VT-5
The VT-5 is a lightweight MBT introduced by NORINCO for the export market. A similar design of unknown designation has also been fielded by the PLA Group Force.
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Main Battle Tanks
MBT-3000 / VT-4
The MBT-3000 (VT-4) is the latest 3rd-generation MBT introduced by NORINCO for the export market. It is an upgraded variant of the MBT-2000 (VT-1). A small number of the tank was exported to Thailand in 2017.
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MBT-2000 / VT-1
The MBT-2000 (VT-1) was China’s first attempt to produce an advanced 3rd-generation MBT that could rival modern Russian MBT designs. The tank has been built locally in Pakistan as the Al-Khalid, and is also serving in Myanmar, Morocco, and Bangladesh.
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ZTZ-96 / Type 85-IIM / VT-2
First introduced in 1992 as the Type 85-IIM for the export market, the ZTZ-96 is a 2nd-generation indigenous MBT produced by NORINCO. It is the first Chinese-made MBT that could rival modern Russian designs such as the T-72.
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ZTZ-88 / Type 80
The ZTZ-88 (Type 80) is China’s 2nd-generation indigenous MBT introduced in the early 1980s. Incorporated with Western technologies, the tank saw limited service with the PLA and later evolved into the Type 85/ZTZ-96 series MBT.
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Type 59 / Type 69 / VT-3
The PLA Group Force continues to operate a large number of legacy Type 59/69 tanks of 1960s/70s designs in order to maintain the size of its armoured troops. Most of these tanks have received modernisation upgrades in armament, armour, and mission system
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