Aug. 05 (China Military News) -- "China chariots in general patton used to fight on the land." According to the "global" strategy, August 3, reported in any of the circumstances, the publicity on Morocco army camp suddenly appeared VT1A chinese-made battle tank, they were seen as the backbone of the army the next 20 years.

Reports say China"s foreign trade, VT1A MBT edition is the latest improvement tank – 2000, by China north industries company production, compared with MBT – 2000 tanks, VT1A in motor, fire protection, operation and comfort are increased greatly. This tank full weight of three tons, 49, equipped with a crew of the power of 1,200 horsepower engine, turbocharged maximum speed can be more than 60 kilometers road.

"Global" strategy, Morocco were reported from China buys 150 VT1A type tanks. But China and were not maraco officials were confirmed the news. 150 VT1A type tanks are priced at about 5 billion dollars, not small number. The first VT1A disclosed in the army tanks are Morocco "serving the Moroccan BBS" faraway, this BBS recently released a number of zhang large trailer dragged VT1A tanks in Morocco road photos. This BBS also revealed that China"s military enterprise use all sorts of the international FangWuZhan opportunity to include Morocco, the Middle East and north Africa national marketing military. Cooperation between the sell MBT – 2000 "harry"s" tanks in 2008, won the Saudi appreciation to buy military Saudi amount, Morocco, probably is at that time the Chinese tank began to pay attention. On February 6th in 2009 FangWuZhan ABU dhabi, Hong Kong reporters filming to Morocco the generals to north China industrial company, ask for details of the booth MBT – 2000 tanks and AR – more than 300 mm pipe type 1A. Remote rocket

Morocco is located in South Africa, close to the western Sahara northwest. The fox "desert" Nazi ace rommel in north once said, "the tactician paradise, logistics officer hell", refers to the gobi desert in north Africa and the vast is the armored and swept a battlefield. According to people familiar with the Chinese VT1A tanks for the mission in the desert, the streamline design the low tank body shape, and adoption of advanced composite armor and additional armor, the flank and front exposed by playing in the same area in the vehicle is almost minimum tonnage. To take advantage of VT1A tank fire, not only with the powerful HuaTangBao mm, 125 adopted "hunting – fighters", fire control system can be found in the commander, after the goal without gunner direct control in desert wilderness, cannon shoot first discovered the target and fire.

Russia"s international market analysis center transformation.it on China"s market in north Africa said tanks. On July 20, the disclosure of data, 2006 to 2013 global battle tank is not less than 4515 total export value, more than 165.4 billion us dollars, China"s share of exports will hopefully exceeding exports accounted for the fourth, 200 000 000 mark. Currently the main gulf Arab countries daqun high-end market, and meet other emerging oil tank, the rich are basic requirements low-end by Russia, and scored two north region of China will be an important market.

December.09 (China Military News cited from Reuters) -- Peru is in talks to buy tanks (MBT-VT1A, see this post) from China and fighter planes from Brazil to replenish an "obsolete" military arsenal, officials said on Wednesday, just weeks after accusing Chile of starting an arms race.

President Alan Garcia has criticized Chile, which defeated Peru in the 19th century War of the Pacific, for negotiating the purchase of U.S. missiles and radar equipment.

Garcia has also tried to spearhead an anti-arms initiative in Latin America, where countries like Venezuela, Brazil and Colombia have been beefing up their armed forces.

"The government is in talks to acquire a fleet of tanks made in China to replace some of the obsolete units of the armed forces," Defense Minister Rafael Rey told local radio.

"It's about equipment replacement -- not about entering an incessant arms race," Prime Minister Javier Velasquez said on RPP radio.

Peru said Super Tucano planes it buys from Brazil's Embraer would be used to combat cocaine trafficking in remote parts of the Andes and Amazon jungle.

Peru's government, which hopes to replace Soviet-era tanks acquired in the 1970s, did not say how much it would spend on the new equipment.

Chilean Defense Minister Francisco Vidal has said any U.S. equipment that Chile buys would cost much less than a recent $650 million estimate provided by the Pentagon.

Vidal said potential purchases of missiles and Sentinel radar systems would not upset the military balance in South America.

Chile's armed forces have benefited from years of windfall copper earnings due to a law that entitles them to 10 percent of state copper giant Codelco's sales. The government has sent a bill to Congress that aims to scrap the Codelco payment.