PH35029 Panda 1/35 ZTZ-99A with Laser Simulation Countermine System

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Serial Chinese main battle tank of the third generation "Type 99" (ZTZ-99) is a machine created on the basis of the prototype "Type 98". One of the first versions of this tank with heavy armor protection was demonstrated by the company China North industries Corporation in 2000. The tank was put on public display on a special pedestal. Initially, in some sources, this modification was designated as "Type 98G" (from the Chinese "guy" – improved, modified). In the same year 2000 was released the first batch of 40 tanks "Type 99". Mandarin Chinese issledovatelsky Institute of engineering No. 201 (NEVORI, Beijing) and the First engineering company FIRMACO (former plant №617 in the city of Baotou, Inner Mongolia), which are the developers of this machine began work on the improvement of the prototype as soon as the "Type 98" was put on trial. The main directions for improving the characteristics of the tank were: increasing mobility by installing a more powerful 1500-horsepower turbocharged diesel engine, improving the fire control system, increasing security by installing built-in dynamic protection on the frontal projections of the tower and hull.