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1958 main battle tank built by China
Key facts
- Type
- Main battle tank
- Place of origin
- China
- In service
- 1959–present
- Manufacturer
- First Inner Mongolia Machinery Factory , Norinco
- Produced
- 1958–1985
- Number span no built
- 9,500
- Mass
- 36 tonnes (35 long tons; 40 short tons)
- Length
- 6.04 metres (19.8 ft) (hull)
- Width
- 3.27 metres (10.7 ft)
- Height
- 2.59 metres (8 ft 6 in)
- Armor
- 20–203 mm
- Main armament
- 100 mm rifled gun
- Secondary armament
- 2 x Type 59T 7.62 mm machine gun, Type 54 12.7 mm air-defence machine gun
- Engine
- Model 12150L V-12 liquid-cooled diesel, 520 hp (390 kW)
- Power weight
- 14.44 hp/tonne
- Suspension
- torsion bar
- Operational range
- 450 km, 600 km with external tanks
- Maximum speed of vehicle or missile span
- 50 kilometres per hour (31 mph)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- main battle tank
- Operator
- People's Army of Vietnam
- Country of origin
- China
- Based on
- T-54
- Mass
- 36
- Conflict
- Vietnam War
- Image
- Type 59 tank in Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution 20180219.jpg
- Height
- 2350
- Width
- 3270
Show 7 more facts
- service entry
- 1959-01-01
- Commons gallery
- Type 59 tanks
- Commons category
- Type 59 tanks
- powered by
- liquid cooling
- derivative work
- Type 69 tank
- total produced
- 6000
- ride height
- 425
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