Type 59 tank

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}

{{Infobox weapon

{{Infobox weapon

| name = Type 59

| name = Type 59

| image = T-59 MBT pic-022.JPG

| image = T-59 MBT pic-022.JPG

| caption = A Type 59 tank at a military exhibit in 2010

| caption = A Type 59 tank at a military exhibit in 2010

| type = [[Main battle tank]]

| type = [[Main battle tank]]

| is_vehicle = yes

| is_vehicle = yes

| service = 1959–present

| service = 1959–present

| wars = {{unbulleted list|[[Vietnam War]]|[[Sino-Indian War]]|[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]|[[Sino-Vietnamese War]]|[[Iran–Iraq War]]|[[Gulf War]]|[[Second Sudanese Civil War]]|[[First Congo War]]|[[Albania–Yugoslav border incident (April 1999)]]|[[Sri Lankan Civil War]]}}

| wars = {{unbulleted list|[[Vietnam War]]|[[Sino-Indian War]]|[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]|[[Sino-Vietnamese War]]|[[Iran–Iraq War]]|[[Tiananmen Square Massacre]]|[[Gulf War]]|[[Second Sudanese Civil War]]|[[First Congo War]]|[[Albania–Yugoslav border incident (April 1999)]]|[[Sri Lankan Civil War]]}}

| number = 10,000

| number = 10,000

| length = {{convert|6.04|m}} (hull)<ref name=TGelbart />

| length = {{convert|6.04|m}} (hull)<ref name=TGelbart />

| width = {{convert|3.27|m}}<ref name=TGelbart />

| width = {{convert|3.27|m}}<ref name=TGelbart />

| height = {{convert|2.59|m}}<ref name=TGelbart />

| height = {{convert|2.59|m}}<ref name=TGelbart />

| image_size = 300

| image_size = 300

| origin = China

| origin = China

| manufacturer = [[Inner-Mongolia First Machine Group Company Limited|First Inner Mongolia Machinery Factory]], [[Norinco]]

| manufacturer = [[Inner-Mongolia First Machine Group Company Limited|First Inner Mongolia Machinery Factory]], [[Norinco]]

| production_date = 1958–1985

| production_date = 1958–1985

| crew = 4<ref name=TGelbart />

| crew = 4<ref name=TGelbart />

| weight = {{convert|36|t}}<ref name=TGelbart />

| weight = {{convert|36|t}}<ref name=TGelbart />

| armour = 20–203&nbsp;mm<ref name=janes />

| armour = 20–203&nbsp;mm<ref name=janes />

| primary_armament = 100&nbsp;mm rifled gun

| primary_armament = 100&nbsp;mm rifled gun

| secondary_armament = 2 x Type&nbsp;59T 7.62&nbsp;mm coaxial machine gun,<ref name=”Gary’s Combat Vehicle Reference Guide”/> Type&nbsp;54 12.7&nbsp;mm air-defence machine gun

| secondary_armament = 2 x Type&nbsp;59T 7.62&nbsp;mm coaxial machine gun,<ref name=”Gary’s Combat Vehicle Reference Guide”/> Type&nbsp;54 12.7&nbsp;mm air-defence machine gun

| engine = Model 12150L V-12 liquid-cooled diesel

| engine = Model 12150L V-12 liquid-cooled diesel

| engine_power = 520&nbsp;hp (390 kW)

| engine_power = 520&nbsp;hp (390 kW)

| suspension = [[torsion bar]]

| suspension = [[torsion bar]]

| speed = {{convert|50|km/h}}<ref name=TGelbart />

| speed = {{convert|50|km/h}}<ref name=TGelbart />

| pw_ratio = 14.44&nbsp;hp/tonne<ref name=TGelbart />

| pw_ratio = 14.44&nbsp;hp/tonne<ref name=TGelbart />

| vehicle_range = 450&nbsp;km,<ref name=TGelbart /> 600&nbsp;km with external tanks

| vehicle_range = 450&nbsp;km,<ref name=TGelbart /> 600&nbsp;km with external tanks

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