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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