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Key facts

Type

Main battle tank

Place of origin

China

In service

1959–present

Manufacturer

First Inner Mongolia Machinery Factory , Norinco

Produced

1958–1985

Number span no built

9,500

Mass

36 tonnes (35 long tons; 40 short tons)

Length

6.04 metres (19.8 ft) (hull)

Width

3.27 metres (10.7 ft)

Height

2.59 metres (8 ft 6 in)

Armor

20–203 mm

Main armament

100 mm rifled gun

Secondary armament

2 x Type 59T 7.62 mm machine gun, Type 54 12.7 mm air-defence machine gun

Engine

Model 12150L V-12 liquid-cooled diesel, 520 hp (390 kW)

Power weight

14.44 hp/tonne

Suspension

torsion bar

Operational range

450 km, 600 km with external tanks

Maximum speed of vehicle or missile span

50 kilometres per hour (31 mph)

via Wikipedia infobox