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The main armament of the ZTZ96A or Type 96A is composed of a smoothbore 125 mm gun with an autoloader of Russian 2A46M design. Auxiliary weapons include one 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun, with a maximum fire-range of 1,800 m and a fire rate of 250 rounds/min. A 12.7-mm/50-calibre anti-aircraft machine gun is mounted on the command cupola, with a maximum fire-range of 2,000 m. To complete its armament, the ZTZ96A - Type 96A is equipped with six smoke grenade launchers, mounted on each side of the turret.
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The hull and the turret of the ZTZ96A are of all-welded steel armor construction. ZTZ96A variant features arrow-shaped spaced add-on armor modules, which replaced the original vertically faced front armor on the basic variant ZTZ96. Two arrow-shaped spaced add-on armor modules are added to the front of the turret, and explosive reaction armor (ERA) plates are mounted on the front hull and the storage rack on the rear of the turret. The gunner's sight on the ZTZ96A is fitted with a thermal imaging system (TIS).
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The ZTZ96A tank is powered by a liquid-cooled 1,000hp diesel engine, providing a power to weight ratio of about 24.1hp/t. Wheels and tracks are protected by rubber hull skirts. Suspension is of the conventional torsion bar type and there are six rubber-tired road wheels on each side, with the drive sprocket at the rear and idler at the front.
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Tank crew of ZTZ96A is protected by an over-pressure collective NBC protection and a fully automatic fire/explosion suppression system. The standard version of the ZTZ96A or Type 96A is equipped with a snorkel. The snorkel system allows the tank to cross water obstacles up to 5 meters, after some preparation of the crew. The export variant of the ZTZ96G also features a passive countermeasures system similar to the Russian Shtora-1, which is mounted on the Russian T-80 and T-90 series and the Ukrainian T-84. The two box-shape on either side of the turret are electro-optical jammers designed to jams the enemy's semiautomatic command to line of sight (SACLOS) antitank guided missiles, laser rangefinders and target designators.
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Armament
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One 125 mm gun, one 12,7 mm anti-aircraft machine gun, one 7,62 mm coaxial machine gun.
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Country user
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China
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Company Designer
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China Northern Industries Group Corporation
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Accessories
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Receive/transmit, telephone, laser communications and IFF, over-pressure NBC protection, automatic fire suppression system
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Crew
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3 soldiers
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Armor
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Ballistic protection and ERA armor.
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Weight
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42,800 kg
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Speed
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65 km/h on road
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Range
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400 km, 600 km with external fuel tanks
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Dimensions
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Length: 11.65m; Height: 2.30m; Width: 3.30m
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