Key point: The Type 59 was an important step for China’s domestic tank industry and became a mainstay for its ally North Korea. While the United States, Germany, and the Soviet Union all maintained ...

From crude Soviet copies in the 1950s to advanced composite-armored Type 99As today, China’s tank industry has evolved ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Type 59s are very common in North Korean service, with plenty of variants developed there. It also was provided to both Iran and Iraq, Pakistan, and various other ...

The first 130MM field gun produced by China was the Type 59-1, a copy of the Soviet M-46. It fires high explosive and illuminating projectiles. The gun is towed by a 6x6 truck and is served by a crew ...