The tank used in the experiments is an old Type 59 medium tank. Originally designed by the Soviet Union in the closing days of World War II, the Type 59 is a licensed copy of the Soviet tank and ...

The Type 59 subsequently became the backbone of the Chinese Army, and it was the longest PLA tank production to date, spanning all the way until 1985 when nearly 10,000 were produced in a number ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: The Type 59 continues to equip the PLA. While the United States, Germany, and the Soviet Union all maintained robust tank development programs during the Cold War ...