Despite being kept secret of more precise data on the ZTZ-99, it is undoubtedly the most modern tank of the PRC army. Chinese designers set themselves the goal of the ZTZ-99 to create a machine that would be able to match Western designs like the Leopard 2A6 or M1A1 Abrams. The ZTZ-99 was created as a successor to the Type 85 tank and a very far-reaching development of the ZTZ-98G vehicle. In addition, the tank's armament consists of 2 machine guns: cal. The vehicle is armed with a single 125mm ZPT-98 tank gun.
The ZTZ-99 is powered by a 1500 HP diesel engine. So far (2018), approximately 300-500 tanks of this type have been produced.
The first prototypes of the vehicle were probably created in the mid-1990s, and serial production started in 2001 continues to this day. The ZTZ-99 or Type 99 is a modern 3rd generation Chinese Main Battle Tank.
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