CHINA BUILDS THE WORLD'S FASTEST TANK GUN, THEN TRIES TO HIDE IT
125MM SHELLS GO AT MACH 6 By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer 125mm Handover Ceremony migaoyang32 at lt.cjdby.net The new 125mm cannon tech demonstrator received a public and high profile send off, complete with a large complement of PLA personnel, speeches from top CNU officials and interested onlookers. The shell cartridge on the left side of the table is over 1 meter in length.While new tanks like the Russian Armata and Turkish Altay are taking the spotlight in the world of armored vehicles, China has a new tank gun that might just beat them all. The 127th Ordinance Institute, of the Central Northern University, handed over a new 125mm cannon to PLA officers at a June 10, 2015 ceremony. The Institute claims that the new multipurpose cannon will have the highest range, velocity and penetration power of any 120mm/125mm cannon in the world. Where the story gets more interesting is that by June 14, all references to the new 125mm cannon had been scrubbed from the University's webs...