Type 96 tank
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Chinese second generation main battle tank
Key facts
- Type
- Main battle tank
- Place of origin
- China
- In service
- 1997–present
- Used by
- See Operators
- Manufacturer
- First Inner Mongolia Machinery Factory
- Number span no built
- 2,500+
- Mass
- Type 96: 41 tonnes , Type 96A: 42.8 tonnes , Type 96B: 43 tonnes
- Length
- 6.33 m
- Width
- 3.45 m
- Height
- 2.30 m
- Armor
- Type 96: Composite armor (Steel & Ceramic Aluminum Titanate with Fibreglass Cloth) Type 96A: Modular applique armor on the turret and FY-4 ERA plates on hull front
- Main armament
- Type 88C/ZPT-98 125 mm smoothbore gun, capable of firing ATGMs and depleted uranium rounds
- Secondary armament
- Type 86 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun , QJC-88 12.7 mm air-defence machine gun
- Engine
- Diesel , Type 96: 12V150ZLC - 730 hp (582 kW), Type 96A: 12V150ZLD - 865hp (636 kW), Type 96B: 8V150HB - 1000hp (735kW)
- Power weight
- Type 96: (17.8 hp/tonne), Type 96A: (18.7 hp/tonne), Type 96B: (23 hp/tonne)
- Suspension
- Torsion bar
- Operational range
- 400 km
- Maximum speed of vehicle or missile span
- 65 km/h, 74 km/h (Type 96B)
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Encyclopedic overview
The Type 96 (Chinese: 96式; pinyin: Jiǔliù shì) or ZTZ96 is a Chinese second generation main battle tank (MBT). The final evolution of the Type 88 design, the Type 96 entered service with the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in 1997. The later variants of the Type 96 are currently in PLA service together with China's third generation MBT, the Type 99.
History
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