China Index

Chinese Tanks

Name	Alternative Names	Description	Year and Type
WZ-110	None	Early Chinese Heavy Tank	Heavy Tank
WZ-111	None	Chinese Heavy Tank	Heavy Tank
WZ-120	Type 59	Chinese Clone of T-54A	1959 Medium Tank
WZ-121	Type 69	Chinese development using T-62 and Type 59	1969 Medium Tank
WZ-122-1	WZ-122A (Western Sources), Three-Liquid	Chinese Development after capture of T-62 #545	1970 Medium Tank
WZ-122-2	WZ-122B (Western Sources), Three-Mechanical	Simplified WZ-122-1	1971 Medium Tank
WZ-122-3	None	Modified WZ-121 hull with a WZ-122 turret	1971 Medium Tank
WZ-122-4	None	Leopard 2 Influenced Chinese Tank	1978 Medium Tank
WZ-122-5	None	Chinese Tank	Medium Tank
WZ-122-6	None	WZ-122 returning to Soviet style turret	Medium Tank
WZ-122-7	Type 85-II	Also referred to as Storm-II	Medium Tank
WZ-122-8	Type 85-II-AP	Chinese Tank	Medium Tank
WZ-130	Type 59-16	Early Chinese Light Tank	1959 Light Tank
WZ-131	Type 62	Light Tank Version of Type 59	1962 Light Tank
WZ-211	Type 63	Chinese Amphibious Tank with WZ-131 turret	1963 Light Tank
WZ-211-1	Type 63-I	WZ-211 with a new engine	Light Tank
WZ-211-2	Type 63-II	WZ-211-1 with infrared equipment	Light Tank
WZ-302	Type 70	122mm Howitzer on WZ-211-1 chassis	Self Propelled Gun
WZ-303	Type 70	MLRS built on chassis of Type 63 APC	1970 Multiple Launch Rocket System
WZ-305	Type 80	SPAA on Type 69-II Chassis	1980 Self Propelled Anti-Aircraft
WZ-401	None	ARV based on Type 77 chassis	Armored Recovery Vehicle
WZ-511	Type 77	APC on WZ-211-1 chassis	Armored Personel Carrier
WZ-511-1	Type 77-I	WZ-551 designed to carry an 85mm gun or 122mm howitzer	Armored Personel Carrier
WZ-511-2	Type 77-II	APC on WZ-211-1 chassis	Armored Personel Carrier
WZ-523	None	6x6 APC	1984 Armored Personnel Carrier