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Main Battle Tanks

Land Main Battle Tanks 

VT-5

27 June 201827 June 2018 admin 4129 Views 0 Comments 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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Land Main Battle Tanks 

MBT-3000 / VT-4

26 June 201827 June 2018 admin 3970 Views 0 Comments 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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Featured Land Main Battle Tanks 

ZTZ-99

25 June 201827 June 2018 admin 4611 Views 0 Comments Featured, ZTZ-99

The ZTZ-99 is the 3rd-generation indigenous MBT developed by NORINCO for the PLA. The tank was first produced in 1999, following a decade-long development programme. Batch production of the ZTZ-99 began in 2001, and the upgraded ZTZ-99A was first seen in operation in 2014.

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Land Main Battle Tanks 

MBT-2000 / VT-1

13 June 201824 June 2018 admin 3654 Views 0 Comments Al-Khalid, 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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Land Main Battle Tanks 

ZTZ-96 / Type 85-IIM / VT-2

10 June 201817 June 2018 admin 2829 Views 0 Comments Type 85-IIAP, Type 85-IIM, VT-2, ZTZ-96

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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Land Main Battle Tanks 

ZTZ-88 / Type 80

1 February 201817 June 2018 admin 2056 Views 0 Comments Type 80, Type 88, ZTZ-88

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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Land Main Battle Tanks 

Type 59 / Type 69 / VT-3

16 January 201817 June 2018 admin 2266 Views 0 Comments Type 59, Type 69, Type 79

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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