[Vostok-2018]

1 hour ago, Rowdyhorse4 said:

 as Production of new gear despite how large it is due to chinese industrial capacity is not fast enough to modernize the PLA at an effective rate due to the PLA's large size (Too large, they have too many tank divisions for one)     I'm guessing the brigades sent to vostok was recently re-equipped last year with the ZBL 08s

I think i can word it better in a less confusing manner.... 

Chinese MilArms complex is already ******* out a lot of tanks thanks to China's industrial capacity however due to budget restrictions and how large the PLA is, its not ******* out new gear at a fast enough and effective rate....

A lot of tank brigades are being turned to "combined arms" mech brigades or Motorized to size down the tank force size....   
PLAGF is simply too large and the PLAAF/PLAN also suffers from this too...  PLAN to a lesser extent however. 

[Vostok-2018]

15 hours ago, ikalugin said:

In some ways this is true, Chinese have deployed their top of the line Ground Forces with the new Type99a2 tanks and other modern AFVs while the bulk of our Eastern MD uses older equipment, such as the T72B with K1 era. 

ZTZ-99 "a2" isn't new, its 2008, ZTZ-99A is the new MBT they are using which is not deployed in Vostok

16 hours ago, DerKommissar said:

 

Welcome to the forums! I think I saw Wiki mention the 155 version which blew my mind. 122mm seems more practical. The 08 also looks more armoured than the 82... do you know what level of protection it has?

 

Ikalugin convinced (dragged) me into this forum to tackle the chinese questions but thanks nonetheless, Yes, i've seen the wiki claim but a lot of info out there in the internet about chinese stuff is wrong or falling wrong speculations....     

as for Armor level, I'm can't say much about it other than it is a mix of Steel and Ceramic "Composite" kind of armor, I think it can withstand 23mm AP from the front from 1 click out and .50BMG from 100m in the side....     Ah don't quote me on this, this is from discussions i had and we didn't really touch upon it too much because its an APC....

14 hours ago, ikalugin said:

Chinese servicement claimed that they got those recently and only had one year to train with the new gear.

 

This is fairly common in china as Production of new gear despite how large it is due to chinese industrial capacity is not fast enough to modernize the PLA at an effective rate due to the PLA's large size (Too large, they have too many tank divisions for one)     I'm guessing the brigades sent to vostok was recently re-equipped last year with the ZBL 08s

[Vostok-2018]

41 minutes ago, DerKommissar said:

I'm happy to see that PLA is replacing their VAB-style 6x6s with a proper 8x8 platform. Looks like quite a platform too, so many different variants. A 155mm on a 8x8 APC chassis without supports? That suspension must be made of adamantium! It does look more roomy than the 82s, but also a bigger target.

ZBL 08s are pretty roomy and it is a modular design following trends for increased need for modularity in PLA....    Though i have not seen (nor heard off outside of western sources/mentioned in reliable Chinese sources) the 155mm Variant of the ZBL 08 Artillery....  only 122mm ZBL 08s (PLL 09s) and a 120mm mortar variant (Nona style) for indirect fire