BZ-58-2 characteristics
Firepower
- Damage
- 520hp
- Penetration
- 250mm
- DPM
- 2,066
- Reload
- 15.10s
- Rate of fire
- 3.97/min
- Aim time
- 3.00s
- Accuracy
- 0.370m
- Dispersion moving
- 0.190
- Shell velocity
- 1,050m/s
- Caliber
- 130mm
- Gun depression
- 20°
- Gun elevation
- 8°
Mobility
- Top speed
- 35km/h
- Reverse speed
- 15km/h
- Engine power
- 650hp
- Power/weight
- 13.0hp/t
- Hull traverse
- 30.0°/s
- Turret traverse
- 30.0°/s
- Hard terrain
- 1.00
- Medium terrain
- 1.10
- Soft terrain
- 1.90
Survivability
- Hit points
- 1,520hp
- Hull armor (front)
- 70mm
- Turret armor (front)
- 230mm
- Fire chance
- 0%
- Ammo rack HP
- 210hp
- Track HP
- 240hp
Spotting & other
- View range
- 380m
- Signal range
- 700m
- Camo (still)
- 0.1%
- Camo (moving)
- 0.1%
- Weight
- 50.0t
BZ-58-2 historical reference
Development began in the late 1950s under the concept of creating "frontier-covering tanks." The distinctive feature was the combined hull: Its frontal armor was cast with large upper glacis slopes, while the rest of the hull was welded. One of the design versions was to mount a large cast turret, in the development of which the Chinese engineers were obviously inspired by the experience of their Polish colleagues.