Type 59
China - Medium Tanks
Chinese medium tank. Initially, the vehicle was a copy of the Soviet medium T-54A tank. The Type 59 entered service in 1959. The first tanks manufactured had no gun stabilizer or night-vision device. Later the vehicle underwent several modernizations. Between 6,000 and 9,500 vehicles of all variants were manufactured from 1958 through 1987.
Main Characteristics
| Tier |
VIII |
| Hit Points |
1300 HP |
| Price |
7,500 |
|
Weight
|
16.75 t |
| Speed Limit |
56 km/h |
| Speed Limit Back |
20 km/h |
| Hull Armor |
- Front:
- 100 mm
- Side:
- 80 mm
- Rear:
- 45 mm
|
| Crew |
- Commander
- Gunner
- Driver
- Loader (Radio Operator)
|
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Turrets
| Tier |
VIII |
| Turret |
Type 59 |
| Armor |
- Front:
- 200 mm
- Side:
- 130 mm
- Rear:
- 60 mm
|
| Traverse Speed |
46 d/s |
| Traverse Arc |
360 |
| View Range |
380 m |
| Weight |
8,500 kg |
| Price |
28,000 |
| XP |
0 |
Guns
| Tier |
VIII |
| Ammo Capacity |
34 rounds |
| Rate of Fire |
6.90 r/m |
| Reload time |
8.70 s |
| Clip |
/ |
| Aim time |
2.90 s |
| Accuracy |
0.39 m |
| Elevation Arc |
|
| Damage (Explosion radius) |
- AP
- 250 HP
- APCR
- 250 HP
- HE
- 330 HP (1.76 m)
|
| Damage / min |
- AP
- 1725 HP/min
- APCR
- 1725 HP/min
- HE
- 2277 HP/min
|
| Penetration |
- AP
- 181 mm
- APCR
- 241 mm
- HE
- 50 mm
|
| Shell Speed |
- AP
- 900 m/s
- APCR
- 1125 m/s
- HE
- 900 m/s
|
| Shell Price |
- AP
- 252
- APCR
- 11 (gold)
- HE
- 252
|
| Weight |
2,257 kg |
| Price |
78,180 |
| XP |
0 |
Engines
| Tier |
VIII |
| Engine Power |
520 hp |
| Fire Chance |
12 % |
| Weight |
750 kg |
| Price |
79,290 |
| XP |
0 |
Suspensions
| Tier |
VIII |
| Load limit |
39.80 t |
| Traverse Speed |
46 d/s |
| Weight |
7,700 kg |
| Price |
30,200 |
| XP |
0 |
Radios
| Tier |
IX |
| Signal range |
600 m |
| Weight |
40 kg |
| Price |
24,240 |
| XP |
0 |