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| | Type 59 Main Battle Tank |
 | | The overall layout of the Type 59 is similar to the T-54 series with the driver's compartment at the front, fighting compartment in the center and engine and transmission at the rear. |
 | | In second improvement of the Type 59, the Type 59-2 MBT was given a 105mm tank gun capable of firing APDS, HEAT, and HESH rounds, a two-axis stabilizer, a light spot fire control system, automatic fire extinguishing, new communication equipment, a 580 hp diesel engine, and IR-proof coat. |
 | | Type 59: Original model is a copy of the Former Soviet T-54 MBT and has a 100-mm main gun. |
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