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MBT-2000
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MBT-2000

Tanks · 2001
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MBT-2000

MBT-2000
MBT-2000 Photo: Shadman Samee from Dhaka, Bangladesh · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Firepower
75
Protection
65
Mobility
70
Technology
70
Reliability
60
Crew Survivability
70
Operational Range
65
Logistics
60
Historical Performance
55
Strategic Impact
50
ManufacturerChina North Industries Group Corporation Limited, Heavy Industries Taxila
CategoryTanks
EraPost-Cold War
In service2001
Operators4 countries
Data Quality85%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
66
Tanks MASS Rating
11/35
Post-Cold War
66/563
All-Time
Tanks · 10 axes scored
Firepower
75
Protection
65
Mobility
70
Technology
70
Reliability
60
Crew Survivability
70
Operational Range
65
Logistics
60
Historical Performance
55
Strategic Impact
50
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the tanks category.
01 / Overview
MBT-2000
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TANKS · POST-COLD WAR
11
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
65
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
66
tanks category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the tanks category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General4MOD.4
◈Firepower11MOD.11
▣Protection5MOD.5
◇Mobility8MOD.8
  • Engine Power1,200 hp
  • Power-to-Weight Ratio25 hp/t
  • Fuel TypeDiesel
  • Transmission TypeManual
  • Suspension TypeTorsion Bar
  • Max Road Speed65 km/h
  • Max Off-Road Speed45 km/h
  • Operational Range (Road)450 km
◆Dimensions4MOD.4
  • Length (Hull)6.8 m
  • Width3.5 m
  • Height2.3 m
  • Ground Clearance0.45 m
▲Production & Service1MOD.1
  • Current Service StatusActive Service
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 2001Production started
25
years in service
4
countries operating
04 / Operators
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE20terms
Armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot: a type of kinetic energy penetrator ammunition.
Anti-Tank Guided Missile: a missile designed to destroy tanks.
Automated loading system for tank guns, reducing crew workload.
A Battle Management System (BMS) is a command‑and‑control software suite that gathers, processes, and shares battlefield data to provide situational awareness and coordinate the actions of military units.
Computerised Advanced: a tank fire‑control system generation that uses digital computers to calculate ballistic solutions and integrate sensor data for enhanced targeting accuracy.
Type of internal combustion engine fuel, refined from crude oil.
Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA): Modular armor system that detonates upon impact to disrupt incoming warheads, reducing penetration of shaped charges and kinetic energy projectiles.
High-Explosive Fragmentation: ammunition that explodes on impact, releasing fragments.
High-Explosive Anti-Tank: a type of projectile that uses a shaped charge to penetrate armor.
Optical device that uses laser pulses to measure the distance to a target with high precision.
A main battle tank is a heavily armored vehicle with a large caliber gun, used for front-line combat.
Manual: a tank transmission in which the driver selects gear changes manually, typically using a clutch pedal and gear lever to engage gears.
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical protection for tank crews.
Enhanced low-light visibility through specialized optics or sensors.
Reactive composite armor is a tank armor type that combines layers of composite material with embedded reactive elements that detonate on impact to disrupt incoming projectiles.
Handheld or vehicle-mounted devices that release dense smoke to obscure vision, conceal movements, or screen friendly forces from enemy observation.
A smoothbore gun is a firearm with an unrifled barrel, allowing projectiles to travel without spin; it is commonly used in modern tank main guns for firing fin‑stabilized ammunition.
Thermal sights are infrared imaging devices mounted on a tank's gunner station that detect heat emitted by objects, enabling target identification and aiming in low‑visibility conditions.
A torsion bar is a steel rod that resists twisting and serves as a spring in tank suspensions, with one end fixed to the hull and the other connected to a lever arm moving the road wheel.
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