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NORTH KOREA COUNTRY HANDBOOK

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TYPE-59<br />

Type:<br />

Medium tank<br />

Armament: 100mm rifle-bored main gun<br />

Max Range: 16,800 m<br />

Effective Range: 1,500 m<br />

Rate of Fire: 3 rds/min<br />

Stabilization: Yes<br />

Ammunition: HE-FRAG, HEAT, APDS, AP-T<br />

Armor Penetration<br />

at 1,000 m: 180mm (AP-T), 300mm (HEAT, any range)<br />

Basic Load: 43 rds<br />

Thickness:<br />

Hull:<br />

15-100mm<br />

Turret Frontal: 140-180mm<br />

Road Range: 400 km (600 km with tanks)<br />

Max Speed<br />

Paved Road: 48 km/hr<br />

Fording: 1.4 m (5.5 m with snorkel)<br />

Verticle Obstacle: .8 m<br />

Trench:<br />

2.7 m<br />

Climb Slope: 30 degrees<br />

Other:<br />

12.7mm and 7.62mm machineguns;<br />

IR driver, gunner, and commander<br />

A-19

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