Cost6,600(~€24.35)
VIII
Medium tankVersatilePremium
Medium tankVersatilePremiumType 59
World of Tanks EU statistics for the VIII CHINA medium tank Type 59.
Type 59 characteristics
Firepower
- Damage
- 250hp
- … vs modules
- 135hp
- Penetration
- 185mm
- … at 500m
- 160mm
- DPM
- 1,899
- Reload
- 7.90s
- Rate of fire
- 7.59/min
- Aim time
- 2.00s
- Dispersion
- 0.350m
- … moving
- 0.140
- … hull traverse
- 0.140
- … turret traverse
- 0.100
- … after firing
- 4.00×
- … gun damaged
- 2.00×
- Shell velocity
- 900m/s
- Max range
- 720m
- Caliber
- 100mm
- Ammo capacity
- 50
- … potential damage
- 12,500hp
- Shell cost
- 252
- … full ammo
- 12,600
- Gun depression
- 20°
- Gun elevation
- 7°
- Gun traverse range
- 360°
Mobility
- Top speed
- 60km/h
- Reverse speed
- 20km/h
- Engine power
- 650hp
- Power/weight
- 18.1hp/t
- Hull traverse
- 46.0°/s
- Turret traverse
- 46.0°/s
- … hard
- 0.90
- … medium
- 1.00
- … soft
- 2.00
- … hard
- 60.0km/h
- … medium
- 60.0km/h
- … soft
- 33.0km/h
- … hard
- 46.0°/s
- … medium
- 41.4°/s
- … soft
- 20.7°/s
Terrain resistance
Effective speed
Effective traverse
Survivability
- Hit points
- 1,300hp
- … front
- 100mm
- … side
- 80mm
- … rear
- 45mm
- … front
- 230mm
- … side
- 130mm
- … rear
- 60mm
- 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
- 380m
- Signal range
- 600m
- … stationary
- 15.7%
- … moving
- 11.7%
- Weight
- 36.0t
Camouflage
Ammunition
Equipment
Consumables
Directives
Field Modifications
Crew Skills
Crew level100%
Commander
Gunner
Driver
Loader / Radio OperatorType 59 modules
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Type 59 historical reference
Chinese medium tank. Initially, the vehicle was a copy of the Soviet medium T-54A tank. The Type 59 entered service in 1959. The first tanks manufactured had no gun stabilizer or night-vision device. Later the vehicle underwent several modernizations. Between 6,000 and 9,500 vehicles of all variants were manufactured from 1958 through 1987.