Z6 Chungmu
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| Z6 Chungmu | |
|---|---|
 The basic chassis of the Z6 Chungmu (left) and the Main Battle Tank variant (right). | |
| Type | Main Battle Tank |
| Place of origin |  Zhenia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2007-Present |
| Used by | Zhenia |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Li-Jien Dynamics, Jinmu Defense Industries |
| Designed | 1992-2004 |
| Manufacturer | Li-Jien Dynamics (2007-Present) |
| Produced | 2007-present |
| No. built | 3,000+ |
| Variants | Baseline: Z6 Chungmu Main Battle Tank See below for further details |
| Specifications (Z6A1 Chungmu-I Main Battle Tank) | |
| Weight | 29.1 metric tons (basic) 34.1 metric tons (additional armor attached) |
| Length | 7.65 m |
| Width | 3.01 m |
| Height | 2.3 m to hull roof |
| Crew | 3 (driver, gunner, commander) |
| Passengers | 9 squad members |
| Armor | Composite ceramic armor, reinforced steel plating |
Main armament | 1 x 12.7 mm Eagle's Nest RWS (ICV baseline) 40 mm CTA autocannon (IFV variant) |
Secondary armament | 1 x 7.62 mm RWS or 40 mm automatic grenade launcher 2 x anti-tank missiles (IFV variant) |
| Engine | 12-cylinder diesel 550 hp |
| Suspension | torsion-bar |
| Ground clearance | 40 cm |
Operational range | 600-800 km |
| Speed | 100+ km/h (road) |
The Li-Jien Dynamics Z6 Chungmu (Zhenian: Z6 충무), commonly the Z6 Chungmu Main Battle Tank and also referred to as Azure Dragon MBT due to its project name at the time of development, is a 8x8 armored fighting vehicle produced by Li-Jien Dynamics aimed for service in the Greater Eastern Union Defense Forces across all branches, aimed to replace numerous existing armored personnel carriers within service. The vehicle is best characterized for its modular nature, which adds to its versatility and operational capacity to meet an array of operational demands, as well as its emphasis on heavy armor aimed for both large-scale absolute warfare and counterinsurgency warfare, where IEDs and rocket-propelled weapons have been increasingly common.