New Chinese Tanks in Sudan

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February 18, 2008: Chinese Type 96 (also called Type 88C) tanks were spotted in Sudan since last year, indicating that China has exported one of its most modern tanks to Africa. The 50 ton Type 96 has three man crews and modern sensors and electronics. The 90 series tanks are Chinese designs, and there appear to be as many as 2500 Type 90 series tanks in service, with as many as two thirds of them Type 96s. There are another 700 Type 79s and 80s, both of which were stepping stones to the 90 series. Most Chinese tanks, about 5,000, are Type 59s. Most of these have been upgraded from being a clone of the Russian T-54 to T-54 clones equipped with Western guns (copy of the British L7 105mm gun, firing depleted uranium shells) and modern electronics. China also has a copy of the German 120mm gun, which it may try to install in some Type 59 upgrades. Those Type 59s that don't get upgraded are being scrapped. This apparently means that the Type 59 force will shrink by at least several hundred tanks a year until all are gone.
Sudan has, until recently, had a tank force consisting mostly of about 200 Chinese Type 59s, but some of these appear to have been upgraded by the Chinese. Also spotted in Sudan have been Chinese Type 92 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle (similar to the U.S. Stryker).
China is very strict about keeping information on its tank force secret. The most modern tanks they have are the Type 98 and 99, which come close to matching early models of the U.S. M-1.

蘇丹閱兵式上的中國96式坦克

2008年2月18日：中國96式（也叫做88C型）坦克從去年以后在蘇丹被看到，表明中國已經輸出它很現代化的坦克到非洲。50噸96式有三名組員和現代化傳感器和電子系統。90系列坦克是中國設計的，而且在那里似乎多達2500輛90系列坦克在服役中，并且三分之二是96式。另外700輛79式和80式，兩者是到90系列的跳板。大多數的中國坦克，約5,000輛是59式。這些大部分是從仿制俄國T-54型的T-54式升級裝備西方火炮（仿造英國的L7 105 mm火炮，發射貧鈾炮彈）和現代化的電子系統。中國也仿造德國120 mm火炮，它可能試著在一些59式中安裝升級。那些59式沒有得到升級正在被扔棄。這顯然地意謂59式力量將會收縮至少每年幾百輛直到全部消失。
    蘇丹直到最近，有一個大約200輛中國59式組成的坦克力量，但是一些似乎已經被中國升級。也在蘇丹看見中國92式輪式步兵戰車（類似美國“斯特瑞克”（Stryker））。
    中國非常嚴格的保守關于它的坦克力量秘密的信息。他們最現代化的坦克是98式和99式，接近匹配美國的早期M-1型。

原作者:王者回歸