Type 69 Main Battle Tank

The Type 69 (Chinese: 69式; pinyin: Liùjiǔ shì) and Type 79 (Chinese: 79式; pinyin: Qījiǔ shì) are Chinese main battle tanks. Both were developments of the Type 59 (based on the Soviet T-54A). They were the first main battle tanks developed independently by China. Their lineage 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.

Users

 * Bangladesh
 * Bangladesh Army
 * People's Republic of China
 * People's Liberation Army Ground Force
 * Iran
 * Islamic Republic of Iran Army
 * Iraqi
 * Iraqi Army
 * Myanmar
 * Myanmar Army
 * Sri Lanka
 * Sri Lankan Army
 * Sudan
 * Sudanese Army
 * Thailand
 * Royal Thai Army
 * Royal Thai Marine Corps
 * Zimbabwe
 * Zimbabwe Army