Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Battle for Border Post 9631 Iraq War
Production history
Designer
No. 60 Research Institute
Designed
1963–1974
Manufacturer
First Inner Mongolia Machinery Factory (Inner Mongolia First Machinery Group Corporation)
Specifications
Mass
36.7 tonnes[1]
Length
6.24 m (Hull)[1]
Width
3.3 m[1]
Height
2.80 m
Crew
4
Armor
203 mm
Main armament
100mm smoothbore/105 mm rifled tank gun
Secondary armament
7.62 mm coaxial and bow machine guns, 12.7 mm antiaircraft machine gun
Engine
12150L-7 V-12 diesel engine 580 hp[1] (430 kW)
Power/weight
15.8 hp/tonne[1]
Suspension
torsion-bar
Operational range
440 km[1]
Maximum speed
50 km/h[1]
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T-54 and T-55 tanks
T-54, T-55
Main battle tanks
Al-Zarrar
T-55AM Merida
T-55AGM
Tifon 2a
Type 59
Type 59 Durjoy
Type 69
Ramses II
Type 72Z
Other variants
BTR-T
IDF Achzarit
M-1978 Koksan
Marksman
MT-55
Type 62
VIU-55 Munja
WZT
ZSU-57-2
T-54/T-55 operators and variants
T-62
Main battle tanks
T-55AGM
Chonma-ho
Other variants
Juche-po
The Type 69 (Chinese: 69式; pinyin: Liùjiǔ shì) and Type 79 (Chinese: 79式; pinyin: Qījiǔ shì) are Chinese first generation main battle tanks. Both were developments of the Type 59 medium tank (a locally produced Soviet T-54A) with technologies derived from the T-62. They were the first indigenously developed main battle tanks by China, although also classified as medium tanks while in development and service.[2][3] Their lineage from the T-54A can be seen through the distinct gap between the first and second road wheels. Other improvements included a new engine, ballistic computers, and laser rangefinders. The more advanced Type 79 variant was equipped with a 105 mm rifled gun which was also found on the Type 80 tank.[1]
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