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2 unusual facts about Type 59


T59

Type 59, a 1958 Chinese version of the ubiquitous Soviet T-54A tank

Xu Guangda

He began to build the armored corps, started to investigate new domestic tanks (Type 59 tanks and Type 62 light tanks).


Easter Offensive

This included 400 T-54 and Type 59 (a Chinese version of the T-54) medium and 200 PT-76 light amphibious tanks, hundreds of anti-aircraft missiles, including the shoulder-fired, heat-seeking SA-7 Strela (called the Grail in the West), anti-tank missiles, including the wire-guided AT-3 Sagger and heavy-caliber, long-range artillery.


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