Tip 69 (kitajsko: 69 - pinyin: Liùji šì) in Tip 79 (kitajski: 79 č; pinyin: Qīji šì) sta kitajska glavna bojna tanka. Oba razvoja tipa 59 (na podlagi sovjetskega T-54A), sta bila prva glavna bojna tanka, ki jih je razvila neodvisno Kitajska.Njihovo linijo je mogoče videti skozi ločeno vrzel med prvim in drugim cestnim kotom. Druge izboljšave so vključevale nov motor, balistične računalnike in laserske domete. Naprednejši tip 79 je bil opremljen s puško 105 mm, videno tudi na kasnejšem tanku Type 88.
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.
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The 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.