China’s most advanced main battle tank (MBT), the Type 99 is an impressive showcase of the People’s Liberation Army’s rapid early modernization drive of the 2000s. The Norinco ZTZ-99, better known as ...
Meet the Type 99: Over the last two decades, Beijing has worked tirelessly to design and develop homegrown counters to America’s formidable airframes. In order to challenge U.S. air superiority, ...
The baseline Type 99 is powered by a diesel engine, developing 1,500 hp. This tank has a high power to weight ratio and subsequently good mobility and cross-country performance. The Type 99A has a ...
The Type 99 or ZTZ-99 is China's third-generation main battle tank. New Delhi: China has equipped its light combat tank ‘Type 99B’, capable of fighting in high-altitude areas, with advanced ...
The Type 99A is a technological leap forward for China—as well as a numerically superior foe when compared against American systems. Even as wild rumors circulate in the West that China’s economy and ...