Type 69

Tank ChinaIn service since 1972

Key specs

Type: Tank
Origin: China
Manufacturer: Inner Mongolia First Machinery Group Corporation
Designer: No. 60 Research Institute
Designed: 1963
Entered service: 1972
Produced: 1982–1974
Status: In service
Crew: 4

Overview

Type 69 is a tank from China, made by Inner Mongolia First Machinery Group Corporation. It entered service in 1972; production began in 1982. Its main weapon has a calibre of 100 mm. It is used or was used by Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar, Zimbabwe and 4 other countries, and saw combat in the Iraq War, the Gulf War and the Iran–Iraq War.

Armament

Main armament: 100mm smoothbore/105 mm rifled tank gun
Caliber: 100 mm
Secondary armament: 7.62 mm coaxial and bow machine guns, 12.7 mm antiaircraft machine gun

Dimensions and weights

Weight: 37 t
Length: 6.24 m
Width: 3.30 m
Height: 2.80 m

Mobility and protection

Engine: 12150L-7 V-12 diesel engine
Power: 430 kW
Road speed: 50 km/h
Operational range: 440 km
Suspension: torsion-bar
Armour: 203 mm

Variants

Type 59based onType 691972

Users & conflicts

Conflicts

Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Iraq War

Operators

Sources

Figures from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article, completed from Wikidata and the article in other languages where it gives none; where there are several versions, the first one given. Operators include former ones; the side that used a vehicle in a war is derived from its operators.