According to reports on October 30 by the China Time News Network, Zhongtian News Network, and other Taiwanese media, the Taiwanese army is currently conducting an exercise on the “Lu Sheng-1”, and smoke from CM-11 tanks has appeared one after another in the Yunlin County region of Taiwan, initiate discussion. A stock market analyst posted a video of the CM-11 tank spewing black smoke along its route on Facebook on Thursday, “Don’t laugh, this is probably the world’s newest ‘Invisible Chariot’ . You have to drive to the side to know it’s not a burning chariot,” the message said, lampooning the Taiwanese army’s extreme laziness and fighting prowess. In response, Taiwan’s military explained that it is a normal phenomenon, “Not a fault or abnormal.”.
CM-11 tanks were photographed emitting large amounts of black and white smoke during the exercise. Photo: Taiwan Media
The CM-11 tank was photographed spraying a large amount of black smoke along its route in Yunlin County on the 29th, the report said, “You can’t see me, you can’t see me,” people wrote on Facebook. “New camouflage weapons, smoke tanks, enemy can’t hit.”“Clear the air filter and Fuel injection.”. On the 30th, people took photos of CM-11 tanks emitting a lot of white smoke on the road, triggering public discussion.
In response to the CM-11 tank smoke doubt, Taiwan’s military explained that black smoke is a normal phenomenon, medium-sized tanks in the load and static starting conditions need to increase the throttle to emit a lot of smoke, is not a fault or abnormal. However, military experts say this is related to the aging of the power system, which is also the reason why the Army plans to upgrade the power components.
According to Taiwan’s TVBS News Network reported that for the CM -11 tank smoking phenomenon, some people jokingly called it“Squid”, or even a new stealth trick. Some military experts said that the CM-11 tank power components have some aging, although in normal condition, but will produce more smoke, which is why the Taiwan Army plans to update these power components.
CM-11 tanks were exposed to accidents several times during the exercise of the Taiwan army’s“Lu Sheng-1”. Taiwanese media previously revealed that a CM-11“Brave Tiger” tank of the 6th Army regiment of the Taiwan Army was stuck in a bend on October 24 because its track suddenly broke. Because of its huge size, it attracted many people’s attention, taiwan’s military dispatched a large crane to eliminate. On October 26, another CM-11“Brave Tiger” tank broke down while performing a training exercise and some parts flew off and fell onto the road, six bystanders were injured when they fell off their bikes.
According to reports, the CM-11“Brave Tiger” tank is the mainstay tank of the Taiwan Army and the first self-made mainstay tank in Taiwan. The tank was developed by General Dynamics in cooperation with the Taiwan Army and was officially unveiled in 1990, is the M48A5 tank turret and M60A3 tank body combination, and with the M1 tank’s shooting control system developed by the“Hybrid” tank.