Devil tank slogan

No.65438 +0 German "Leopard" IIA 6. Strong power, strict protection, fierce firepower, excellent fire control, undisputed king of land, German talent in chariots even Americans can't be convinced.

The main battle tank developed by the Federal Republic of Germany in the 1970s (see tank). Its total combat weight is 55. 15 tons, with 4 crew members. The tank has a maximum speed of 72 km/h and a maximum stroke of 550 km. The main weapon is 1 door120mm smoothbore gun (see artillery), which is equipped with armor-piercing projectile and multi-purpose projectile with stable tail. The ammunition base is 42 rounds. The fire control system includes gun bidirectional stability, digital computer, laser ranging, thermal imaging night aiming device, etc. The car body and turret are made of slit composite armor, equipped with collective three-prevention devices and automatic fire extinguishing devices.

The latest improved model of Leopard -2 family adopts 55 times caliber120mm smoothbore gun, and the muzzle velocity reaches 2000m/s, which is the highest in the world. Coupled with powerful armor and power system, Leopard 2A6 can hunt any kind of main battle tank in the world.

German Leopard 2A6 [1]

Total combat weight: over 60 tons

Vehicle length: 9.6 1 m

Car width: 3.42m.

Car height: 2.48 meters

Passenger: 4 people.

Experts from all over the world speak highly of Leopard 2A6, and think that it represents the top level of contemporary tank manufacturing technology. In the ranking of the world's main battle tanks over the years, Leopard 2A6 ranks in the forefront every time. Leopard 2 series tanks were officially put into production from 1979 vehicles, and more than 3 100 vehicles were produced by one * * *. In addition to the procurement by the German Defence Force, another 1.300 "Leopard" 2 was "carved up" by other western countries. Among them, the Netherlands bought 445 vehicles, Switzerland bought 380 vehicles and Spain bought 265,438+04 vehicles. Except for Britain and France, Leopard 2 has almost become the standard tank in European countries. No wonder some people joked that German Leopard has been upgraded to the world's top combat performance and long life span, and the huge share of the arms market is enough for Leopard 2 series tanks to continue to enjoy the title of "ace tank" for a long time to come.

NO.2 American M 1A2SEP tank: M 1A2 SEP tank is the most advanced digital tank in active service of the US military, and Americans also consider themselves "the best in the world". The tank is mainly advanced over SEP, which is the abbreviation of system components, involving observation, fire control, weapons, power, communication, protection and vehicle management. For example, the commander's independent sight assembly has the ability of "hunting/fighting". Through this sight, even if the commander is attacking the enemy tank target, the commander can search and aim at the new target. Advantages: in recent years, the performance in actual combat can be described as invincible, and the comprehensive performance in all aspects is quite strong. Disadvantages: Rolls-Royce equivalent to Tanqueray is too expensive for individuals, and the logistics and maintenance costs are staggering, even if the poor can afford it.

Weighing 67 tons

4 members

The total length of this car is 9.830 meters.

The width of the car is 3.658 meters.

The bottom of the car is 0.482 meters from the ground.

The unit pressure is 94.2 kpa.

Gas Turbocharged Engine 1500 HP

The unit power is 22.39 horsepower/ton.

The top speed is 68 kilometers per hour.

Off-road speed 48 km/h

5 slope 39 km/h

30 slope10km/h

The main weapon is1.20mm smoothbore gun.

Parallel weapon 7.62 mm machine gun

Captain's weapon 12.7 mm machine gun

The journey is 450 kilometers.

Vertical wall height1.066m.

The trench is 2.743 meters wide.

Abrams has four crew members: conductor, gunner, pilot and loader. The seats of the conductor and gunner are on the right side of the car body, the loader is on the left side, and the driver's seat is in the middle of the front of the car body.

weapon system

The main weapon system is the120mm smoothbore gun, which was developed by Rheinmetall Company of Germany, and the U.S. military number is M256. Abrams's120mm main gun can fire the following ammunition: M865tpcsds-T and M83 1tp-T training warheads, M8300Heat-MP-T and M829 depleted uranium tail stabilized armor-piercing projectile (APFS DS-T), the density of which is 2.5 times that of ordinary steel.

The conductor also owns a Browning M2 machine gun with a caliber of12.7mm (0.5in). The machine gun is located on an electric rotating platform and can rotate 360, and the pitch range is-10 ~+65. The machine gun can rotate electrically or manually, and the pitching operation is manual. Starting from M 1A2, the power platform and aiming equipment were occupied by a larger turret and a manual gun. So from M 1A2, the captain must open the hatch cover and aim at the target with the mechanical sight of the machine gun. This is because the former aiming device and control system were replaced by CID and thermal camera.

1 M240 7.62mm parallel machine gun is installed on the right side of the main gun, and 1 M240 7.62mm machine gun is installed at the top of the turret. The rotation range of the machine gun is 265 and the pitch range is-30 ~+65.

defensive measures

On both sides of the turret, Abrams tank is equipped with eight-pack L8A 1 smoke grenade launchers, and the standard model is M250. Smoke camouflage can also be produced by the engine.

In a state of war

The gunner aims the crosshair at the target, and the laser rangefinder measures the distance of the target and transmits the distance data to the fire control computer. The gunner indicator shows the system status and the fire preparation mark given by the fire control computer, and then the gunner checks whether the crosshair is aimed at the target and ready to shoot.

NO.3 Rising Star China 99 Tank: China's achievements in tanks far exceed the imagination of most China people. This is not surprising. In the face of the powerful armored flood of the northern powers for many years, it is not surprising that China attaches importance to tanks. China has rich experience in artillery, and its power is famous all over the world. China tanks can easily penetrate the front armor of American tanks. Tank 98 was tested in cold areas. The laser suppression system on it, as well as the legendary gun-launched missile, shocked the West.

Type 99 tank is the abbreviation of ZTZ-99 main battle tank, and its engineering code is WZ- 123. It is improved from 99 10 and is the latest main battle tank of China People's Liberation Army. Its firepower, maneuverability and protective ability are better than Type 59, Type 69, Type 79 and Type 88, but its manufacturing cost is higher than Type 96. It is the most advanced main battle tank in China at present. It has an excellent bulletproof appearance, and its turret and car body are made of composite armor, which doubles the bulletproof ability. It is the main assault force of Chinese Army armored division and infantry division, and is known as the third-generation main battle tank of China land ace. As the third generation tank in China, its powerful firepower and comprehensive performance have won praise for it. Type 99 main battle tank appeared in the military parade on the 60th anniversary of National Day in 2009, and it was the first square of armored phalanx, which reflected its important position in our army.

The chassis of Type 99 main battle tank draws lessons from the chassis of T-72 main battle tank of the former Soviet Union. The total combat weight exceeds 5 1 ton, and the length of the gun is about 10 meter when it advances.

type 99 main battle tank

The car is 7.6 meters long, 3.5 meters wide and 2.37 meters high. Compared with the previous domestic tanks, the geometric size of the Type 99 main battle tank is much larger, which provides conditions for accommodating125mm artillery, high-power engines and advanced fire control systems. The vehicle weight of Type 99 main battle tank reaches 565,438+0 tons, and combined with a large number of composite armor, the protection level has made a qualitative leap compared with the 80 series tanks, reaching the level of the third generation main battle tanks in the West.

Type 99 main battle tank adopts traditional tank layout, and the cockpit, turret and power cabin are arranged in turn from front cabin to rear cabin. The driver of Type 99 main battle tank is located in the front center of the chassis, the commander and gunner are located in the turret battle cabin, the gunner is on the left and the gunner is on the right. The power transmission system is located at the rear and bottom of the chassis.

Type 99 tank layout

Different from the traditional tanks of our army, in appearance, the Type 99 turret does not adopt the traditional Soviet hemispherical casting turret, but adopts the western turret with welded structure. In the era of new armor-piercing projectile and composite armor, welded turret began to show its advantages, because compared with the casting turret of the second generation tank, welded turret is conducive to the layout of composite armor modules with large thickness and large inclination. Three generations of western tanks, such as M 1A2, Leopard 2 and Challenger series, have established their protective advantages against T-72 series, T-80 series and T-90 series because of the use of welded turrets.

Type 99 tank is equipped with a down-reflection image stabilization fire control system, which belongs to the command ceremony digital tank fire control system. It mainly consists of a downward reflection image stabilization sight, a fire control computer, a control box, a trunnion tilt sensor, a turret horizontal angular velocity sensor, a crosswind sensor and a gun control subsystem. The difference between the system and the simple fire control system is that the optical line of sight and the artillery are independent and stable, and the artillery moves with the gunner's line of sight as the stable benchmark. The down-reflection image stabilization fire control system stabilizes the down-reflection prism in the sight through a two-degree-of-freedom gyroscope, which realizes the two-way stabilization of gunner's line of sight. In the aiming state, the gunner operates the console to drive the sight line to aim at the tracking target, and the artillery follows the line of sight. When the gunner looks out of the sight when the tank moves, the target and background in the sight are almost motionless, which greatly facilitates the gunner to shoot when the tank moves, and only needs to aim once. When in use, after the gunner aims the aiming mark at the target center and emits laser ranging, the target will not be disturbed, and the gunner only needs to keep aiming at the target to shoot.

It is mainly equipped with a domestic125mm tank gun with 50 times caliber and high bore pressure. It is equipped with three kinds of ammunition: armor-piercing projectile, armor-piercing projectile, Grenade and gun-launched missile. The ammunition base is estimated to exceed 40 rounds. The gun is equipped with a reliable automatic loader, and the firing rate can reach 10 rounds per minute. The automatic loader of Type 99 tank was copied from Russian tank and improved in the later period. The system consists of a rotary loader, a magazine elevator, a magazine propeller, a magazine bottom shell throwing mechanism, a gun motor locking device, a memory device, an automatic loader power distribution box, a loading console, an automatic loader console, an ammunition quantity indicator and a complete electrical system installation. The loading angle of the automatic loader is fixed at 4 degrees and 30 minutes, and the loading time of each bullet is 8 seconds. In the automatic loading mode, the main gun firing rate of 99 10 tank is 8 rounds per minute, and the firing rate is reduced to 1 ~ 2 rounds per minute through manual loading. The test shows that the interval failure rate of the automatic loader is three thousandths. At present, a new loader system with excellent performance, reliable use and convenient operation has been successfully developed and will be equipped on Type 99 tank. The initial launching velocity of the stabilized tail shell armor-piercing projectile is1760m/s, the direct distance is 2300m, the armor-piercing thickness of homogeneous armor is more than 600mm, and the initial launching velocity of the armor-piercing projectile is1000m/s. When the tungsten alloy tail wing is used to stabilize the armor-piercing projectile, it can penetrate 890mm homogeneous armor at a distance of 2000m. This gun can launch Russian125mm caliber gun-launched missiles copied by China, with a maximum range of 5. 2 kilometers, the maximum depth of armor piercing is 700 mm.

Auxiliary weapon: a 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine gun on the right side of the turret, with 500 rounds of ammunition; There is a 7.62 mm parallel machine gun on the right side of the gun, which is loaded with 2500 rounds; The base number of shells is 40 rounds; There are five 82mm smoke bomb launchers on both sides of the turret.

Compared with western main battle tanks, domestic tanks generally ignore the careful configuration of auxiliary firepower. The machine guns of western tanks are generally installed on the ring gun mount, which has a wide shooting range, which is beneficial for tanks to suppress approaching infantry. The 12.7 mm machine gun of Type 99 tank is installed on the fixed gun base, so the left and right shooting boundaries are greatly limited.

Type 99 main battle tank is equipped with independent sighting device, thermal imager and laser ranging system for commander and gunner, plus advanced computer image stabilization fire control system and navigation system, including thermal imager, stabilized ranging sight, ballistic computer, commander control panel, crosswind sensor, tilt sensor and angular velocity sensor. The combined photoelectric system at the left rear of its turret, including thermal imager and laser rangefinder, shows that China tank has made a breakthrough in night vision and night aiming. The detection distance is claimed to be 7 ~ 9 kilometers, which can still reach 3 ~ 4 kilometers under bad weather conditions, and the first hit rate for targets 2000 meters away is 85%. The response time of fire control system is less than 6 seconds. Due to the advanced computer image stabilization fire control system, Type 99 tank has the ability to shoot moving targets while moving, and the first hit rate is above 90%. The conductor has the ability to go beyond shooting.

In addition, it is worth noting that there is also a vehicle-mounted photoelectric countermeasure device-JD3 vehicle-mounted infrared jamming system at the right rear of the turret of Type 99 tank, which is mainly used to deal with the laser rangefinder of enemy tanks and the infrared guidance system of anti-tank missiles. It warns the tank crew in time against the laser beam and infrared guidance signal sent by the enemy, and automatically controls the countermeasure system to confuse. Its appearance has enabled the Type 99 tank to have certain early warning and active countermeasures, and this kind of equipment belongs to the advanced level in the world.

superiority

125mm main gun has advantages over western tanks in caliber.

On the basis of T-72 tank chassis, a new chassis is developed, which has excellent reliability and maintenance cost.

type 99 main battle tank

Unique laser aiming suppression system (laser blinding)

The new reactive armor is thicker than the contact reactive armor of the T-90 main battle tank.

The space inside the car is larger than that of Russian-made chariots-the automatic loader (T-72 mechanical turntable) is safer and passengers are not easy to get hurt. shortcomings

Type 99 fire control system is an advanced technology when it was first installed, but the gunner's sight lens is small, so the accuracy of fire control equipment should continue to improve.

The total combat weight is relatively large, and the bearing capacity of many bridges in China is relatively poor. However, with the development of bridges and railways, this defect will be gradually solved in the long run.

The price is more expensive. As a new third-generation tank, its bicycle price is naturally more expensive than the early old tanks. Moreover, due to the capacity limitation caused by new tanks and military expenditure, its output is not much at present, but it is in line with the consistent development idea of "small steps and quick running" of the PLA and China military industry.

NO.4 Israel's "Merkava" IV: Israel's achievements in skillfully using tanks are world-famous. Strong enemies look around, and their attention to tanks may be the highest in the world. It's a pity that such a good tank can't meet an opponent worth fighting. Advantages: good protective performance, good survivability under harsh conditions, modularity and extra armor, and can also be used as a personnel carrier. Weaknesses: the firepower is not strong (the range and armor-piercing ability are not satisfactory, and it is ok to fight the Arab army), the speed and maximum speed are not high, and the maneuverability is weak.

The Merkava main battle tank designed by Israelis can be regarded as the most dynamic and distinctive main battle tank in the world today. Since 1978, Merkava tank has been equipped with Israeli army. It has experienced many conflicts between Palestine and Israel, and during this period it has developed from 1 to four generations.

"Merkava" tank is the main battle tank that has been put into actual combat the most times in the world today.

NO.6 British Challenger main battle tank: a very beautiful and regrettable tank. It can be seen that its armor is really too thick, and its protective performance is recognized as the first in the world. The British are the ancestors of composite armor. It's a pity that his firepower is too poor. The British stubbornly insist on the use of rifled guns, which are not only easy to wear, but also have limited power and precision, and cannot give play to their advantages because of poor fire control system. However, replacing the barrel means that all logistics shells will be updated and replaced by exporting countries, and the price is beyond the British's affordability. In fact, the most embarrassing thing for the British is that there is no company in his country that can produce first-class smoothbore guns at present, and he is absolutely ashamed to buy German guns.

The development of Sheikh's successor tanks in Britain began in the late 1960s, but this plan was replaced by the joint plan of Britain and the Federal Republic of Germany (FMBT) in 1970. Later, the joint plan was cancelled in March 1977 due to differences between the two countries on the use time of tanks. Britain's plan to independently develop MBT-80 tanks from 198 1 was cancelled due to economic problems.

The overall layout of challenger tank developed from FV4030/3 (Iranian Lion 2) tank is similar to that of "Chiftan" tank. The cockpit is in the front of the car body, the battle cabin is in the middle of the car body, and the power cabin is in the back of the car body. The car body and turret are made of Chobham armor.

The driver's seat is located in the center of the front of the car body, and it has 1 single hatch cover, which can be lifted up and rotated horizontally forward; There is a 1 wide-angle periscope, which can be replaced by PEBadger passive night vision periscope made in pilkington at night. The cockpit is connected with the battle cabin, and the driver can enter the battle cabin and leave the tank through the passage.

The turret is in the middle of the car body with three crew members. The captain is on the right side of the gun, the machine gunner is on the front and bottom of the captain, and the loader is on the left side of the gun. The captain and the loader each have 1 hatch covers. The latter is a double-fan structure, and the front and rear parts are separated. In front of it, there are 1 rotating periscope, and the magnification is 1 times.

Main weapon

At present,1l11a5120mm line bore tank gun is the main weapon for mass production of challenger tanks, but in future models, 1 XL30 high-bore line bore tank gun will be installed. XL30 tank gun was developed by RoyalOrdnanceNottingham Arsenal, formerly known as EXP32M 1 gun.

The barrel of the gun is equipped with a thermal sheath, an exhaust device and a muzzle correction device. The gun body is made of new electroslag remelting steel, and the locking mechanism of the gun tail adopts a new structure, which can withstand high bore pressure. The service life of the barrel is 500 rounds of fully loaded ammunition (EPC), and it will not be scrapped due to material fatigue before the wear of the inner bore reaches the limit. The service life of the barrel is 10 times that of the barrel.

ammunition

This tank gun can fire L/KOOC-0/5A4 armor-piercing projectile, L20A/KOOC-0/armor-piercing projectile, L3/KOOC-0/armor-piercing projectile, L32A5 armor-piercing projectile, L34 white phosphorus smoke projectile and newly developed L23A/KOOC-0/rear fin stabilized shell-piercing projectile.

There are 42 magazines and 64 projectiles on the tank, and each magazine can hold/kloc-0 or 2 armor-piercing or smoke bombs. A typical mixed storage method of ammunition is 20 rounds of armor-piercing bullets and 44 rounds of armor-piercing bullets or smoke bombs.

Protection system armor protection

Chobham armor used on tank body and turret is considered as the most remarkable achievement in tank design and protection since World War II. Compared with steel armor with the same weight, it greatly improves the ability to resist armor-piercing projectiles and armor-piercing projectiles, but its volume and weight have not increased much. For example, challenger tank MK5 only added 7 t .. smoke bomb launcher.

1 set of electric shock smoke bomb launchers consisting of five launchers are installed on both sides of the front of the turret, and each set of launchers can cover the area of 100. It VIRSS predicts that this equipment will be replaced by the visible and infrared smoke screen "no specific pathogen" developed by Royal Arsenal. Measures to prevent side effects

All explosives are stored in a special container under the turret seat ring, and the liquid in the container wall can reduce the fire risk. In later production models, the charging container was also equipped with an armored protective layer.

operating characteristic

Model: Challenger

Crew: 4 people

Total combat weight: 62,000 kg

Net weight: 60000 kg

Unit power:14.2kw/ton

Unit pressure: 95.2 kPa Vehicle length

Gun forward:11.560m.

Gun behind: 9.800 meters

Body length: 8.327m width.

With skirt: 3.518m

Without apron: 3.420m.

High car

To the top of the commander's field of vision: 2.290 meters

To the top of turret: 2.500m.

Height from the bottom of the vehicle to the ground: 0.5m.

Track center distance: 2.120m.

Foot pad width: 650 mm

Orbital landing length: 4.790 meters

Maximum speed of expressway: 56 km/h

Fuel reserve:1797l

Deep wading (unprepared)1.07m.

Climbing degree: 58%

Vertical height of climbing wall: 0.9m.

Groove width: 2.8m engine.

Production Company: Perkins Engine Company

Model: Kangda 12V- 1200

Type: water-cooled turbocharged diesel engine

Power/speed: 882 kW (1200 HP) /2300 rpm transmission.

Model: TN37

Type: Hydromechanical Forward/Reverse Quantity: 4/3

NO.7 Russia T90S:↓: It can be said that only Germans in the world can compete with Russians in tanks. Unfortunately, this former superpower has declined, and they have no money to update it after T90. As far as design concept is concerned, compared with well-made western tanks and even China tanks, Russian tanks are rough, crude and shabby in appearance, but fierce in firepower! Russians are typically offensive rather than defensive. Excellent maneuverability, and like other Russian weapons, extremely terrible, simple and practical maintenance. In fact, the chassis of China 99 tank was modified on the basis of Russian T72 tank. It can be seen that China people speak highly of Russian tanks. The protection is also excellent! This is blasting protective armor and the world's first active defense system. China learned from the Russians and benefited a lot from it. The most important thing is that Russians adhere to the principle of "simplicity is beauty". Tanks are simple and cheap, consume less resources and labor, and can be produced wildly in wartime, which is a nightmare for all enemies.

Russia's latest T90S. The biggest feature is the installation of anti-tank missiles. Russian officials say it can effectively attack enemy tanks at a position of 5000 meters. In addition, its excellent maneuverability is also a bright spot, which is conducive to large-scale assembly and rapid assault. Although the fire protection capability of the predecessor T-2 was greatly reduced in the Gulf War,

In addition to firing standard bombs, the125mm smoothbore gun of the T-90S tank can also fire laser-guided shells. It can launch AT- 1 1 Sniper anti-jamming anti-tank missiles with a range of 5 kilometers. This laser-guided missile uses a high-explosive armor-piercing warhead and can attack tanks equipped with explosive reaction armor or low-altitude vertical elevators. Its IA45 integrated fire control system is equipped with a day and night aiming system and a thermal imaging aiming system with a stabilizing device, which improves the combat capability at night or in bad weather conditions. It was loaded by an automatic loader and fired 22 bullets.

T-90S tank is equipped with the latest generation of explosive reaction armor and the "Curtain-1" electronic suppression system which can interfere with the guidance system of wired anti-tank missiles. The photoelectric jamming system of "curtain" consists of a laser warning device installed on the turret, a smoke bomb launcher and photoelectric/infrared goggles installed on both sides of the main gun. The laser warning device responds quickly to the enemy's laser irradiation, and can alert passengers to remind them to take countermeasures. The infrared light emitted by the shutter can blind the infrared tracking system on the incoming missile and "can't find the north". Smoke bomb launcher launches a new type of smoke bomb, and the smoke it produces will interfere with the enemy laser or thermal imaging sight, making it impossible to capture the target. "Curtain" system works in full-automatic or semi-automatic mode and can work continuously for 6 hours. "Curtain" photoelectric jamming system enables T-90C to resist all kinds of anti-tank ammunition, which greatly improves its survivability.

NO.9 Ukraine T84:↓: Don't underestimate Ukraine, the tank base of the former Soviet Union. T84 and T90 of Russia are cousins. He has all the traditional advantages of Russian tanks, because pro-Western, T84 technology and other parties are close to the West, which looks much more beautiful than T90.

T-84 main battle tank T-84 main battle tank is an improved model developed by Ukraine according to T-80UD after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, and designed and manufactured by Kalkoff-Molotozov Machine Manufacturing and Design Bureau (KMDB). The biggest feature of designing T-84 main battle tank is to replace the casting turret of T-80UD with welded turret. There is a composite interlayer hidden in the front of the turret, and explosive reactive armor is arranged around the turret. Its engine can output up to 1, 200 horsepower, which makes the T-84 have excellent off-road performance, and the horsepower-to-weight ratio is as high as 26 horsepower/ton. "Iatagan" is a derivative model of T-84 Oplot. It uses an extended welding turret and is equipped with a120mm smoothbore gun, including an automatic loader, which can fire NATO standard120mm tank shells.

The T-84 is equipped with a125mm KBA-3 smoothbore gun with a caliber of 48 times, which can fire armor-piercing projectiles, armor-piercing projectiles, fragmentation projectiles (HE-Frag) and laser missiles. When launching 3VBM 17 armor-piercing projectile, the muzzle velocity can reach 1 0,700 m/s, and the whole vehicle can carry 40 shells, 28 of which are stored in the rotating disk of the automatic loader under the turret. The T-84 is equipped with a 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun, and the captain can use another 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine gun that can be operated from the car.

No.0 59 medium fuel tank

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Type 59 medium-sized tank is a medium-sized tank developed by our country, which is developed with reference to Soviet T54A medium-sized tank. It has strong firepower, good armor protection and maneuverability, light weight, small volume, simple structure, reliable work and convenient use and maintenance. The tank has a total combat weight of 34 tons, four crew members, a top speed of 50 kilometers per hour and a maximum journey of 560 kilometers. The main weapon is 1 100 mm rifle (see artillery), and the fighting rate is 4 rounds per minute. 1 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine gun and 2 7.62 mm machine guns are equipped with infrared night vision devices, which can drive at night. The armor on the front and side of the car body is thick, and the turret is streamlined, which has good bulletproof performance.

1959 The first batch of Type 59 medium tanks were produced and finalized. The main performance indexes and structure of this tank are basically the same as those of the Soviet T54A medium tank. In the early 1960s, the development and application of new armored steel created conditions for the large-scale production of Type 59 medium-sized tanks. In 1970s, according to the reflection of the army and the development of tank technology, the Type 59 medium-sized tank was gradually improved, during which many test prototypes were developed, and the development of 59- 1, 59-2 and 59-2A medium-sized tanks was completed. In 1980s, the mass production of Type 59 medium tank stopped, but the improvement and modernization of Type 59 tank continued.