Overview

With a new world order emerging in the early 21st century, Chinese ground forces have been consistently improved and geared towards quality for costly main battle tanks, while still maintaining a huge number of cheaper AFVs. With 7,450 vehicles, China has today by far the largest number of armoured fighting vehicles of any army in the world. Modern Chinese Tanks explores the main battle tanks, armoured fighting vehicles, armoured personnel carriers, self-propelled guns and missile-launching platforms in service since 1945, with an emphasis on the latest technology deployed by the PLA. Organised historically by type, the entries include the Type 98 and 90 tanks, the Type 80/85/88 held in reserve, and the Type 99 used by elite battalions. In addition, there is the YW-306 self-propelled rocket launcher and the PLA PL0 100mm assault gun. Illustrated with expert colour profile artworks for each entry and completed with technical specifications, Modern Chinese Tanks is a detailed reference guide for modellers and enthusiasts with an interest in modern military technology.

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Author:   Martin J Dougherty
Publisher:   Amber Books Ltd
Imprint:   Amber Books
Dimensions:   Width: 17.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.20cm
Weight:   0.516kg
ISBN:  

9781782748687

ISBN 10:   1782748687
Pages:   128
Publication Date:   14 August 2019
Recommended Age:   From 16 to 99 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Main Battle Tanks Type 58 Type 59 Type 62 Type 63 Type 69 Type 80 Type 85 Type 88 Type 90 Type 96 Type 99 VT-4 export model ZTQ-15 Armoured Personnel Carriers and Infantry Fighting Vehicles Type 77 Type 89 APC Type 90/92 APC (WZ551) WZ551 APC Type 85 /YW-309 IFV ZDS-90 IFV YW-306 self-propelled rocket launcher ZBD-97 ZBD-2000 ZBD-04 IFV ZBD 09 Snow Leopard Self-Propelled Guns Type 83 Self-propelled howitzer PTL-02 tank destroyer PZG-88 SPAAG Type 80 SPAAG Type 95 SPAAG PGZ-07 SPAAG Yitian ADS Type 70-I Type 83 PLZ-45 PLZ 52 Type 89 tank destroyer PLL-09 assault gun PLZ-05 PLZ-07 Glossary and Abbreviations PLA Ground Forces Data Index

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Martin J. Dougherty is a freelance writer specializing in military and defence topics. He is the author of Medieval Warrior, SAS and Elite Forces Guide Extreme Unarmed Combat, and SAS and Elite Forces Guide Sniper, Small Arms: From the Civil War to the Present Day, and books on personal self-defence. He lives in northern England.

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