The Type 59 (Chinese: 59式; pinyin: Wǔ jiǔ shì; industrial designation: WZ-120) main battle tank is a Chinese-produced version of the Soviet T-54A tank, an early model of the ubiquitous T-54/55 series. The first vehicles were produced in 1958 and it was accepted into service in 1959, with serial production beginning in 1963.

59式坦克 （工厂产品代号WZ120）是中国的国产第一代 主战坦克。 中華人民共和国 在1956年获得苏联 T-54A 坦克技术资料后在苏联援助下进行仿制生产，通过技术引进，实现坦克国产化，初步建立起中国自己的坦克工业体系，是中国第一款大量生产的坦克。

59式中型坦克（中国研制代号：WZ120，英文：Type 59 Medium Tank，简称：59式坦克），是20世纪50年代中国参考苏联T-54A中型坦克仿制并大量装备的一种中型坦克。 该型坦克战斗全重36吨，乘员4人，最大时速50千米，最大行程560千米。

59式坦克 （工廠產品代號WZ120）是中國的國產第一代 主力戰車。 中華人民共和國 在1956年獲得蘇聯 T-54A 坦克技術資料後在蘇聯援助下進行仿製生產，通過技術引進，實現坦克國產化，初步建立起中國自己的坦克工業體系，是中國第一款大量生產的坦克。

Type 59-IIA：研制于1984年，定型于1988年，为解决引进设备国产化进度慢影响全军装备现代化进程，采用了带轻型热护套的81A式105毫米线膛坦克炮。 这也是从外观上它与59-2坦克所装的79式105毫米坦克炮的主要区别。

The Chinese Type 59 main battle tank was mass-produced from a Soviet-built plant in China before the split, it remained in the 1980s the most common Chinese PRC MBT

The Type 59 (Chinese industrial designation: WZ120) main battle tank is a People's Republic of China produced version of the Soviet Union T-54/T-55 operators and variants tank, an improvement over the ubiquitous T-54/55.

The Type 59 (Chinese: 59式; pinyin: Wǔjiǔ shì; industrial designation: WZ-120) main battle tank is a Chinese produced version of the Soviet T-54A tank, the earliest model of the ubiquitous T-54/55 series. The first vehicles were produced in 1958 and it was accepted into service in 1959, with...

2024年10月19日 · Type 59 WZ120 MBT Main Battle Tank China technical data fact sheet pictures video

The Type 59 (Chinese: (ZTZ)59式中型坦克; industry code WZ120) was introduced in Update 1.91 "Night Vision" alongside the initial Chinese tech-tree. It is a famous part of the PLA's Cold War tank inventory, saw service with many countries, and set the stage for many later developments.