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.

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• 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