right.
Which MBT serves most armies of the world would tell you which is the top MBT. The German Leopard does. Period! - 3 votes
//4 Aug 31, 2009 11:47 PM | posted by: ryan infante - more create weapons more wars just be stop create weapons because many people sucrifise...
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//3 Jul 07, 2009 04:39 PM | posted by: josh13 - I agree with all except the t90. I think the t90 could say that the newest challenger tank could be better. :)
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//2 Jun 10, 2009 03:28 AM | posted by: Raphael - I THINK YOUR RANKING OF POWERFUL BATTLE TANKS HAS BASED ON THE 3 TO SUPERPOWER STATE AND NOT THE CAPACITY OF THE TANKS
ON MY OPINION STILL LEOPARD ONE BATTLE TANK IS THE OLY TANK WHICH IS POWERFUL IN THE WORLD REGARDLESS OF THE POSITION OF THE COUNTRY IN THE WORLD'S POLITICS. - 2 votes
//1 May 24, 2009 02:29 PM | posted by:
kudude63 [InfoTOT]
- I wanna be a pilot! :P That looks cool!
