From the Soviet-inspired Type 59 to the cutting-edge Type 99A, China’s tank development tells a story of innovation, adaptation, and ambition. This video explores the history of Chinese armored ...

However, the majority of Beijing’s tanks are old designs, particularly Type 59 and 69 tanks more or less directly copied from the 50s-era Soviet T-54 tank. Such is their profligacy that I once had the ...