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Type 88 tank
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Tanks · People's Republic of China · 1987
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Type 88 tank
Type 88 tank Photo: National War College · Wikimedia Commons · Attribution
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Firepower
65
Protection
60
Mobility
70
Technology
55
Reliability
75
Crew Survivability
65
Operational Range
60
Logistics
70
Historical Performance
50
Strategic Impact
40
Origin People's Republic of China
ManufacturerInner-Mongolia First Machine Group Company Limited
CategoryTanks
EraCold War
In service1987–1988
Operators4 countries
Quantity80
Data Quality87%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
62
Tanks MASS Rating
23/89
Cold War
85/563
All-Time
Tanks · 10 axes scored
Firepower
65
Protection
60
Mobility
70
Technology
55
Reliability
75
Crew Survivability
65
Operational Range
60
Logistics
70
Historical Performance
50
Strategic Impact
40
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the tanks category.
01 / Overview
Type 88 tank
Category
Production
1987–1988
Quantity
80
Operators
Conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TANKS · COLD WAR
23
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
60
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
62
tanks category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the tanks category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
◈Firepower7MOD.7
▣Protection5MOD.5
◇Mobility7MOD.7
  • Engine Power730 hp
  • Power-to-Weight Ratio18.9 hp/t
  • Fuel TypeDiesel
  • Transmission TypeManual
  • Suspension TypeTorsion Bar
  • Max Road Speed57 km/h
  • Operational Range (Road)500 km
◆Dimensions4MOD.4
  • Length (Hull)6.325 m
  • Length (Overall, Gun Forward)9.336 m
  • Width3.372 m
  • Height2.29 m
▲Production & Service3MOD.3
  • Years in Production6 year
  • Current Service StatusActive Service
  • Notable Variants Count3
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 1987Production started
  2. 1988Production ended
  3. 2020First deployment: 2020–2021 China–India skirmishes
39
years in service
1
years in production
80
units produced
4
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Conflicts
TYPE 88 TANK · CONFLICTS SERVED IN0% win
Total Conflicts
1
Victories
0
Ongoing
0
Losses
0
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
05 / Operators
Operator Inventory3country · 283units
283active
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE14terms
Armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot: a type of kinetic energy penetrator ammunition.
Armour made from multiple materials, such as metals and ceramics, to increase effectiveness.
Computerised Basic: a fire control system generation in tanks that provides fundamental computer‑assisted ballistic calculations without advanced targeting aids such as laser rangefinders or thermal imaging.
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.
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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