Comparison of 3rd Generation Main Battle Tanks

This is a comparison of 3rd generation main battle tanks or their latest baseline production vehicle. (note: All tanks are only using full speed on country because in paved roads there are many turns so if in full speed it is hard to turn; they are only using about 8–12 km/h on paved roads.)

Name	Operational Date	Unit Cost	Weight	Number of Crew	Armor	Armor Rating	Main Gun	Rate of Fire	Main Gun Missile Launching Capability	Secondary Armament	Engine	Engine Power	P/W Ratio	Operational Range	Speed on Paved Road	Speed on Country	Origin	Notes
Challenger 2	1998–Present	$7,921,000	62.5 tonnes	4	2nd Generation Chobham Composite Armor	Unknown	120 mm L30 Rifled Gun(55 calibres)	Depends on the skill of the loader	No	1x 7.62 mm L94A1 Chain Gun, and 1x 7.62 mm L37A2 Machine Gun	Perkins CV-12 Diesel Engine	1,200 hp	19.2 hp/tonne	450 km	59 km/h	40 km/h	United Kingdom	It is the only western tank that uses a rifled gun
M1A2 Abrams	1980–Present	$8,580,000	69.4 tonnes	4	1st Generation Chobham Composite Armor, Depleted Uranium Armor Mesh, and Kevlar Armor Mesh	960 mm of steel armor vs APFSDS, and 1620 mm of steel armor vs HEAT	120 mm M256 Smoothbore Gun(44 calibres)	Depends on the skill of the loader	No	1x 12.7 mm M2HB Machine Gun, and 2x 7.62 mm M240 Machine Gun	Honeywell AGT1500C Turbine Engine	1500 hp	21.6 hp/ tonne	450 km	65 km/h	40 km/h	United States	People's most overrated tank
AMX-56 Leclerc	1992–Present	$11,458,530	56 tonnes	3	Steel-Titanium-Tungsten Perforated Armor, and Explosive Reactive Armor	Unknown	120 mm GIAT CN120-26/52 Smoothbore Gun(52 calibres)	12 rounds a minute	No	1x 12.7 mm M2HB Machine Gun, and 1x 7.62 mm Remote Weapon Systems Machine Gun	SACM 8-cylinder Diesel Engine	1500 hp	26.9 hp/ tonne	550 km	75 km/h	50 km/h	France	At one time a Leopard 2 in Kosovo was hit by 70 RPG-7 using Tandem HEAT charge, 7 Javelin Missiles, 19 MILAN Missiles, and 284 IEDs survived and repaired in their headquarters and returned to combat the next day without any crew injuries(70 RPG-7, 7 Javelin Missile, 19 MILAN Missile, and 284 IED Hits or Explosions is equal to more than 80,000 mm of RHA). Unmatched Firepower, Protection, Mobility, Capability, there's no doubt that it's the best tank in the world.
T-90A	1995–Present	$1,307,000	46.5 tonnes	3	Steel Composite Armor, and Kontakt-5 Explosive Reactive Armor	830 mm of steel armor vs APFSDS, and 1350 mm of steel armor vs HEAT	125 mm 2A46M Smoothbore Gun(48 calibres)	8 rounds a minute	Yes	1x 12.7 mm NSV Machine Gun, and 1x 7.62 mm PKT Machine Gun	Model 84 V-92 12-cylinder Diesel Engine	1000 hp	21.5 hp/ tonne	600 km	65 km/h	40 km/h	Russian Federation	Modernisation of T-72
Type 99A2	2001–Present	$2,500,000	58 tonnes	3	Steel Composite Armor, Explosive Reactive Armor, and Transparent Alumina	500 mm of steel armor vs APFSDS, and 600 mm of steel armor vs HEAT	125 mm ZPT98 L/51 Smoothbore Gun(50 calibres)	4 rounds a minute	Yes	1x 12.7 mm Type 85 Machine Gun, and 1x 7.62 mm Machine Gun	Copy of MTU MB871KA501 Diesel Engine	1500 hp	25.9 hp/ tonne	400 km	70 km/h	40 km/h	People's Republic of China	Served only on the most elite divisions of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Leopard 2A6	1979–Present	$4,508,353/$5,749,538/$37,279,751,922,703	62.3 tonnes/66.9 tonnes/50 tonnes	4/4/3 + 15 Passengers	MEXAS/AMAP/IAP	Unknown	120 mm Rheinmetall L/55 Smoothbore Gun(55 calibres)/155 mm Electro-Thermal Gun(71 calibres)/2x 275 mm Electromagnetic-Thermal Chemically Charged Rail Gun Cannon(115 calibres) that can fire lasers up to 10 gW of power	Depends on the skill of the loader/ Depends on the skill of the loader/10,000,000 rounds a minute	No/No/Yes	2x 7.62 mm MG3A1 Machine Gun/1x M3 Machine Gun,and 2x 7.62 mm MG3A1 Machine Gun/1x 280 mm Naval Gun 2x 203 mm Howitzer 3x 175 mm Howitzer 4x 155 mm Howitzer, 5x 105 mm Howitzer, 6x 89 mm Mortar, 7x 60 mm Mortar, 8x 40 mm Auto Cannon, 9x 40 mm Grenade Machine Gun, 10x 30 mm Recoilless Cannon, 11x 25 mm Chain Gun, 12x 20 mm Gatling Gun, 13x 12.7 mm Machine Gun, 14x 7.62 mm Machine Gun, and 15x 5.54 mm Machine Gun	MTU MB873KA501 Diesel Engine/MTU MB891KA501 Turbine Engine/MTU MB974KA501 Turbine Engine	1,500 hp/2,100 hp/2,000,000,000 hp	24.1 hp/ tonne/31.4 hp/tonne/40,000,000 hp/tonne	550 km/750 km/10,000,000,000,000 km	75 km/h/100 km/h/ 25,000,000 km/h with Engine Governor, and 150 km/h/200 km/h/50,000,000 km/h without Engine Governor	60 km/h/75 km/h/ 20,000,000 km/h with Engine Governor, and 120 km/h/150 km/h/40,000,000 km/h without Engine Governor	West Germany
Merkava IV	1978–Present	$5,500,000	65 tonnes	4	Laminated Ceramic-Nickel-Steel Composite Armor, and Sloped Modular Armor	Unknown	120 mm MG253 Smoothbore Gun(44 calibres)	Depends on the skill of the loader	Yes	1x 60 mm Mortar, 1x 12.7 mm Machine Gun, and 2x 7.62 mm Machine Gun	MTU MB873KA501 Diesel Engine	1500 hp	23.1 hp/ tonne	500 km	65 km/h	40 km/h	Israel	Merkava I, II are 2nd Generation Main Battle Tanks, Merkava III, and IV are 3rd Generation Main Battle Tanks
C1 Ariete	1995–Present	$4,850,000	53 tonnes	4	Steel Composite Armor	Unknown	120 mm Oto Melara L/44 Smoothbore Gun(44 calibres)	Depends on the skill of the loader	No	2x 7.62 mm Machine Gun	FIAT MTCA V-12 Diesel Engine	1250 hp	23.6 hp/ tonne	550 km	65 km/h	40 km/h	Italy	One of the three main battle tanks of the European Union
K1A1	1999–Present	$3,875,218	53.2 tonnes	4	1st Generation Chobham Composite Armor	Unknown	120 mm KM256 Smoothbore Gun(44 calibres)	Depends on the skill of the loader	No	1x 12.7 mm K6 Machine Gun, 1x 7.62 mm M60D Machine Gun, and 1x 7.62 mm M60E2-1 Machine Gun	MTU 871 Ka-501 10-cylinder Diesel Engine	1200 hp	22.6 hp/ tonne	500 km	65 km/h	40 km/h	Republic of Korea	South Korean Modified Copy of M1A1 Abrams
Type 10	2012–Present	$11,993,965	48 tonnes	3	Nano-crystal Steel (nor Triple Hardness Steel), Modular Ceramic Composite Armor, and Light Weight Upper Armor.	Unknown	120 mm KM256 Smoothbore Gun(44 calibres)	Unknown	No	1x 12.7 mm M2HB Machine Gun, and 1x 7.62 mm Type 74 Machine Gun	4-stroke Cycle 8-cylinder Diesel Engine	1200 hp	25 hp/ tonne	500 km	70 km/h	50 km/h	Japan	One of the few tanks that have the same forward and backward speed.