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Type 69 tank
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Tanks · People's Republic of China · 1974
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Type69tank

⚙ Type 59 variant
Type 69 tank
Type 69 tank Photo: Lance Cpl. Lanham, U.S. DoD · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain Use of this image does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Firepower
30
Protection
35
Mobility
40
Technology
30
Reliability
60
Crew Survivability
30
Operational Range
40
Logistics
70
Historical Performance
30
Strategic Impact
25
Origin People's Republic of China
ManufacturerInner-Mongolia First Machine Group Company Limited
CategoryTanks
EraCold War
In service1974
Operators8 countries
Data Quality87%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
37
Tanks MASS Rating
83/89
Cold War
308/563
All-Time
Tanks · 10 axes scored
Firepower
30
Protection
35
Mobility
40
Technology
30
Reliability
60
Crew Survivability
30
Operational Range
40
Logistics
70
Historical Performance
30
Strategic Impact
25
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the tanks category.
01 / Overview
Type 69 tank
Category
Production
1974–
Operators
Conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TANKS · COLD WAR
83
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
75
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
37
tanks category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the tanks category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
  • Tank ClassificationMain Battle Tank (MBT)
  • GenerationCold War
  • Combat Weight36.7 t
  • Crew Size4
  • Service Entry Year1972
◈Firepower7MOD.7
▣Protection6MOD.6
◇Mobility7MOD.7
  • Engine Power580 hp
  • Power-to-Weight Ratio15.8 hp/t
  • Fuel TypeDiesel
  • Transmission TypeManual
  • Suspension TypeTorsion Bar
  • Max Road Speed50 km/h
  • Operational Range (Road)440 km
◆Dimensions3MOD.3
  • Length (Hull)6.24 m
  • Width3.3 m
  • Height2.8 m
▲Production & Service2MOD.2
  • Current Service StatusActive Service
  • Notable Variants Count3
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 1974Production started
  2. 1980First deployment: Iran–Iraq War
52
years in service
8
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Conflicts
TYPE 69 TANK · CONFLICTS SERVED IN50% win
Total Conflicts
2
Victories
1
Ongoing
0
Losses
0
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
05 / Operators
Operator Inventory7country · 2,318units
2,318active
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE14terms
Armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot: a type of kinetic energy penetrator ammunition.
Steel alloy cast into shape for armour applications.
Type of internal combustion engine fuel, refined from crude oil.
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.
A rifled gun has spiral grooves cut into its barrel.
Handheld or vehicle-mounted devices that release dense smoke to obscure vision, conceal movements, or screen friendly forces from enemy observation.
Fire control system generation using gyroscopically stabilized optics to improve accuracy during vehicle movement.
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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