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59-Patton — Tier VIII Chinese medium tank

59-Patton

VIII
Competes with

Parameters

Compare tank's parameters with others from:
1400
HP
17 / 37
290.4m
View range
20 / 37
Firepower
Shell
2467
DPM
9 / 37
180
Penetration
28 / 37
225
Damage
16 / 37
122
Devices/crew damage
15 / 37
—
Burst damage
— / —
914
Velocity
25 / 37
11.11%
Penetration loss over distance
21 / 37
—
Explosion radius
— / —
2083
DPM
9 / 37
268
Penetration
6 / 37
190
Damage
15 / 37
122
Devices/crew damage
15 / 37
—
Burst damage
— / —
1143
Velocity
18 / 37
—%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
—
Explosion radius
— / —
2960
DPM
10 / 37
45
Penetration
15 / 37
270
Damage
15 / 37
122
Devices/crew damage
15 / 37
—
Burst damage
— / —
914
Velocity
17 / 37
—%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
1.46
Explosion radius
15 / 37
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
90.0
Caliber
15 / 37
10.96
Rate of fire
10 / 37
5.47
Reload time
8 / 30
—
Magazine reload time
— / —
Time to load next shell
— / —
—×
Magazine size
— / —
—
Time before next shell is ready
— / —
Gun handling
1.90
Base aim time
21 / 37
0.308
Dispersion
5 / 37
Dispersion factors
0.120
When moving
2 / 37
0.120
When rotating
2 / 37
0.080
When rotating turret
5 / 37
4.000
After shot
12 / 37
Gun angles
10°
Depression
1 / 37
17°
Elevation
26 / 37
180°/180°
Aiming arc (left / right)
1 / 37
48.60
Turret traverse speed
15 / 37
Mobility
36.26
Weight
22 / 37
Speed
50
Forward
17 / 37
20
Backward
3 / 37
Effective Power / Weight ratio
17.53
On hard terrain
31 / 37
14.34
On medium terrain
34 / 37
11.27
On soft terrain
29 / 37
Traverse speed
63.18
On hard terrain
8 / 37
51.69
On medium terrain
9 / 37
40.61
On soft terrain
10 / 37
6.02m×2.57m×2.51m
Size
16 / 37
Concealment
17.60%
While still
35 / 37
14.00%
While moving
34 / 37
6.29%
Upon firing while still
36 / 37
5.47%
Upon firing while moving
35 / 37
Spotting distance by enemy with view range of 271m
232.1m
While still
240.1m
While moving
257.1m
Upon firing while still
258.9m
Upon firing while moving

Armor profile

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Primary armor
  • 240–300
  • 180–240
  • 120–180
  • 60–120
  • 0–60
Spaced armor
  • 288–360
  • 216–288
  • 144–216
  • 72–144
  • 0–72
Weak
Strong
Chances of getting penetrated from 100m distance by average tank of given type:
  • — less than 30%
  • — between 30% and 70%
  • — more than 70%

Armor performance

Based on tank position, enemy tank type and shells
In battle vs:
Head on
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the side
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the back
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
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.