QN506

QN506

QN506

China

VII Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
10.0	10.0	10.0

Class:

Light tank

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Description

The QN506, officially nicknamed the "New King of Land Warfare" (新陆战之王) during the 2018 Zhuhai Airshow, is a defense product based on the ZTZ59's chassis with a new 30 mm turret system and missile systems, as well as sporting the latest TVD cameras for the crews of the vehicle. Marketed as a competitor for the Russian BMPT and aimed for urban battles/counter-guerrilla operations, the vehicle has yet to secure orders from overseas customers.

Introduced during Update "Sky Guardians" as one of the main rewards for the "Repair Factory" event, the QN506 is the first to introduce fire-and-forget missiles for ground vehicles. While the protection and mobility are mostly identical to the ZTZ59 which its chassis is based on, the 24 guided munitions and 30 mm cannon can certainly make both aerial and ground targets have a very bad day.

General info

Survivability and armour

ERA

Effective action against the cumulative ammunition

Smoke grenades

Creation of a smoke screen in front of the vehicle

LWS

Notifies about the vehicle's exposure to laser emissions

Armourfront / side / back

Hull100 / 80 / 45

Turret25 / 25 / 25

Crew3 people

Visibility200 %

The QN506 is based on the chassis of the ZTZ59 with additional ERA and rubber side skirts. To fit the new combat compartment, the QN506 has a heightened compartment with additional 30 mm plates, as well as sporting a ZPT99G turret in the center of the hull. Unlike what most players would have expected, the combat compartment is isolated from the crew compartment (that is, the turret is unmanned), so any shots on the turret will very likely disable the guns or the turret system altogether but the crew is very likely left unharmed. Since they are now placed at the front in a tandem configuration (with the driver slightly offset from the remaining crew), any shots for the centre mass will likely knock the vehicle out right away.

Armour type:

• Rolled homogeneous armour (hull, turret)
• High hardness rolled armour (additional armour plates, missile racks)
• ERA (hull front)
• Rubber-fabric screens (side skirts)

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	30 + 10 mm (29°) Top 100 mm (60°) Upper glacis 100 mm (48-61°) Lower glacis	30 mm Top 80 mm Bottom	30 mm Top 45 mm Bottom	30 mm Front 20 mm Rear
Turret	25.4 mm 25.4 mm Gun mantlet 25.4 + 10 mm (26°) Turret ring	25.4 mm 25.4 + 10 mm (26°) Turret ring	25.4 mm 25.4 + 10 mm (26°) Turret ring	25.4 mm

Notes:

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB56 / 9 km/h

RB and SB51 / 8 km/h

Number of gears5 forward

1 back

Weight30.0 t

Engine power

AB992 hp

RB and SB520 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB33.1 hp/t

RB and SB17.3 hp/t

The QN506 retains the 12V150L engine identical to the ZTZ59s; most tanks at its rank have at least 800 hp which also means QN506 will not be the first one to reach the frontline and makes it challenging to flank enemies effectively.

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	56	9	30	806	992	26.87	33.07
Realistic	51	8		460	520	15.33	17.33

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB3 474 → 5 815

RB3 327 → 5 569

SB4 434 → 7 422

Total cost of modifications207 500

345 000

Talisman cost2 800

Crew training200 000

Experts710 000

Aces2 100

Research Aces1 080 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

140 / 170 / 220 %

232 / 232 / 232 %

Modifications

Mobility	Protection	Firepower
Tracks Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 520 Suspension Research: 7 300 Cost: 11 000 250 Brake System Research: 7 300 Cost: 11 000 250 Filters Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 380 Transmission Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 420 Engine Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 420	Improved Parts Research: 4 500 Cost: 23 000 520 Improved FPE Research: 2 200 Cost: 11 000 250 Crew Replenishment Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 380	Horizontal Drive Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 520 Adjustment of Fire Research: 7 300 Cost: 11 000 250 Airstrike Research: 7 300 Cost: 11 000 250 Improved optics Research: 7 300 Cost: 11 000 250 Scout UAV Research: 7 300 Cost: 11 000 250 Elevation Mechanism Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 380 Smoke grenade Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 380 30mm_2a42_APDS_ammo_pack Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 380 Artillery Support Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 420 30mm_2a42_APDS_FS_ammo_pack Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 420 NVD Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 420 LWS/LR Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 420

Armaments

Laser rangefinder

Reduces the error and increases the maximum measurable distance of the rangefinder

Night vision device

Improves visibility by enhancing natural light or active illumination.

Thermal imager

Allows to see thermal radiation in the infrared range day and night

Main armament

30 mm ZPZ02 cannon

Two-plane stabilizer

Reduces the swing of the gun in two planes while moving

Ammunition200 rounds

Belt capacity100 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

1.3 → 1.0 s

Fire rate330 shots/min

Vertical guidance-5° / 52°

China introduced the 2A72 alongside the turret of the BMP-3 in 1993, and reverse-engineering was completed by tje late 1990s. The standalone gun was named ZPZ02 while the lightweight turret housing this gun is named ZPT99 instead, a special case among PLA naming conventions. Unlike its Russian counterpart, NORINCO developed APFSDS for the gun, giving more options and better odds of penetrating enemy targets.

30 mm ZPZ02						Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	200 (100)	330	-5°/+52°	±180°	Two-plane	__._	__._	__._	__._	__._	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__
Realistic						__._	__._	__._	__._	__._

Ammunition

• Default: APDS · HEF-I* · APDS · HEF-I*
• 30 mm HE: HEF-I* · APDS · HEF-I* · HEF-I*
• 30 mm APDS: APDS · APDS · APDS · APDS
• 30 mm APDS-FS: APFSDS · APFSDS · APFSDS

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
	10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
HEF-I*	8	7	6	5	4	3
APDS	85	84	81	77	74	70
APFSDS	102	99	94	88	81	75

Shell details
Ammunition	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
						0%	50%	100%
HEF-I*	960	0.39	0.1	0.1	75.46	79°	80°	81°
APDS	1,180	0.29	-	-	-	75°	78°	80°
APFSDS	1,190	0.13	-	-	-	78°	80°	81°

Ammo racks

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
2	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__

Additional armament

QN201DD

Ammunition20 rounds

Belt capacity20 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

26.0 → 20.0 s

Fire rate120 shots/min

Vertical guidance-5° / 30°

Fire on the moveup to 6 km/h

The 20 smaller tubes on the launcher are the laser-guided QN201DD missiles; marketed as an "multipurpose economical missile" by Guide Infrared, it might not have the penetration to handle MBTs at its rank with ERA or composite armour, but 20 of them are more than enough to take out light vehicles straight away or MBTs from the side.

QN201DD missile
Capacity (Belt)	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer
20 (20)	-	-	-

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
QN201DD	ATGM	200	200	200	200	200	200

Missile details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Range (m)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
								0%	50%	100%
QN201DD	ATGM	450	4,000	7	0.05	0.1	750	80°	82°	90°

Ammo racks

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
1	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__

Additional armament

QN502CDD

Two-plane stabilizer

Reduces the swing of the gun in two planes while moving

Ammunition4 rounds

Belt capacity4 rounds

Fire rate120 shots/min

Vertical guidance-5° / 30°

The 4 larger tubes on the missile launcher box house the fire-and-forget QN502CDD missiles. Not only can their 1,000 mm penetration easily destroy enemy ground vehicles hit behind cover thanks to its unique trajectory, the missile can also lock onto aerial targets from some distance - the missile will very likely take them out if the target is unaware of the missile flying straight to them.

QN502CDD missile
Capacity (Belt)	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer
4 (4)	-	-	-

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
QN502CDD	ATGM (tandem)	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000

Missile details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Range (m)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg)	Ricochet
								0%	50%	100%
QN502CDD	ATGM (tandem)	205	20,000	16.2	0.4	0.1	1.39	80°	82°	90°

Ammo racks

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
1	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__

Machine guns

7.62 mm Type 86 machine gun (coaxial)

Ammunition1 000 rounds

Belt capacity250 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate700 shots/min

7.62 mm Type 86
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	2,000 (250)	700	-	-

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Very high penetration and range fire-and-forget missiles
• 20 beam-riding missiles for taking out enemy targets from the sides
• High-definition TVD cameras and retractable CITV
• Opto-electronic tracker for taking out aerial targets
• Sufficiently fast turret traverse speed

Cons:

• Rather low mobility at its tier
• Insufficient protection against common rounds at its tier
• Relatively huge as a "light tank"
• QN201DD has insufficient penetration for targets with composite armour/ERA
• Low RoF for the autocannon

History

The story of how an opto-electronical equipment manufacturer entered the arms trade sector (the first listed private-sector company to do so) traces back to Huang Li (黄立), who quit his position from Hubei Electricity Experiment Institute (湖北省电力试验研究所) in 1999 and had established Guide Infrared with his savings less than a year before. His company was quite involved in the SARS pandemic due to the dramatic rise in demand of thermometers: although he found French thermal sensors very effective, US sanctions on such sensors to Mainland China were issued in 2008, so the company invested billions of CNY to develop domestic thermal sensors and the company overcame this challenge by the late-2010s. Meanwhile, Guide Infrared also earned the certificate to research and manufacture ordnance in 2014 and established a missile institute in 2017; they also acquired a factory with non-lethal munition product line and started research on complete weapon systems.

During the 2018 Zhuhai Airshow, there was an uncommon product in the Guide Military (subsidy of Wuhan Guide Infrared 武汉高德红外股份有限公司) showroom - a vehicle with 24 visible missiles onboard and sporting a 30 mm autocannon on a ZTZ59 chassis. As the visitors took a closer look to this vehicle, the name "QN506" and "New King of Land Warfare" (新陆战之王) came into the eyes of observers.

Media

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See also

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External links

• [Devblog] Repair Factory: QN506