tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9433712.post2807132946669983938..comments2024-02-24T06:02:36.178-08:00Comments on China Defense Blog: New MBT Mods?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9433712.post-69676972387643688112010-12-14T07:40:13.594-08:002010-12-14T07:40:13.594-08:00Sorry duskylim, but that's not a Type 59 chass...Sorry duskylim, but that's not a Type 59 chassis. Note the lack of a glacis mudguard, the position of the lights, and the tow points at the bottom rather than the top of the glacis. There is a variant (export) of the Type 59 with a Type 96 turret, but that looks nothing like this one:<br /> http://china-defense.blogspot.com/2010/11/bangladesh-armys-new-type59g-mbt.html<br /><br />The reason Camden Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04264243294910094244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9433712.post-2418146552911615522010-12-14T06:07:28.147-08:002010-12-14T06:07:28.147-08:00In fact, I believe the 2nd picture to be a Type-59...In fact, I believe the 2nd picture to be a Type-59 with the Type-96 turret installed.<br /><br />What convinces me is the slope and size of the frontal glacis plate on the hull and the position of the driver's vision ports.<br /><br />A Type 99 with a hull based on the T-72, has the driver in a central location, just underneath the main gun when it is pointing forwards.<br /><br />Plainly duskylimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157843983113568393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9433712.post-8257275197835099872010-12-14T04:26:19.153-08:002010-12-14T04:26:19.153-08:00Isn't the 2nd one just a Type 96 with out the ...Isn't the 2nd one just a Type 96 with out the frontal ERA fixed?Camden Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04264243294910094244noreply@blogger.com