Three main versions of the Type 99 have been deployed: the Type 98 prototype, Type 99 and the Type 99A. The Type 99 forms the core of China’s modern maneuver combat capabilities, with over 1,300 tanks built for the past two decades.

Oct 19, 2024 · The type 99A is able to negotiate 60% gradient and 30% side slopes. It can climb a vertical obstacle of 1.3 m and can ford to a depth of 1 m without preparation. The rear part of the hull can be fitted with two additional fuel drums which extend the …

The only thing about the current type 99A is China is not proactively upgrading or make them combat ready. Like the ERA coverage as an easy one, they have upgraded the ERA on the side of hull and turret on their export variants but not on type 99A.

The Type 99A Tank is the latest version of the Chinese Type 99 Tank. It is the most advanced Main Battle Tank in service with the PLA (Peoples Liberation Army) and is classed as a 3rd Generation MBT as it has a hunter killer capability (Commanders Independent Sight).

The Type 99A shares essentially the same drivetrain as the Type 99, but shortened and more compact, same engine, but an improved CH1000 hydraulic-mechanical semi-automatic transmission, with six forward gears, two reverse.

The Type 99A2 uses an improved ZPT98 series 125mm smoothbore main gun. It is a calibre Length 50 and capable of firing a range of rounds including a new APFSDS with a reported muzzle velocity of 1780 m/s.

Feb 22, 2023 · The headlights on the Type 99 sit higher up on the front slope than the Type 99A. The front tow hooks on the Type 99 sit on the upper front slope, below the headlights, while the tow hooks of the Type 99A are mounted on the lower front slope, inline with the headlights.

OE Watch Commentary: The Type 99A is an improved variant of the Type 99, China’s most advanced and expensive main battle tank (MBT) developed in the 1980s. The accompanying excerpts feature an interview with Captain Jia Yuanyou, a Deputy Commander of a Tank Battalion at an unidentified regiment of the Central Theater Command, about the Type 99A.

Apr 24, 2023 · Type 99A - Improved model of 2011; relocated driver's hatch to front-center from front-left; 3rd Gen ERA support; 1,500 horsepower diesel engine; improved missile-firing from main gun; laser warning receiver; enlarged turret with revised armor scheme.

The Type 99A2 main battle tanks, artillery will be two kinds of different configurations, the current one kind or 99G type A1 tanks installed 1140mm, said Chinese-made guns.