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Despite this, the ZTZ99’s mobility, instead of decreasing, actually improved! This comes as a direct result of the vehicle being outfitted with a more powerful 1,200 horsepower diesel engine, allowing it to reach a respectable top speed of 65 km/h on roads, while also maintaining good mobility even on less hospitable terrain. While the protection offered by the ZTZ99 increases significantly, so unfortunately does its weight when compared to the ZTZ96s. The ZTZ99 remained in production until the early 2010s, before production capacities were allocated to the more advanced ZTZ99A - a highly modernised variant of the ZTZ99. However, due to the tank’s advanced design and relatively small numbers, ZTZ99s are exclusively employed by China’s elite armoured units. Although initially intended to become China’s primary MBT, the high cost hindered large-scale production, resulting in only about 500 vehicles being manufactured.

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Several years after its first introduction to service, the ZTZ99 received an upgrade package, allowing the vehicle to be fitted with additional FY-4 ERA, thus bolstering its protection significantly. Soon after, the ZTZ99 was officially adopted for service with the PLA in late 2000. The ZTZ99 was first shown off to the public as part of the military parade commemorating the 50th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China in October 1999.

In the late 1990’s, further pre-production prototypes were built and transferred to the army for final testing. In the early to mid 1990s, the prototypes underwent testing and were continuously improved over time. After examining possible design proposals, the engineers decided to proceed with a design similar to that of the Soviet T-72 tank.īy 1991, the first prototype of the vehicle was constructed and demonstrated to high-ranking officials, followed by the construction of additional prototypes in the following year. Development of the ZTZ99 began in the mid 1980s, with Chinese engineers starting work on a new advanced main battle tank to replace the existing vehicles in service at the time.

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