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Type 80/88 main battle tank
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The Type 80 (Chinese: 80式; pinyin: BālíngShì) and the Type 88 (Chinese: 88式; pinyin: Bābāshì) are a family of Chinese second-generation main battle tanks (MBTs). They are also known as the ZTZ80 and ZTZ88.
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Type 80/Type 88 | |
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![]() Type 80 with 105mm rifled gun | |
Type | Main battle tank |
Place of origin | People's Republic of China |
Service history | |
In service | 1988–present |
Used by | See Operators |
Wars | 2020–2021 China–India skirmishes Sudanese civil war (2023–present)[1][2] |
Production history | |
Designed | 1978 (Type 80) 1981–1987 (Type 88) |
Manufacturer | Norinco |
Variants | Type 80 Type 85 Type 88 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 38 tonne (Type 80/88) 39.5 tonne (Type 85) 44 tonne (Type 85-III) |
Length | 6.325 m (vehicle hull) 9.336m (gun forward; Type 80/88) 10.369m (gun forward; Type 85-III) |
Width | 3.372 m |
Height | 2.29 m |
Crew | 4 (Type 80/88) 3 (Type 85-IIAP/Type 88C) |
Armor | Type 80: Cast Steel Turret Type 85II/Type 88: Welded Steel/Composite Armor Turret. May be fitted with Explosive Reactive Armor |
Main armament | ZPL-79 105mm rifled gun (Type 80) ZPL-83 105mm rifled gun (Type 88) ZPL-83A 105mm rifled gun (Type 85/88B) ZPL-94 105mm rifled gun (Type 88A) ZPT-88C 125mm smoothbore gun (Type 85IIA/Type 88C) |
Secondary armament | Type 59 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun Type 59 12.7 mm air-defence machine gun |
Engine | 12150ZL Diesel[3] 730 hp (537 kW)[3] |
Power/weight | 18.9hp/ton (Type 80/85/88) |
Fuel capacity | 1433L |
Operational range | 500 km (Type 80/85/88) 400 km (Type 88C)[3] |
Maximum speed | 57 km/h[3] |
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