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A.Man · 02-02-2010

This Is A Chinese Tank Division's Training Footage (Not T-99 Unit)

China is spending big money training its military!

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A.Man · 02-03-2010

Sighting-99A2 On Civilian Truck!

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maozedong · 3 Weeks Ago

any body knows what do the the figures on the tanks represent? dose #609 mean the 609th of type 99 tank?

RedMercury · 3 Weeks Ago

No. Painted serial numbers typically have to do with unit organization, not the production serial number.

maozedong · 3 Weeks Ago

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Originally Posted by RedMercury

No. Painted serial numbers typically have to do with unit organization, not the production serial number.

yes, I think so,thanks. but that one "001" maybe is the special one, not belong to any troops unit, isn't it?

maozedong · 3 Weeks Ago

according to the magazine article said that type 99 tank use domestic diesel engine 新150, this engine overall better than Russia engine,and this engine is clearly better than the Japanese Type 90 tank engine, better than the Merkava -4, Lecler Er Tanke engine. its quality equal to German MTU-870.
the article disclosed that China type 59, 69,79,80 88 tank all used the same company(Shan Chai Diesel Engine Factory) make domestic diesel engines-12V150L,12V150G,12V150ZL. and type 96A also used this company make domestic diesel engine.
the company also manufacture large diesel engine type396 for turbine generator use in the ships,in 2009,the 60th anniversary of China's naval parade, the parade of ships involved, installed a total of several ten of type 396 generators,and they 100% work well.

King_Comm · 3 Weeks Ago

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Originally Posted by maozedong

yes, I think so,thanks. but that one "001" maybe is the special one, not belong to any troops unit, isn't it?

Could be an honorific designation, like if it's the number of the first tank in a unit, then there will always be one tank carrying that number in the unit.