Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Type 58 Medium Tank

The Type 58 was basically a Chinese copy of the Soviet T-34-85. There were 4 variants. 800 total were produced.
Variants:

Name: Type 58
Type: Medium Tank
Origin: China
Year: Late 1950s
Produced: ~800

Length: 7.8 Meters (Including Gun?)
Width: 3.4 Meters
Height: 2.2 Meters
Weight: 34545 Kilograms
Speed: 40 km/h

Crew: 4

Primary Armament:
-85 mm ZiS S-53
Secondary Armament:
-7.62 mm DT (2)

Armor:
-Hull
45 mm Front (75 mm Driver's Hatch) (60 mm DT Shield)
45 mm Side
45 mm Rear
20 mm Top
20 mm Bottom
-Turret
90 mm Front
75 mm Side
52 mm Rear
20 mm Top (90 mm Hatch)

2.
Name: Type 58-I
Type: Medium Tank
Origin: China
Year: Late 1950s
Produced: ???

Length: 7.8 Meters (Including Gun?)
Width: 3.4 Meters
Height: 2.2 Meters
Weight: 34545 Kilograms
Speed: 40 km/h

Crew: 4

Primary Armament:
-85 mm ZiS S-53
Secondary Armament:
-7.62 mm DT (2)

Armor:
-Hull
45 mm Front (75 mm Driver's Hatch) (60 mm DT Shield)
45 mm Side
45 mm Rear
20 mm Top
20 mm Bottom
-Turret
90 mm Front
75 mm Side
52 mm Rear
20 mm Top (90 mm Hatch)

2.
Name: Type 58-II
Type: Medium Tank
Origin: China
Produced: ???

Length: 7.8 Meters (Including Gun?)
Width: 3.4 Meters
Height: 2.2 Meters
Weight: 34545 Kilograms
Speed: 40 km/h

Crew: 4

Primary Armament:
-85 mm ZiS S-53
Secondary Armament:
-7.62 mm DT (2)

Armor:
-Hull
45 mm Front (75 mm Driver's Hatch) (60 mm DT Shield)
45 mm Side
45 mm Rear
20 mm Top
20 mm Bottom
-Turret
90 mm Front
75 mm Side
52 mm Rear
20 mm Top (90 mm Hatch)

3.
Name: Type 58-IIM
Type: Medium Tank
Origin: China
Produced: ???

Length: 7.8 Meters (Including Gun?)
Width: 3.4 Meters
Height: 2.2 Meters
Weight: 34545 Kilograms
Speed: 40 km/h

Crew: 4

Primary Armament:
-85 mm ZiS S-53
Secondary Armament:
-7.62 mm DT (2)

Armor:
-Hull
45 mm Front (75 mm Driver's Hatch) (60 mm DT Shield)
45 mm Side
45 mm Rear
20 mm Top
20 mm Bottom
-Turret
90 mm Front
75 mm Side
52 mm Rear
20 mm Top (90 mm Hatch)

Sources:
http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldwar/China/Type-58.php
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-34

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