De Type 69 (Chinees: 69式; pinyin: Liùji shì) en Type 79 (Chinees: 79式; pinyin: Qīji shì) zijn Chinese belangrijkste gevechtstanks. Beide ontwikkelingen van het Type 59 (gebaseerd op de Sovjet T-54A), waren de eerste belangrijkste gevechtstanks die onafhankelijk door China werden ontwikkeld.Hun afstamming kan worden gezien door de duidelijke kloof tussen de eerste en tweede wegwielen. Andere verbeteringen waren een nieuwe motor, ballistische computers en laserafstandszoekers. De meer geavanceerde Type 79 was uitgerust met een 105 mm geweer, ook te zien op de latere Type 88 tank.
Irak:
-Type 69-QM – Also known as T-55B inside the Iraqi Army. Type 69-II with standard 100 mm rifled main gun, armour reinforced with layer armour on the front glacis, an observation mast and, on some units, a 60 mm mortar. Command vehicles often fitted with blocks of appliqué spaced armour, similar to the so-called Enigma T-55s. Produced 1986–1988.
-Type 69-QM1 – Type 69-II upgraded with NATO standard 105 mm rifled gun and laser range-finder. Produced 1984–1988.
-Type 69-QM2 – Type 69-II upgraded with Warsaw Pact standard 125 mm (L80) smoothbore main gun and laser range-finder. Produced 1986–1991.
Bron: Type 69 (Iraaks) op Wikipedia
Meer info:
De Type 69 (Iraqi) is a variant of the Chinese Type 69 main battle tank that was produced and modified by Iraq in the 1980s and 1990s. The Type 69 (Iraqi) features several improvements over the original model, such as a new engine, a new fire control system, a new gun stabilizer, additional armor, and a laser rangefinder. The Type 69 (Iraqi) was used by the Iraqi Army in the Iran-Iraq War and the Gulf War, where it faced superior Western tanks such as the M1 Abrams and the Challenger 1. The Type 69 (Iraqi) suffered heavy losses in both conflicts and was eventually phased out of service by the Iraqi Army after the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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