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Chinese research into nuclear-powered railgun tanks

Overview

Chinese researchers from the Beijing Institute of Technology, the Inner Mongolia First Machinery Group, and the National Reference Laboratory for Special Vehicle Design and Manufacturing Integration Technologies have proposed a conceptual framework for a 60-ton combat vehicle. The design, detailed in the journal Acta Armamentarii, features a long-term development plan centered on integrating electromagnetic weaponry and nuclear propulsion.

The proposal outlines a three-phase trajectory. The initial phase aims to integrate a 10 MJ electromagnetic gun into diesel-electric chassis by 2035, providing a strike range of approximately 150 kilometers. The second phase targets an increase in energy to 20 MJ for a 300 km range by 2045.

The final vision, projected for after 2045, involves replacing conventional engines with a compact 10 MW liquid-metal-cooled nuclear reactor. This advanced system would power a 50 MJ electromagnetic cannon capable of accelerating projectiles to 3.5 km/s, potentially achieving a strike range of 450 kilometers.

Entities

Beijing Institute of Technology · Acta Armamentarii · Inner Mongolia First Machinery Group · China

Timeline

  1. [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    China researchers propose nuclear-powered tank with electromagnetic cannon

    Chinese researchers have proposed a conceptual 60-ton nuclear-powered tank equipped with an electromagnetic cannon capable of striking targets up to 450 km away by 2045.

  2. [TECHNOLOGY] 7 sources
    China proposes 60-ton nuclear-powered tank with railgun

    Chinese researchers have proposed a 60-ton tank concept featuring a 10 MW nuclear reactor and a 50 MJ electromagnetic railgun capable of a theoretical 450 km range.

Sources

dziennik-polityczny.com · es.gizmodo.com · fr.businessam.be · interestingengineering.com · makfax.com.mk · okdiario.com · opserver.mk · senggang.republika.co.id · wiadomosci.onet.pl