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- Hard Drive: 17 GB
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- Processor: Intel Core i7
- Memory: 16 GB
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The ZTZ99 is a Chinese third generation main battle tank, developed during the late 1980s as a replacement for older MBTs in service at the time. The highly advanced ZTZ99 has arrived in War Thunder reinforcing the top rank of the Chinese ground forces tree in the “Hot Tracks” major update!
Briefly: One of the latest Chinese MBTs in service, featuring good firepower and mobility as well as sophisticated armour protection.
ZTZ99, main battle tank, China, VII rank.
Pros
- Excellent firepower
- Advanced protection
- Low silhouette
Cons
- Poor reverse speed
- Limited gun elevation angles
Development of the ZTZ99 began in the mid 1980s, with Chinese engineers starting work on a new advanced main battle tank to replace the existing vehicles in service at the time. After examining possible design proposals, the engineers decided to proceed with a design similar to that of the Soviet T-72 tank.
By 1991, the first prototype of the vehicle was constructed and demonstrated to high-ranking officials, followed by the construction of additional prototypes in the following year. In the early to mid 1990s, the prototypes underwent testing and were continuously improved over time. In the late 1990’s, further pre-production prototypes were built and transferred to the army for final testing.
The ZTZ99 was first shown off to the public as part of the military parade commemorating the 50th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China in October 1999. Soon after, the ZTZ99 was officially adopted for service with the PLA in late 2000.
Several years after its first introduction to service, the ZTZ99 received an upgrade package, allowing the vehicle to be fitted with additional FY-4 ERA, thus bolstering its protection significantly. Although initially intended to become China’s primary MBT, the high cost hindered large-scale production, resulting in only about 500 vehicles being manufactured. However, due to the tank’s advanced design and relatively small numbers, ZTZ99s are exclusively employed by China’s elite armoured units.
The ZTZ99 remained in production until the early 2010s, before production capacities were allocated to the more advanced ZTZ99A - a highly modernised variant of the ZTZ99.
In War Thunder, the ZTZ99 is the new top performing main battle tank at rank VII of the Chinese ground forces tree. Compared to the current top tier Chinese MBT - the ZTZ96A - the ZTZ99 brings with it a whole host of improvements, strengthening the tank’s combat efficiency overall while not introducing any radical changes to its core design.
Following on from its predecessors, the ZTZ99 comes equipped with a 125 mm smoothbore cannon, featuring comparable ballistic properties as well as rate of fire as the guns found on the familiar ZTZ96s. Additionally, the ZTZ99 also comes equipped with some of the standard advanced MBT equipment, such as thermal vision, smoke launchers and laser rangefinders.
Although firepower only sees a marginal improvement over preceding vehicles, one aspect in which tankers will almost certainly feel a major upgrade is protection. On its own, the ZTZ99 already comes equipped with a thicker composite armour solution than previous vehicles, meaning tankers will see a notable increase in protection against both chemical and kinetic ammunition. However, the ZTZ99 is fitted with additional ERA protection, which further improves its resilience to enemy fire.
While the protection offered by the ZTZ99 increases significantly, so unfortunately does its weight when compared to the ZTZ96s. Despite this, the ZTZ99’s mobility, instead of decreasing, actually improved! This comes as a direct result of the vehicle being outfitted with a more powerful 1,200 horsepower diesel engine, allowing it to reach a respectable top speed of 65 km/h on roads, while also maintaining good mobility even on less hospitable terrain. On the other hand, the ZTZ99 did inherit the rather poor reverse speed of its predecessors, being able to duck back into cover only at a pedestrian 4.5 km/h. As a result, tankers are well advised to thoroughly think through every action before committing to it, especially those which have them break solid cover and potentially expose them to enemy fire.
War Thunder’s “Hot Tracks” major update introduced the powerful new predator to top rank ground battles, with the ZTZ99 becoming the new crowning jewel of the Chinese ground forces tree in the game. In the meantime, make sure to stay tuned to the news so as not to miss out on any of the latest developments in the game. Until then, happy hunting tankers!
The War Thunder Team
Comments (121)
Why is the ztz99 laser suppress system not made?
Soontm
maybe because it is hard to balance and hard to build
So when you gonna actually fix the issues that are currently happening with this patch and the last patch. Maybe work on them a little bit more before you release broken stuff like you have done the past 2 patches. Ghost shells are worse than before. Servers worse than before.
The developers are working on fixes based on whats been reported to us via bug reports. This patch contained a lot of micro fixes and improvements behind the scenes and we will continue to update the game and deploy fixes. But content development (specifically vehicle additions especially) has nothing to do with bugs and issue fixes. Different development teams work on those.
ghost shells aren't really a problem for me
1. Unhistorical armor layout, unhistorical thermal imaging 2. We may be able to ask what the ztz99 car group grew up on, why it looks so huge?
3. What should we do when we make the wrong vehicle? Of course it’s asking the player for information. Even if you give the information, I will ignore it.
MORTYYYYYYYY, 4. Why do you think we can use wz305 against g91r3 and a4b?
this vehicle has a way too large weak area in the middle of the upper glacis in game, seems to be far lager than the real historical photos, the commander and the gunner are sitting too close to the gun, if you look closely, the right arm of the gunner is right stuck inside the gun breech. and the vehicle shouldn't have the independent commander thermal regarding to most sources.
Do. A. Bug. Report.
Conte_Baracca, Yes, waste more time and effort only to have your concerns ignored.
Hope China will get their Radar/Missile SPAA next patch. Something they REALLY NEED! They have been in the game for over a year now.
YES!!! we totally need radar/missle spaa for china. look at sweden the newest country. AND IT ALREADY IN THE NEW UPDATE RADAR AND MISSLE SPAA WITH TRUCK CHASSIS!!!
dRiceKO, That's Germany isn't it?
Good job. Hope the original plan for Chinese tech tree, which was proposed in 2019, can be finished in the next year.
Oh, my dear gaijin. I'd like to know why you dug such a big square hole in the front of ztz99. And the reverse speed of ztz99 is not - 4. And why is the Ke of ztz99 turret FY4 only 50mm. And the front of ztz99 is that the fuel tank is on both sides of the driver, not only on one side.
they reallly rushed the model of the ztz, hopefully they fix all of the model imperfections eventually
Because the explosives inside have been tuned into the guhui of BVVD de Ma
Lipstick, meet pig.
Remember all those Christmases when you wished for genuine Star Wars figurines, and you got cheap Chinese knock-offs instead? Thanks Gaijin, Christmas wouldn't be the same without the disappointment.
OCanada, Is it just me or is this just another person complaining because people aren't kissing up to his expectations? I mean really dude. They spent HUNDREDS of hours to make this game and you complain. My advice don't play expecting something that you can't get, play expecting to get insta shot. For me that makes me do way better. No tank in this game is going to b the tank that drives into the battle field and just take bullet after bullet with out damage. Every tank can be insta shot.
Nice! glad to see another Chinese T-72B :)
yeah...except it isnt
MareBelloFiore, if you see it carefully,you will find although they looks a little seem,but has too many different
SBVVD：dying cat