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Tung Meng TM38L
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Weight: 10,5 t
Crew: 4 men
Length: 4,90 m
Width: 2,10 m
Hight: 2,35 m
Speed: 20 km/h
Range: 190 km
Motor: Diesel Hong Po T1
Power: 120 PS


Armament:
Maingun: 37mm
Second: 7,92mm MG
Bowgun: 7,92mm MG

Armor:
Car: Tower
Front: 25 mm Front: 25 mm
Back : 16 mm Back : 15 mm
Side : 16 mm Side : 15 mm






Tung Meng TM38M
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Weight: 9,4 t
Crew: 4 men
Length: 4,60 m
Width: 2,12 m
Hight: 2,40 m
Speed: 42 km/h
Range: 250 km
Motor: Hong Po EPA
Power: 125 PS

Armament:
Maingun: 37mm cannon
Secondgun:7,92mm MG
Bowgun: 7,92mm MG


Armour:
Car Tower
Front: 25 mm Front: 25 mm
Back: 15 mm Back: 15 mm
Side: 15 mm Side: 15 mm

Why two almost identical tanks?

The Teng Meng TM38M is faster. That being said they are otherwise identical, but then again so were the 35(t) and 38(t) more so with the latter pairs speed.

The Chinese designers do not know yet exactly what is the right way to design an effective tank. So that's why they developed these two, almost identical tanks.

The two tanks have, except for the differences in speed, even a different chain drive.

Well Gothia Works should able to help you out with the TM38M (Veles being based on the 38(t)/(d) chassis)

That is one reason, why China wanted to have the branch of the Gothia Works Inc. in Shanghai.

And GW gets a large juicy order for Legionnaires?