Tanks emitting black smoke during drill raise eyebrows in Yunlin
Tanks emitting black smoke during drill raise eyebrows in Yunlin
2025-10-30
How stealthy are Taiwan’s tanks? The 10th Field Army was conducting drills in Yunlin’s Yuanchang Township, when locals noticed that the tanks used in the exercises were anything but inconspicuous. Every now and then, they would emit large plumes of thick smoke, raising eyebrows about their state. Let’s hear from a military expert.
Erich Shih
Military expert
The power packs of the M48H, also known as the CM11, or the M60A3 are already showing signs of aging. Even though they still operate normally, they produce quite a lot of smoke. The aging power packs do indeed affect the combat performance of these armored vehicles to some extent. That’s also why the military plans to upgrade them, replacing the old engines in these vehicles with new ones, for a better combat performance.
The 10th Field Army stated that the vehicles had undergone regular maintenance as required and had their fuel filters replaced. All inspections confirmed they were in good working condition. Since the CM11 tank has a diesel engine, under heavy load or when starting from a standstill, it requires higher throttle input to increase torque. That produces a spurt of black smoke, but there is nothing wrong with the tank.
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戰車沿路噴黑煙如"烏賊車" 十軍團:柴油引擎正常現象
2025-10-30
陸軍十軍團，在雲林元長鄉一帶進行操演，被民眾目擊拍下，行駛中的坦克車，一邊開一邊排放大量黑煙，宛如烏賊車。
[[軍事專家 施孝瑋]]
“不管是M48H就是CM11，或是M60A3 它們的動力包件，都已經有些老化的現象，所以它們雖然是維持正常行駛狀態，大家也會注意到，煙會比較多。動力包件的老化，的確會讓這些戰甲車輛在野外作戰的性能，多多少少受到影響，這也是軍方之所以，為什麼要透過動力包件更新的方式，讓這些車能夠舊車換新引擎，然後能夠達到更好的作戰效果。”
對此，陸軍十軍團表示，這次參演的車輛，除了依規定實施定期保養之外，也完成燃油濾心更換，各項鑑定均屬妥善，因為CM11戰車引擎是柴油引擎，在重負荷狀況及靜止起步等情況，需加大油門來增加扭力，產生局部黑煙屬於正常現象。
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