The tank was equipped with a 46-caliber Type 98 37 mm gun for its main armament, supplemented by a pair of Type 97 machine guns strategically placed at the front and rear. Following a promising ...

First appearing as the Type 98 prototype tank in a National Day parade in a ... whereas both the M1 and T-90 have been used in action by multiple operators. Beijing likes to keep the details ...

First observed during the 1999 fiftieth Anniversary parade in Beijing, the Type 98 and its subsequent variations represent the cutting edge of China's tank arsenal, while simultaneously offering ...

China’s most advanced main battle tank ... Type 99, has its roots in the late 1990s efforts by the People’s Liberation Army to design a new third-generation MBT platform. The short-lived Type ...