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59-Patton
World of Tanks EU statistics for the VIII CHINA medium tank 59-Patton.
59-Patton characteristics
Firepower
- Damage
- 280hp
- … vs modules
- 122hp
- Penetration
- 212mm
- … at 500m
- 188mm
- DPM
- 2,240
- Reload
- 7.50s
- Rate of fire
- 8.00/min
- Aim time
- 1.70s
- Dispersion
- 0.360m
- … moving
- 0.140
- … hull traverse
- 0.140
- … turret traverse
- 0.060
- … after firing
- 3.50×
- … gun damaged
- 2.00×
- Shell velocity
- 914m/s
- Max range
- 720m
- Caliber
- 90mm
- Ammo capacity
- 54
- … potential damage
- 15,120hp
- Shell cost
- 305
- … full ammo
- 16,470
- Gun depression
- 19°
- Gun elevation
- 9°
- Gun traverse range
- 360°
Mobility
- Top speed
- 50km/h
- Reverse speed
- 20km/h
- Engine power
- 620hp
- Power/weight
- 17.1hp/t
- Hull traverse
- 46.0°/s
- Turret traverse
- 44.0°/s
- … hard
- 0.90
- … medium
- 1.00
- … soft
- 2.00
- … hard
- 50.0km/h
- … medium
- 50.0km/h
- … soft
- 31.2km/h
- … hard
- 46.0°/s
- … medium
- 41.4°/s
- … soft
- 20.7°/s
Terrain resistance
Effective speed
Effective traverse
Survivability
- Hit points
- 1,400hp
- … front
- 100mm
- … side
- 80mm
- … rear
- 45mm
- … front
- 178mm
- … side
- 76mm
- … rear
- 51mm
- Track armor
- 20mm
- Fire chance
- 12.0%
- Track repair time
- 10.03s
- … ammo rack
- 170 / 100hp
- … track
- 210 / 160hp
- … engine
- 190 / 95hp
- … fuel tank
- 175 / 70hp
- … turret ring
- 100 / 49hp
- … viewport
- 100 / 49hp
Hull armor
Turret armor
Module HP (max / repaired)
Spotting & other
- View range
- 400m
- Signal range
- 525m
- … stationary
- 8.3%
- … moving
- 6.3%
- Weight
- 36.4t
Camouflage
Ammunition
Equipment
Consumables
Directives
Field Modifications
Crew Skills
Crew level100%
59-Patton modules
59-Patton historical reference
After 1960, Chinese government launched the development of a new tank. The engineering experiments included a wide use of previously produced Type 59 tanks. One vehicle was equipped with the turret, gun, and fire control system of an American M48A3 tank.





