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{{Infobox weapon
| name = Type 80/Type 88
| image = Chinese Type 80-ІІ Tank.jpg
| image_size = 300
| caption = Type 80 with 105mm rifled gun
| type = [[Main battle tank]]
| origin = China
| is_vehicle = yes
| service = 1988–present
| used_by = See [[#Operators|Operators]]
| wars = [[2020–2021 China–India skirmishes]]<br />[[Sudanese civil war (2023–present)]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Sudan On Fire: Documenting Equipment Losses During The 2023 Sudan Crisis |url=https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2023/04/sudan-on-fire-documenting-equipment.html |website=Oryx |access-date=22 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |user=CalibreObscura |number=1648269899251302402 |title=Another rare armoured vehicle in use with the Sudanese Army against the RSF}}</ref>
| design_date = 1978 (Type 80)<br />1981–1987 (Type 88)
| manufacturer = [[Norinco]]
| unit_cost =
| production_date =
| number =
| variants = Type 80<br>Type 85<br>Type 88
| weight = 38 tonne (Type 80/88)<br>39.5 tonne (Type 85)<br>44 tonne (Type 85-III)
| length = 6.325 m (vehicle hull)<br>9.336m (gun forward; Type 80/88)<br>10.369m (gun forward; Type 85-III)
| width = 3.372 m
| height = 2.29 m
| crew = 4 (Type 80/88)<br>3 (Type 85-IIAP/Type 88C)
| armour = Type 80: Cast Steel Turret
Type 85II/Type 88: Welded Steel/Composite Armor Turret. May be fitted with Explosive Reactive Armor
| primary_armament = ZPL-79 105mm rifled gun (Type 80)<br>ZPL-83 105mm rifled gun (Type 88)<br>ZPL-83A 105mm rifled gun (Type 85/88B)<br>ZPL-94 105mm rifled gun (Type 88A)<br>ZPT-88C 125mm smoothbore gun (Type 85IIA/Type 88C)
| secondary_armament = Type 59 7.62 mm [[coaxial]] [[machine gun]]<br>Type 59 12.7 mm air-defence machine gun
| engine = 12150ZL [[Diesel engine|Diesel]]<ref name="pd_2002"/>
| engine_power = 730 hp (537 kW)<ref name="pd_2002"/>
| transmission =
| fuel_capacity = 1433L
| pw_ratio = 18.9hp/ton (Type 80/85/88)
| suspension =
| vehicle_range = 500 km (Type 80/85/88)<br>400 km (Type 88C)<ref name="pd_2002"/>
| speed = 57 km/h<ref name="pd_2002"/>
}}
The '''Type 80''' ({{zh|c=80式|p=BālíngShì}}) and the '''Type 88''' ({{zh|c=88式|p=Bābāshì}}) are a family of Chinese second-generation [[main battle tank]]s (MBTs). They are also known as the '''ZTZ80''' and '''ZTZ88'''.
== History ==
In the 1970s China's primary MBT in service was the [[Type 59 tank|Type 59]], a licensed copy of the T-54 medium tank which was obsolete compared to contemporary Soviet and Western designs.<ref name=":3" /> The [[People's Liberation Army]] (PLA) thus requested new tanks that could match Soviet designs, which led to the development of the [[Type 69/79|Type 69]] medium tank that had new technology such as a [[laser rangefinder]] and two-plane [[Gun stabilizer|stabilization]].<ref name=":3" /> However, the Type 69 failed to satisfy PLA requirements and was only an export success that saw limited domestic service.<ref>{{Cite web|title=坦克装甲专题_新浪网|url=http://mil.news.sina.com.cn/pc/2004-11-14/29/1077.html|access-date=2021-09-20|website=mil.news.sina.com.cn}}</ref> Even then, the Type 69 was barely able to meet export requirements.<ref name=":3">{{citation|url=https://mil.news.sina.com.cn/2003-12-16/1829171429.html|title=中国坦克专家谈"外贸"坦克发展|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128112406/https://mil.news.sina.com.cn/2003-12-16/1829171429.html|archive-date=2022-01-28|access-date=2023-04-28|url-status=live}}</ref> Further tank development commenced which would lead to the Type 80 and [[Al-Khalid tank|Type 90]] prototypes.
=== Type 80 and Type 85 development ===
The Type 80 began development in 1978, building upon the foundation that was laid during the development of the Type 69 tank.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=网易|date=2020-06-23|title=中国武器装备发展史：中国坦克发展史|url=https://www.163.com/dy/article/FFPEGNOA0514APO9.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114064634/https://www.163.com/dy/article/FFPEGNOA0514APO9.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 14, 2021|access-date=2021-09-23|website=www.163.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=中国陆军80式主战坦克发展历程|url=http://www.sohu.com/a/226428276_601074|access-date=2021-09-23|website=www.sohu.com|language=en}}</ref> Development took place in Factory 617 and Institute 201, Factory 447 and 616 were also involved.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Type 88 Main Battle Tank - SinoDefence.com |url=http://www.sinodefence.com/army/tank/type88.asp |date=2010-06-07 |access-date=2015-11-03 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100607130435/http://www.sinodefence.com/army/tank/type88.asp |archive-date=June 7, 2010 }}</ref> It was the first Chinese tank to be classified as a "Main Battle Tank".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=网易|date=2020-09-24|title=88B主战坦克：比59D式坦克先退役，保有量少减少坦克型号|url=https://www.163.com/dy/article/FN9PRDCG0515TDAO.html|access-date=2021-09-19|website=www.163.com}}</ref> The Type 80 was a prototype which did not enter production but was the basis of improved variants such as the Type 80-I, Type 80-II and Type 85, creating a family of MBTs. The Type 80 used the turret from the [[Type 79 MBT|Type 79]] MBT but with a thickened turret front.<ref name=":4" />
The Type 80-II was a prototype intended for foreign export but was unable to garner interest among foreign buyers. When sent overseas for trials, the Type 80-II's engine failed to perform satisfactorily.<ref name=":3" /> In a trial between the Type 80-II and the [[AMX-32]], the Type 80-II required 8 hours to change its engine, while the AMX-32 only required an hour.<ref name=":3" /> This spurred [[Norinco]]'s engineers to develop a brand-new export tank on the Type 80 chassis. They did this by mating a newly designed welded turret to the Type 80 chassis, in contrast to the original cast turret of the Type 80. Due to export restrictions, the Chinese were unable to use an imported [[Royal Ordnance L7|105mm gun]] on the Type 85 tank.<ref name=":3" /> This led to the development of the first locally designed 105mm gun.<ref name=":3" /> This was marketed as the "Storm" series of main battle tanks and later named the Type 85 domestically.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|last=新浪军事|date=2016-11-24|title=深度：中国风暴坦克性能不逊英法意 却为何出口失败|url=http://mil.news.sina.com.cn/jssd/2016-11-24/doc-ifxyawmp0002676.shtml|access-date=2021-09-19|website=mil.news.sina.com.cn}}</ref> However, the first Storm tanks also failed to gather interest among potential buyers. This led to further upgrades in the Type 85 to its engine from 730 hp to 800 hp and changing to a semi-auto transmission. This upgraded Type 85 would eventually be designated the Type 85-II/Storm-II. The Type 85-II would catch the interest of the Pakistani government and was finally exported under the designation Type 85-IIAP or Type 85-IIM. While the Type 85 should have been named the Type 88 by its year of development, it was eventually decided that it would be retroactively named the Type 85 due to its more dated specifications.<ref name=":3" />
=== Type 88 development ===
None of the Type 80 prototypes entered domestic service.
The Type 80 variant that entered PLA service was designated the Type 88. Visually resembled the Type 80-II.<ref name=":1" /> Improved variants known as the Type 88B and Type 88A later entered service.<ref name=":1" /> Both variants of the tank employed the same chassis and round turret but had differences in their firepower and fire control system and the ability to mount [[Reactive armour|explosive reactive armour]] (ERA).
The Type 85-III was designated the Type 88C for domestic production. The Type 88C was renamed as the [[Type 96 tank|Type 96]] and further upgraded in the 1990s and 2000s.
As of 2021, the Type 88A is still in active PLA service.<ref>{{Cite web|title=新疆军区88式主战坦克戈壁集群出击_高清图集_新浪网|url=http://slide.mil.news.sina.com.cn/l/slide_8_199_104163.html#p=3|access-date=2021-09-19|website=slide.mil.news.sina.com.cn}}</ref>
==
===Overview===
The chief engineer of the Type 80 was Fang Wei Xian, who also designed the Type 69 and Type 90 tank families.<ref>{{Cite web|title=包头军品99式坦克、96Ａ式坦克亮相国庆大典_新闻中心_新浪网|url=http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2009-10-01/193916390007s.shtml|access-date=2021-09-20|website=news.sina.com.cn}}</ref><ref name=":3" />
The Type 80 inherited the design philosophy of the [[Type 69/79]] which combined a Soviet-style chassis and turret with Western technology. Like the Type 69 series, the initial Type 80 design possessed a hemispherical turret similar to the [[T-54/55]]. Another similarity was that the driver sat in the left forward section of the hull.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Type 80|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/china/type-80.htm|access-date=2015-11-03|website=www.globalsecurity.org}}</ref> However, the Type 80 used a [[licence-built]] [[Royal Ordnance L7#Chinese models|L7 rifled gun]]<ref name="L7china" /> instead of the Soviet [[D-10 tank gun|100 mm rifled gun]].
The Type 80 family marked a number of firsts for Chinese tanks. Beginning from the Type 85, they were the first Chinese tanks to use a welded turret, allowing it to make use of composite armor.<ref name=":3" /> It was also the first tank to use six road wheels instead of five for a smoother ride at higher speeds. The Type 80 was the first Chinese tank to have applique composite armour. This was later integrated into the turret in the Type 85. Type 85-III was the first Chinese tank to use both composite armor (in its turret) and [[Reactive armour|explosive reactive armour]] (ERA).<ref name=":3" />
The Type 85-I (Storm-1) series had a new welded turret design that was angular instead of the familiar bowl-shape. The Type 85IIAP/M was the first tank in the series to be equipped with a 125 mm smoothbore gun.
===
Type 80 served as a testbed for the imported [[Royal Ordnance L7#Chinese models|ZPL-79]] 105 mm rifled gun.<ref name="L7china" /> On Type 88 and Type 88B, the main armament is a dual-axis stabilized [[Royal Ordnance L7#Chinese models|ZPL-83]] and ZPL-83A 105 mm rifled gun with a fume extractor at its midway point.<ref name="type80_specs" /><ref name="type88_specs" /> On Type 88A, the main gun is replaced by a longer, 62-caliber [[Royal Ordnance L7#Chinese models|ZPL-94]], offering longer range, higher accuracy, and capability to launch laser-guided gun-launched missiles. The main gun has an elevation of -5 to 18 degrees and electronic turret drive of 20°/s for horizontal control and 6°/s for vertical. The main gun on Type 80 is loaded manually, and has a rate of fire approximately 7 rounds per minute.<ref name="type80_specs" /> On Type 88B, a form of assist loader is introduced for quicker and easier reload operations with reportedly 13 rounds per minute maximum rate of fire.<ref name="ws_88">{{cite web|url= https://weaponsystems.net/system/1159-ZTZ88 |title=ZTZ-88 |website=weapon systems}}</ref>
Secondary armaments for all variants are the same, including one Type 59 12.7 mm heavy machine gun mounted on the turret roof, and one Type 59 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun.<ref name="type80_specs" /><ref name="type88b_specs" /> The Type 80 and Type 88 can store 44 rounds of ammunition for the main gun. On Type 88B and Type 88A, the tank features redesigned ammo racks with 48 rounds of ammunition. The 12.7 mm heavy machine gun has 300 rounds of ammo, while the coaxial machine gun has 2250 rounds.<ref name="type80_specs" /><ref name="type88_specs" /><ref name="type88b_specs" />
===
The Type 80 tank is equipped with laser rangefinder, digital ballistic computer, power supply, target angle measurement sensor, velocity measurement sensor, and gun positioning sensor. The driver periscope and gunner sight is fitted with passive night vision device (1st generation), daylight periscopes. The commander is fitted with one rotating periscope and four additional observation periscopes. The driver and loader have their own periscopes. The commander can override the turret direction. Type 80-I replaced the external laser rangefinder with an integrated multi-function gunner sight. The gunner sight was upgraded to second generation passive night vision.<ref name="type80_specs">{{cite web|url=http://mil.news.sina.com.cn/pc/2003-09-19/29/358.html |title=中国80式主战坦克 |website=Sina News |date=19 September 2003 |language=Chinese}}</ref>
The Type 88 tank features improved Type 37A fire control system. Type 37A features integrated gunner sight with daylight optics, passive night vision channel, and laser range finder. The daylight emergency sight from Type 80 is kept at its original ___location. The new fire control system has improved ballistic computer, new radio communication system, dual-axis stabilizer, self-diagnosis software, and second generation passive night-vision device for driver and gunner.<ref name="type88_specs">{{cite web|url=http://mil.news.sina.com.cn/p/2005-12-22/0728339299.html |title=中国二代主战坦克新锐：ZTZ88式揭秘(附图) |website=Sina News |date=22 December 2005 |language=Chinese}}</ref>
The Type 88B and Type 88A tanks are equipped with improved ISFCS-212 fire control system, with driver, gunner and commander all have access to 2nd generation passive night vision devices. The gunner sight is stabilized. Type 88A and later batches of Type 88B had its gunner sight replaced by thermal imagining devices.<ref name="type88b_specs" /> The fire control computer of Type 88B and Type 88A allows the commander to acquire and engage enemy target through the optical periscope mounted on the commander's hatch.<ref name="type88b_specs">{{cite web|url=http://mil.news.sina.com.cn/2005-01-21/0911260304.html |title=中国豹的崛起：国产88B主战坦克揭秘(组图) |website=Sina News |date=21 January 2005 |language=Chinese}}</ref>
===
Starting from Type 80, the tank is protected by composite armor plates are mounted on the vehicle frontal chassis and composite rubber/metal side armor skirts.<ref name="type80_specs" /><ref name="type88_specs" /><ref name="type88b_specs" /> The turret of Type 80/88 is still made of [[rolled homogeneous armour]], with the exception being Type 85 series, which is constructed with welded turret and composite armor layers.
Original prototype of Type 80 had cut out on the frontal cast turret for gunner observation sight, similar to [[Type 59 tank]]. This was removed in Type 80-I and Type 88 models with roof-mounted periscopes and fire control sights.<ref name="ws_88"/>
All versions of the Type 80/85/88 tanks are fitted with thermal suppression camouflage paint, collective NBC protection system, air filtration and ventilation system, automatic fire/after-effect suppression system, and 2 sets of four 76mm smoke grenade dischargers.<ref name="type80_specs" /><ref name="type88_specs" /><ref name="type88b_specs" />
===
Type 80 and Type 88 tank are powered by 12150ZL diesel engine developing 730 hp (537 kW). The maximum road speed is 57 km/h and average off-road speed is 32 km/h. The power-to-weight ratio is about 18.9 hp/ton. The transmission has 5 forward gears and 1 reverse gear. It has a maximum cruising range of 500 km and can negotiate a gradient of 61% and side slope of 58%. It can cross a vertical obstacle of 0.8 m and trench of 2.7m.<ref name="type80_specs" /><ref name="type88_specs" /><ref name="type88b_specs" />
==Variants==
In Chinese tank development, the "M" or "II" in the designation typically represents a variant primarily intended for export.<ref>Blasko: page 123</ref><ref name=":3" /> Tanks for domestic use will have their own Type designation or the "I" suffix as explained below.
===
;'''Type 80/Type 80-I'''
Prototype Chinese second generation tank design which did not enter production.<ref name="usarmytradoc_5-39">US Army TRADOC Intelligence Support Activity: page 5-39</ref><ref name=":4" /> Uses an older-style round steel cast turret with new chassis.<ref name="usarmytradoc_5-39" /><ref name="Blasko_124-125">Blasko: page 124-125</ref> Four-man crew. Came with NBC protection.<ref name=":4" /> The vehicle served as a testbed for the imported [[Royal Ordnance L7#Chinese models|ZPL-79]] 105mm rifled gun.<ref name="L7china" /> Main difference between Type 80 and Type 80-I was in the fire control system with the original range finding laser mounted on the [[gun mantlet]] incorporated into the tank commander's gun sight.<ref name=":3" /><ref name="type80_specs" />
;'''Type 80-II'''
Type 80 developed for export purposes.<ref name=":3" /> Type 80-II had new 12150ZL(G) engine developing 790 hp (588 kW), new transmission, air ventilation system, improved vehicle radio system and thermal smoke generator.<ref name="type80_specs" />
===Type 85/Storm===
;'''Type 85-I'''<ref name="Blasko_125">Blasko: page 125</ref>
Type 80-II chassis with welded turret.<ref name="usarmytradoc_5-39" /><ref name="Blasko_125" /> Also known as Storm-I.<ref name="auto"/> Had a 730 hp engine.<ref name=":3" />
;'''Type 85-II'''<ref name="Blasko_125" />
Type 80/88 chassis with welded turret.<ref name="usarmytradoc_5-39" /><ref name="Blasko_125" /> Also known as Storm-II. Featured a locally developed [[Royal Ordnance L7#Chinese models|ZPL-94]]<ref name="L7china" /> 105mm gun, 800 hp engine and semi-automatic transmission.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" />
;'''Type 85-IIA/M'''
Upgraded variant of the Type 85-II/Storm-2 to suit Pakistan's specifications. The 105mm gun was changed to a 125 mm smooth bore gun with an autoloader.<ref name="usarmytradoc_5-40">US Army TRADOC Intelligence Support Activity: page 5-40</ref><ref name="Blasko_125" /> The original four man crew was reduced to a three man crew.<ref name="Foss_14">Foss: page 14</ref> Pakistan had originally wanted a 1000 hp engine, but this was not available in China at the time. Export designation to Pakistan was '''Type 85-IIM'''<ref name="usarmytradoc_5-40" /> or '''Type 85-IIAP''' (The "P" standing for "Pakistan").<ref name="Blasko_125" /><ref name=":3" />
;'''Type 85-III'''
Developed in 1993. Upgrade for the Storm-II/Type 85-IIM with 1000 [[Horsepower|hp]] engine, ERA, improved FCS, and thermal night sight.<ref name="usarmytradoc_5-40" /> It used the transmission from the [[T-72]] tank. In 1994, when China competed against the Ukrainian T-84 for export to a tropical country, the Type 85-III performed better but suffered a higher number of faults and was thus not chosen.<ref name=":3" />
;'''Type-85UG'''
Pakistani upgraded version of the Type-85IIA. Upgrades include ability to fire [[National Defence Complex#Research, development and production#Depleted uranium ammunition|NAIZA-DU]] & [[APFSDS-T]] rounds along with Ukrainian [[Kombat (missile)|Kombat ATGMs]]. Moreover, it features new [[laser range finder|LRF]] ballistic computers and [[fire-control system]]s and a [[autoloader|Solid-State
autoloader]] made by {{citation|url=https://carepvtltd.com/home.html|title=CARE}}. The [[sights]] of the tank commander, gunner & driver were also replaced with newer ones made by [[Thales Group|Thales]].<ref name="psf"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://carepvtltd.com/autoloader.html|access-date=8 October 2022|title=Pakistan resumes armor modernization as terror threat recedes|website=DefenseNews.com}}</ref>
=== Type 88 ===
;'''Type 88'''
Type 88 was the first design of the Type 88 series. This variant never went into mass production.
;'''Type 88B'''
Despite the name, Type 88B was the first mass-produced Type 88 variant. The Type 80 underwent further development and was accepted into PLA service in 1988, hence its designation was changed to Type 88.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":1" /> It was mounted with [[Royal Ordnance L7#Chinese models|ZPL-83A]]<ref name="L7china" /> 105mm gun which could fire all 105mm NATO gun ammunition.<ref name=":1" />
;'''Type 88A'''
Later variant of the Type 88B.<ref>{{Cite web|last=网易|date=2021-02-11|title=88A式主战坦克，最后的国产圆脑袋纯钢炮塔坦克，被称为大号T-62|url=https://www.163.com/dy/article/G2J54QOB05238FA2.html|access-date=2021-09-23|website=www.163.com}}</ref> Distinguished from Type 88B by type of 105 mm gun mounted.<ref name="Blasko_124-125" /> The Type 88A mounts a 62 caliber [[Royal Ordnance L7#Chinese models|ZPL-94]]<ref name="L7china">{{cite web|url= http://roll.sohu.com/20151020/n423662164.shtml |title= 铸剑 英伦名炮书传奇：L7型105mm坦克炮的东方后代(组图)|website=Sohu News |date=20 October 2015 |language=Chinese |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114044742/http://roll.sohu.com/20151020/n423662164.shtml |archive-date=14 November 2021 |author=The Paper |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.163.com/dy/article/G2J54QOB05238FA2.html|title=88A式主战坦克，最后的国产圆脑袋纯钢炮塔坦克，被称为大号T-62 |website=netease news|date=11 February 2021 }}</ref> 105mm gun that is longer than the NATO L7 cannon and is capable of firing [[Anti-tank guided missile|ATGMs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=88式坦克砺剑高原：大秀"三期"穿甲弹，是击穿三代坦克的关键_装备|url=http://www.sohu.com/a/480685880_120823584|access-date=2021-09-19|website=www.sohu.com|language=en}}</ref>
====Type 88C====
Type 85-III produced for domestic service in the PLA. Uses an angular welded turret.<ref name="usarmytradoc_5-40" /> Armed with a 125 mm ZPT-98 smoothbore gun with an autoloader.<ref name="Blasko_125" /> Equipped with JSFCS-212 fire control system (FCS) (with laser rangefinder, ballistics computer, stabilized gunner's sight and dual-axis gun stabilization), and Type 889B radio with range of up to 30 km.<ref name="pd_2002">{{Cite web|date=16 July 2002|title=中国陆军88C式坦克|url=http://www.people.com.cn/GB/junshi/192/8559/8563/20020716/777241.html|access-date=5 June 2019|website=www.people.com.cn}}</ref> Later renamed to [[Type 96 tank|Type 96]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Blasko_125" /><gallery widths="160px" heights="120px">
File:Type 88 tanks 01.jpg|Type 88A tanks
File:Storm-1 Tank 20131004.JPG|Storm-1/Type 85-I. Prototype designation for export. Never mass-produced. Welded turret on Type 80 chassis.
File:Chinese Type 85-IIM Tank.jpg|Type 85-IIM variant with 125mm gun
File:Chinese Type 85-ІІІ Tank.jpg|Type 85-ІІІ
</gallery>
==Operators==
[[File:Type 80-88-85 operators.png|thumb|right|300px|Map of Type 88-85 operators in blue with former operators in red]]
<!--READ FIRST: This section is for cited entries only. Please do not add entries into this list without a citation from a reliable source. All entries without a citation will be removed. Thank you.-->
;{{CHN}}:
300 Type 88A/B {{as_of|2020|lc=y}}.<ref name="IISS2020_p260">[[International Institute for Strategic Studies]]: The Military Balance 2020, p. 260.</ref>
<!-- SIPRI does not note any exports of Type 88s to Myanmar in any year. IISS 2018 does not note any Type 88s in Myanmar's inventory. -->
;{{PAK}}:
268 Type 85-IIAP {{as_of|2024|lc=y}}.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1987 |title=The Military Balance 2024 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/04597228708459639 |journal=The Military Balance 2024 |volume=87 |issue=2024 |pages=223–246 |doi=10.1080/04597228708459639 |issn=0459-7222|url-access=subscription }}</ref>
Being Upgraded to Type-85UG/T-85UG standards.<ref name="psf">{{cite web | url=https://pakstrategic.com/2021/04/04/specifications-of-pakistan-armys-type-85ug-main-battle-tank/ | title=Specifications of Pakistan Army's Type-85UG Main Battle Tank | date=4 April 2021 |website=PakStrategic.com}}</ref>
;{{SUD}}:
10 Type 85-II-M (local designation '''Al-Bashir''') {{as_of|2020|lc=y}}.<ref name="IISS2020_p504">[[International Institute for Strategic Studies]]: The Military Balance 2020, p. 504.</ref>
;{{UGA}}:
~5 Type 85-II-M received in 2008.<ref name="SIPRI">{{cite web|url=http://armstrade.sipri.org/arms_trade/trade_register.php|title=Trade Registers|website=[[Stockholm International Peace Research Institute]] |access-date=22 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Binnie|first1=Jeremy|last2=Cranny-Evans|first2=Samuel|title=Ugandan president reveals T-90 and Chinese tanks|url=http://www.janes.com/article/72655/|website=IHS Jane's 360|access-date=27 July 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170727214829/http://www.janes.com/article/72655/ugandan-president-reveals-t-90-and-chinese-tanks|archive-date=27 July 2017|date=27 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="IISS2018_p493">[[International Institute for Strategic Studies]]: The Military Balance 2018, p. 493.</ref>
==See also==
*[[Al-Khalid tank]]
*[[Type 69 tank]]
*[[Type 96 tank]]
'''Contemporary tanks of similar performance'''
*{{lwc|AMX-30}}
*{{lwc|Type 74 tank}}
*{{lwc|Leopard 1}}
*{{lwc|M-84}}
*{{lwc|M60A3}}
*{{lwc|OF-40}}
*{{lwc|T-62}}
*{{lwc|T-64}}
*{{lwc|T-72}}
*{{lwc|Al-Zarrar}}
==References==
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*{{cite book |author=US Army TRADOC Intelligence Support Activity |author-link=United States Army Training and Doctrine Command |title=Ground Systems |url=http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/utils/getdownloaditem/collection/p4013coll11/id/2089/filename/2090.pdf/mapsto/pdf/type/singleitem |series=Worldwide Equipment Guide |volume=1 |edition=2011 |access-date=4 June 2019}}
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