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Type 59 Durjoy
Photo: Shadman Samee from Dhaka, Bangladesh · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Type59Durjoy

Tanks · People's Republic of China · 2015
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Type59Durjoy

⚙ Type 59 variant
Type 59 Durjoy
Type 59 Durjoy Photo: Shadman Samee from Dhaka, Bangladesh · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Firepower
65
Protection
55
Mobility
50
Technology
60
Reliability
70
Crew Survivability
60
Operational Range
55
Logistics
75
Historical Performance
40
Strategic Impact
45
Origin People's Republic of China
CategoryTanks
EraModern Era
In service2015
Operators3 countries
Quantity225
Data Quality83%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
58
Tanks MASS Rating
21/24
Modern Era
122/563
All-Time
Tanks · 10 axes scored
Firepower
65
Protection
55
Mobility
50
Technology
60
Reliability
70
Crew Survivability
60
Operational Range
55
Logistics
75
Historical Performance
40
Strategic Impact
45
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the tanks category.
01 / Overview
Type 59 Durjoy
Category
Production
2015–
Quantity
225
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TANKS · MODERN ERA
21
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
85
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
58
tanks category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the tanks category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
◈Firepower8MOD.8
▣Protection6MOD.6
◇Mobility7MOD.7
  • Engine Power730 hp
  • Power-to-Weight Ratio17.4 hp/t
  • Fuel TypeDiesel
  • Transmission TypeManual
  • Suspension TypeTorsion Bar
  • Max Road Speed49 km/h
  • Operational Range (Road)450 km
◆Dimensions3MOD.3
  • Length (Hull)6.04 m
  • Width3.27 m
  • Height2.59 m
▲Production & Service2MOD.2
  • Total Production Units225
  • Current Service StatusActive Service
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 2015Production started
11
years in service
225
units produced
3
countries operating
04 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
Type 59 1959
Type 59 Durjoy 2015
// SIBLING VARIANTS
Al-Zarrar 2004
05 / Operators
Operator Inventory3country · 219units
219active
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE18terms
Armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot: a type of kinetic energy penetrator ammunition.
Anti-Tank Guided Missile: a missile designed to destroy tanks.
Automated loading system for tank guns, reducing crew workload.
Computerised Advanced: a tank fire‑control system generation that uses digital computers to calculate ballistic solutions and integrate sensor data for enhanced targeting accuracy.
Type of internal combustion engine fuel, refined from crude oil.
Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA): Modular armor system that detonates upon impact to disrupt incoming warheads, reducing penetration of shaped charges and kinetic energy projectiles.
High-Explosive Fragmentation: ammunition that explodes on impact, releasing fragments.
High-Explosive Anti-Tank: a type of projectile that uses a shaped charge to penetrate armor.
Optical device that uses laser pulses to measure the distance to a target with high precision.
A main battle tank is a heavily armored vehicle with a large caliber gun, used for front-line combat.
Manual: a tank transmission in which the driver selects gear changes manually, typically using a clutch pedal and gear lever to engage gears.
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical protection for tank crews.
Enhanced low-light visibility through specialized optics or sensors.
Reactive composite armor is a tank armor type that combines layers of composite material with embedded reactive elements that detonate on impact to disrupt incoming projectiles.
Handheld or vehicle-mounted devices that release dense smoke to obscure vision, conceal movements, or screen friendly forces from enemy observation.
A smoothbore gun is a firearm with an unrifled barrel, allowing projectiles to travel without spin; it is commonly used in modern tank main guns for firing fin‑stabilized ammunition.
Thermal sights are infrared imaging devices mounted on a tank's gunner station that detect heat emitted by objects, enabling target identification and aiming in low‑visibility conditions.
A torsion bar is a steel rod that resists twisting and serves as a spring in tank suspensions, with one end fixed to the hull and the other connected to a lever arm moving the road wheel.
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