The Chinese are fairly new to the tank-building game. However, it is still considered a third-generation tank and not next-generation like Russia’s T-14 Armata, Japan’s Type 10, or South Korea’s K2 Black Panther. It has modern armor, an improved gun, better fire control systems, and enhanced communication features. The Type 99 has some commendable features. Buying this design gives you a non-exclusive agreement to print it in your own printer and for your own use, UNLESS you have a separate business or commercial agreement with me, the copyright author of the design.China’s Type 99 Tank, A Short Primer: China’s Type 99 main battle tank is one to watch as the United States upgrades its Abrams M1A2D variant for service over the coming decade. Note: Purchasers cannot distribute or sell, neither the digital design nor the printed items made from the design. The Type 99 forms the core of China’s modern maneuver combat capabilities, with over 1,200 tanks built for the past two decades. Three main versions of the Type 99 have been deployed, the Type 98 prototype, Type 99 and the Type 99A. The People's Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) is the sole operator of the Type 99. The tank entered People's Liberation Army (PLA) service in 2001. 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 Type 99 MBT was China's first mass-produced third-generation main battle tank. The vehicle was a replacement for the aging Type 88 introduced in the late 1980s. ![]() This is a 1/64 (scalable to other scales) scale model of the Type 99 (Chinese: 99式主战坦克 pinyin: Jiǔjiǔshì Zhǔzhàn Tǎnkè) or ZTZ-99 is a Chinese third generation main battle tank (MBT).
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