The Type 99 MBT was China's first mass-produced third-generation main battle tank. Combining modular composite armour and tandem-charge defeating ERA, 125 mm smoothbore gun with ATGM -capability, high mobility, digital systems and optics, the Type 99 represents a shift towards rapid modernization by the PLA.

The VT-4 (Chinese: VT-4主战坦克; pinyin: VT-4 zhǔzhàn tǎnkè), also known as the MBT-3000, [2] is a Chinese modernized main battle tank built by Norinco for overseas export. [3]

The Type 59 MBT represented China's first-generation tank development. The Type 59 MBT is also known as WZ-120 by its manufacturer name. It was produced in great numbers from 1959 to the mid-1980s, [24]: 16–17 totaling over 10,000. Over the years, it was upgraded with various domestic and western technologies. Type 62 light tank.

2020年4月15日 · In military terms, your greatness in battle is measured against the power of your enemy — and China’s Type 99 MBT (Main Battle Tank) is no slouch. Sporting a larger gun than the US M1 Abrams and most other NATO tanks, the Defense Intelligence Agency described the capabilities of Chinese armor in a 2018 report.

2022年9月18日 · The Type 99 is a well-designed and lavishly equipped example of a modern MBT, but its true measure of success will only be realised after it faces the unforgiving test of modern armoured combat.

2024年10月19日 · The Type 99A also called Type 99A2 or ZTZ-99A MBT (Main Battle Tank) is an improved version of the Type 99 MBT designed and manufactured in China by the local defense industry. The development of Type 99 started in 1999, and the tank entered service with the Chinese army in 2001.

Manufactured for the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) by China Northern Industries Corporation (CNGC) or Norinco, the ZTZ99 MBT is considered one of the 12 best tanks in the world. ZTZ99 is a third-generation battle tank and, due to its high cost (unit cost approximately $2,500,000), it was built in small numbers.

2021年1月8日 · The VT4 (formerly MBT-3000) main battle tank (MBT) is a third-generation MBT designed and developed by China North Industries Corporation (Norinco). Intended primarily for export markets, the VT4 tank integrates advanced armour and fire control capabilities and offers increased firepower and protection to combat forces in the battlefield.

2020年8月27日 · Key Point: Chinese manufacturing giant Norinco may have gotten the tank formula right. China’s Type 99 MBT is no slouch. It has an effective active-protection system—and a larger gun than the...

The ZTZ99 (also known as Type 99, industrial designation WZ123) manufactured by China Northern Industries Group Corporation (CNGC) is the most advanced main battle tank (MBT) fielded by the PLA.