“The PLA will use it to replace the old tanks such as the Type-59 and Type-69 models.” “The Type-96B is the strongest variant of the Type-96 family and is truly an advanced, third-generation main battle tank,” Gao Zhuo, a Shanghai-based military analyst, told state-controlled China Daily newspaper. Military observers worldwide wait for the secretive PLA to reveal new weapons and equipment and it was the same with the new tank. The Type-96B – a new tank in the Type-96 family – is ready to replace its predecessors after performing well at ongoing war games organised by Russia. China currently has more than 7,000 battle tanks in service.
China’s Type-96B main battle tank.(YouTube screengrab) An indigenously built Chinese battle tank that has created a buzz in military circles could become the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) primary tank of the future, reports said on Wednesday.
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