China's Type 99 | The Beast From the East
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- Possibly the most realistic threat to Western powers directly, the People's Liberation Army of China have undergone rapid modernization and expansion over the last two decades or so, and spearheading their ground forces, is this; the Type 99. An interesting (yeah, that's a good word for it...) design with some commendable features, yet some strangely backwards ones too, this beast from the east is well worth talking about - just so long as the inevitable controversy is kept to a minimum...
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Far more than just a warmed up T-72!
Apologies for the very late upload lads, this video was particularly stubborn, and I wanted to be a wee bit careful how I phrased some things so as to not cause more controversy than I'm sure will already flood the comments. Hope we're able to keep things as civil as possible
Warning：This video may be uncomfortable for you，hahahahahahahaa Why does having “China’’,invite bad manners.don‘t worry.
Type 99. Is a t 72 body on a new turret
The T72b3m is better lmao
@@Thememelord134 type 98 is based on T-72 chassis but type99 has new chassis that is more compact & shorter. The game video depicted is Type 98G, not the latest ZTZ99A2.
What game is this
You forgot the biggest boon of the ZTZ-99A: it can actually reverse, very quickly in fact. And neutral steer. And 2 or 3 degrees more gun depression. Thing is a HUGE upgrade over the vanilla 99.
Both have Gen 3 thermal and Hard kill APS but ZTZ99A has better ERA and better Turret and better Transmission,9 degrees of depression and what you said
@@sovetskyskaiyastrigon1750 Idk if it has 9 degrees but looks about 7degrees to me
@@Jake-dh9qk it does it’s proven
@@Name-vh8ct gaijin says ZTZ99A won't be in the game for the next few years
@@user-mq1yj1sq8z Link? Please don't destroy my dream :(
You forgot to mention the suffering that happens in war thunder
Only Germany suffers.
@@25xxfrostxx lies
@@25xxfrostxx japan with their paper armor
@@Ethan-vj5mt No armor best armor
@@25xxfrostxx if by suffering you mean having the best lineup at every single rank then you would be correct
How to our own built a tank.
China engineers : Put russian tank hull and western tank turret together.
Chinese engineers: Enjiniering 100🗿
Combine the best of both worlds. What not to like.
Engineer gaming irl
But do it in a way that somehow exacerbates the problems in both designs.
The Chinese does it the easy way. Just copy everything!
Type-99A is not a variant of 99, it's a completed new design. It's the same case as Tu-22 and Tu-22M.
More like H-6 and H-6K lol
@Sen That too
Or perhaps an egg roll with tracks......
@Sen INNN the flesh, Quai Chang!
No.. it’s definitely a variant. It’s the same chassis
Honestly on a conventional military level, China military equipment tech has already surpassed Russia, with heavy examples already be shown with the current war in Ukraine. Russia really only has nukes going for it to maintain their position as one of the top 5 military powers in the world
You say that, but we've yet to see modern Chinese equipment in combat.
Totalitarian systems of government are not known for backing-up their outlandish claims very consistently, for the same reasons we see playing-out in Ukraine. Who wants to tell the President-for-Life that his baby kinda sucks?
And given the state of equipment in their foray into the Ukraine, you wonder how well kept the nukes in their arsenal are. Surprised one hasn't gone off accidently somewhere.
@@JB-yb4wn John Oliver did a segment on America's history with its nuclear arsenal, and holy shit, is it terrifying, right up to today.
One can only imagine what nations with far fewer resources and far less oversight are up to.
@@JB-yb4wn I would be honestly surprised if more than 10% of Russia's arsenal actually made it out of its silos in the event of a full nuclear exchange. Broken, joke of a nation lol.
So far as we know.
"Better than Russia's T-90"
Wow, way to set the bar down on the ground there.
I'd rather be in my LC200 than in a T90 in a warzone.
@@misutatomasu At least your truck can reverse, right?
@@Liberty_or_Ded And not break down every 300 kms
@Xi Biden Because Indian T72s are upgraded with western and Indian systems and Indian Army is the largest volunteer force with lot of training and battle experience?
@Xi Biden The answer is they are not, most of the time running out of fuel.
ZTZ98 - Not an official designation,. It is actually just the original ZTZ99 without any ERA upgrades.
ZTZ99 (I)- The first upgrade to the ZTZ99 which gave the tank new ERA armor. (Currently Featured in War Thunder)
ZTZ99 (II)- The second upgrade to the ZTZ99 which gave the tank a new turret. Main differences are the removal of the turret "Hump," and a new ERA layout on the turret cheeks.
ZTZ99A- This was a total upgrade which included a new hull, turret, engine, and ERA. It is essentially a completely different tank than the earlier ZTZ99's.
All of these tanks included a soft kill APS (The box on top of the turret) which is not mentioned in the video. From what I hear, it locates a lazer system and shoots a beam at it to disrupt/destroy it.
"ZTZ-98" does have a official name, it's the engineering prototype tanks of project 9910. You can see it on the banner for its handover ceremony. (note project 9910 itself include a entire suite of weapon systems, not just the tank)
imgur.com/a/DiGDBlh
The final product does become ZTZ-99, however, it does have a significant number of differences from the prototypes paraded in 1999 other than the ERA. Particularly regard to its fire control system.
@@WangGanChang I meant that "ZTZ-98" was never its official designation AFAIK
Wow, u did a lot study
Just say type 99 not zitz
@@osmacar5331 Actually you should say ZTZ type 99, ZTZ is the first three letters of the latin alphabets of Mandarin pronunciation of "armoured vehicle. tank. main battle", in Mandarin "armour", "main" and "battle" all start with Z
And I will gladly defend this Tech tree in Warthunder :) :) ZTZ's are one of my most favourite tanks as well as I've always loved their vehicles. Unique and interesting.
I’d be very excited to see more domestic Chinese tech arrive. The only real reason War Thunder players get irritated by the Chinese tree is that you have to grind through vehicles you’ve already played in their own tree with practically nothing new to offer, unless it’s something like the F-5A which SHOULDN’T be unique to the Chinese tree.
But there are such an enormous number of options for domestic Chinese tech, which I can’t wait to see
It gets a bad rap because of its copy paste vehicle from rank 1 to 4, but people forget you can create the most well rounded line up with China thanks to its mix of US and Soviet vehicles between those ranks.
@@ArmorCast that’s why I played the Chinese tech tree after I got to 6.0 BR USA and I wanted Russian tanks but it’s a crowded grind. I also liked American tanks so I ended up going with China to take a break and ended up loving the Chinese tech tree! I’m now at 7.7BR and I have only a few complaints. Such as adding the Z-10W and Z-11W helicopter
Same the ZTZ99/A are my second favorite MBT after T-72/90 series
@@zazzyboy8592 YESSSS I want my Z-10W and and Harbin Z-9 with weaponry
NORINCO... Make everything from 2lb handguns to 60-ton tanks and everything in between.
Thank you. Another very informative video.
Very interesting to hear about this tank.
I love it! I knew next to nothing about this thing until I saw it added to War Thunder, just what I had seen on the similar Type 98 used by the Chinese in Battlefield 4. It 's actually a very pretty tank, keeps a vaguely Russian aesthetic in the hull, but with a uniqueness especially in the turret that makes it look really good. I even like the camo, though it's a bit bright compared to other modern patterns.
I hope to see something like this for the Ariete at some point! I'm about to finally unlock the C1 as my first Rank VII tank, and it's honestly become one of my favorite modern tanks.
too bad the c1 ariete is outdated in real life because its such a pretty tank
Gay
That was me at the end that you killed in the Leopard 2K,,, sad you didn't include the part where I killed you lol
Reeeeeiiiiinced
Hoping to see K1(Type 88) MBT, the M1 of the East Video. It really intrigues me due to the fact that its actually technological superior to the M1 when it's introduced.
Not the new Abrams variants . The armor is only as good as the Chinese says it is and the optics may not be up to western standards either.
It's not a warmed up T-72, but a collection of 3 tanks' technology including the engine.
Junk
China reminds me a bit of those infamous Kyber Pass Copies: China cobbles weapons and vehicles together from multiple sources, they'll make a fighter using stolen American stealth tech from multiple fighters, Russian fighter designs, European engines and materials, and then glue it all together using bits of natively produced odds and ends, and then slap a "Made In China" label on it.
@@arthas640 i mean if you guys let your stealth aircraft secrets get out, you guys deserve a slap on the face and a lesson called "how to keep a secret", because lettign out a secret that important is on you. you guys are stupid if that happened. also if youre talking about the j20, it could be stolen but you cant prove it, and i dont see whats copied about it
@@arthas640 Europe has stolen ideas and inventions from other nations and each other for hundreds of years. And the United States stole many ideas from Europe, like the water mill sewing factory. They have no leg to stand on when it comes to stealing blueprints. China Is borrowing what works, like how the other mentioned Nations have done so in the past.
@@arthas640 Theoretically if you can reflect the merits of each reference in your design, then this design will undoubtedly be excellent. At the end of the last century China was already one of the world's top10 industrial countries, they became an industrial country in the 1960s because of Soviet aid, if some technology if they could be purchased by them, it would be easy for them to master and further develop, please note that I said purchase, 60s in last century China and the Soviet Union were at war, NATO actually provided a lot of technology, technology stealing is just the main means of media hype to attack China in recent years, I don't believe Chinese intelligence department is so strong, just like the CIA can be so weak. Today China's STEM capabilities are well known among today's industry practitioners, i'd say they have long been able to make decent products on their own
Amazing content.
Such a good looking tank
yeah
And dangerous as well
Nice Video！From a Chinese perspective, I would say that this is a very rational and unbiased video
The first fatal hit is what kills you because you can only be dead once😉
Any comment on the laser suppressor in Type-99A, which is said to be the only thing of its kind on any tank, and said to be effective in blinding enemy optronics?
So koala, with the introduction of the type 15 with it's turret bustle style autoloader insted of the carousel, do you think China will make away with the carousel when it comes to their next MBT. I know there is no real information or even plans for a new Chinese mbt out there, but speculation can be fun.
That would certainly be a good idea, but a system akin to the T-90M’s would be much easier to implement on a future Type 99 upgrade, which is “reportedly” in development, although don’t believe everything you hear!
I think they will use the vt5 light tank's turret bustle autoloader on type 99s in future. you know China is observing the things happening in Ukraine where Russian tank turrets are flying high.
@@Adk6954r4 yea, not a fan of the country's policies but their vehicle design is a really interesting mixture of eastern and western style
They chose Russian 2A42 in the 1990s, that is the only reason they use carousel. You can search PTZ-89 or ZTQ-15 , Chinese use urret bustle style autoloader for their own 120mm cannon or L7.
Good research
Some of the info is already put of date or wrong now like the GL5 active protection system, either way a good intro to the tank👍
I like how they even put white walls on the road wheels in the parade.
To be honest，the program code for type 99 is wz123,a standard advanced third generation tank,and the program code of type 99A is WZ123A,that's the real advanced thirdly generation tank, some sources says the type 99A have another name which called type 2010
It has hard kill protection though
The type 99 still has that funnel at the front of the turret. This would deflect some types of ordinance down towards the turret ring wouldn't it?
Deflection is a non issue for modern ammo types. Chemical rounds would just explode as normal and be neutralized by the ERA. Kinetic rounds don't deflect like that, they shatter and break. The shafts of modern APFSDS rounds are so rigid and under so much stress at the moment of impact that if they fail to penetrate they quite literally shatter. So either the round acts as normal and it's a kill or the armor package stops it. In modern combat there is basically nothing in-between.
@@LSgaming201 But why even have that "wedge" in the first place?
@@user-uy1rg8td1v So the turret doesn't hit the drivers hatch. Also so the turret can rotate while the drivers hatch is open.
that is only the outer layer ERA, emm. the NERAs and the base armor tilt backwards, just like what you can see on ZTZ-99 prototype or ZTZ-96.
There isn't anything even close to being as good as a T-90 for $4 million.
ngl this tank looks cool having both western and soviet aesthetics
Well they have GL-5 hard kill APS system for quite some time but don't know if they have mounted that on this tank or not!
actually the tank can be fittied with hard-kill aps as the vt-4 has it
Can’t wait to drive this in squad if OWI gets it act together and starts releasing the pan Asian and Chinese factions.
Also in my dream list is the Mitsubishi type 89 and type 10 mbt
Your wish came true, say hello to 4.0 and 5.0.
Now please make a video about Type 15 light tank!
two axle low loader for a centurion. seems like a great idea
Of course, everybody knows Chinese people are just reverse-engineered Russian.
In all seriousness between Type 99 and Type 99A, if a tank featuring new hull, a new turret, a new engine, new ERA and other stuff, can you even designated as an upgrade? No, Type 99A is not an upgrade, it's a new tank.
as a chinese i can confirm im also russian as well
Please make videos on how they got the raw materials for making these war machines
I love the ZTZ99 my second favorite MBT and it’s variants but T-72/90 will always be my number one
Sexist looking t72 in my opinion.
@@aksmex2576 T-80BVM
They make the best pop-off turrets
*_The Beast From the East_* was one of my favorite Goosebumps books as a kid!
Mate do unbiased review of Arjun MBT
I trust you to do a unbiased review, Arjun has some of the most biased videos on it on youtube like type 99 . Plz do consider it
I support this idea. 👏
The Arjun is a horrible tank. India does not like it.
"beast from the east" I remember that goosebumps book
Great stuff
With no blowout panels, I bet they've modified instructions for how many rounds should be stored in the carousel, seeing it may prove to be a challenger to the turret-tossing record.
Maybe not with that hardkill system. Also maybe there's an upgrade, armor over the ammo, blowout pannels inbetween the tracks and an armored door that opens when reloading, both pieces of armor able to withstand the fire and stuff.
So basicly.. half a dozen women from the darts club.. armed with Nlaw will destroy these utterly in almost any scenario....
and all the other tanks in the world as well in this scenario
I think armorcast left out the best feature of this tank. It's actually produced in large numbers. Which is why I strongly believe that China has replaced russia as the second greatest military power around the globe, and why in a few years, they could be what hasn't been done in 40 or so years: An actual challenge to US military dominance
ZTZ-99A's NATO hump is pretty sexy and possibly suggest vastly improved mobility
Wow you don't see people playing warthunder with grass turned on whilst looking down the gun scope
the chicon type99mbt. had a gun in125mm main gun. butsome source is the china of the russian t-90mbt.
The Type 99 is no longer the paramount MBT for the PLA, it is now the VT-4A1 which actually now have both blowout panels and hardkill APS. The export VT-4 and Halder MBT for Thailand and Pakistan respectively is the base version of this tank for export use which lacks these features.
The VT-4 is just an export tank, based on the Al Khalid design. It’s not used by the PLA themselves. VT-4A1 model is just an upgrade to that export option, again not something China will use domestically
@@ArmorCast I think the PLA ordered some units but definitely not going to replace the Type 99 anytime soon, its weird how the PRC's best tank isnt being used for the PLA.
Tanks have become more of a mobile recoiless gun platform instead of the battering ram unit that lead the charge.
Never were like that lol
Thinking back to ww1 they were never meant to take the role as a leading part of the army, they were moreso meant to break the line for the rest of the army to move through
Egypt doesn’t come to my mind when I think about hotspot in the world right now
Call it correctly, ZTZ 99A
Type 99
@@BrenoAgmL Type 99 is not a professional name.
@@halfmaul2095 but is cooler, Type 99
@@BrenoAgmL well, its only your opinion. For me it's totally not cooler and also na professional so i won't be using it
@@halfmaul2095 Type 99
type 99 looks like a tank from west world but developed in china. it was good video
IMO it looks like the new china tank tanks a lot of external design from the leopard 2
Is the Type 99 armour package, ceramic or just milk bottle tops???
My favorite top tier tank in wt absolutely love the Chinese tech tree aswell
I really dont get what there is to enjoy, but then again im not grinding them.
I dont see the point because i have already played most of the things in the tree
@@blacklynx24 low height, decent turret protection, decent gun and unique look. But yep, I am not grinding it because I don't want to play us and russian vehicle at all.
lol,china tank in war thunder ,lol
What about its VT series?! Is it the same?!
Up next: Your Favorite Tank Sucks - Type 99
What's the game in the video
Well those introduction warning is not there in other videos
After several high-profile blowouts by the PLA - im holding off judgment until the tank faces action
Actually, FY-4 is similar to Relikt layout. FY-2 that is a knock-off Kontakt-5
the type-99-mbt the brand new tank in people republic army of china. 3-mancrew and 125-mm tank gun.
kinda reminds me of the Osório EE-T1, but it has nothing to do with it, dose it?
*slaps roof*
You can squash so many university students with this.
NORINCO makes some real god damn badass killer kit. Good on'em.
They make cheap and good guns
So does it have any in service experinece?
The answer is right before your eyes.
The last war China fought was 40 years ago.
Wait I thought that the Type 99A has Gen 2 thermals instead of Gen 3 thermals, well I guess that’s really nice if this tank gets added into War Thunder soon with Good Mobility, Firepower, Armor, Fire Control system etc!
It’s Gen 2, pretty sure it’s either the Type 15 or VT5 that has Gen 3, probably the Type 15.
VT5 is just export type 15@@iterationfackshet1990
ztztype 99 mounted a 140 mmm on a cannon in its turret with a leaperd 2 tank
I'm sure that they are better than the T-90. But, these untested tanks would come up short in a big way against battle-proven western models...
Please make a video about the Arjun MBT of the Indian military?
That video would be the shortest video ever with title "Worst tank ever made"
Chinese tanks uses unlicensed Russian tank engines all weapons made by Chinese area either US copy or Russian
YOu have no idea about tanks. You never been in one too. I can tell on this documentation. But good work to combine pictures and telling some facts.
Please pass me a Javelin.
Interesting but can this Tank deliver my Beef friend rice still warm within 60 minutes.
so my Type 99A2 in armored warfare doesn't really exist :'(
Yeah A2 designation is completely false. No such version only ZTZ99A
I’ve not looked much into Armored Warfare, but if they list a Type 99, Type 99A AND Type 99A2, then yes they have a fake tank. If they’ve only got the two variants though, then they’re just using the wrong name... kind of like “Type 98”, which was never used officially
@@ArmorCast YEP the tier 8 is the 99, tier 9 is the 99A and the tier 10 is the 99A2 lol
it's soo funny because the description of the 99A2 acknowledges there is no such thing as the 99A1 and 99A2 yet the tank is still in the game hahaha
a t-90 with a different turret
They look like they're made of cardboard shaking the whole thing when it fires.
China are actually building good tanks. Their new t-15 Black Panther tanks can compete with any other countries light weight tanks.
It's almost got to be a good tank because they tend to "borrow without asking" or reverse engineer the best technology they can get their hand on and then make improvements to where they can
China is so laughably shameless about stealing anything that isn't nailed down while simultaneously pretending to be a self made nation. They're kind of like those millionaires who claim to be self made despite getting a $10mil loan from their parents to start a company, screwing over their partners, and then seizing control of the company and taking all the credit. Their rifles, other small arms, artillery, tanks, and aircraft are all based off Russia or Soviet designs, their recent aircraft carrier is literally Soviet scrap they rebuilt using Russian tech, most of their radar, computers, stealth tech, and aircraft use stolen American technology, and even most of their military training, tactics, and doctrine is based off stolen western ideas combined with outdated soviet ones they're starting to replace.
You know when _Russia_ and the _Soviets_ are pissed you've ripped off their tech that you've got a serious problem. China hasn't had a serious self made military since the 18th century, first they imported French and German weapons, got German and British officers to train their men, then imported Soviet equipment and Soviet trainers and experts, and now they're devoting their entire economy and intelligence network to stealing from every country on earth. If they had to develop their own weapons and technology they'd be like North Korea: 50 years behind the rest of the planet and relying on human wave tactics to solve every problem.
@@arthas640 I mean it works right? Who cares if the tank you are using is built with foreign tech, it works. And the outdated tactics worked ok with Korea and India, not so much with vietnam. Military seeks to be on par with their competition. And it is not like other nations just magically developed technology that happens to look the same, it is just because china started the arms race much later that they have a lot of bad examples to not learn. By the way a lot of so called "stolen" tech are pretty legal, weapons like the L7 105, 35mm oerlikon, and various tech was imported during the 80s. They are trying to build an army, not an essay.
There are a lot of nations that reverse engineer other's equipment.
@@gryph01 pretty much all of them probably. There is a difference between reverse engineering to see what your competition has and reverse engineering in order to make a copy.
@@randyhavard6084 Having worked in industry, particularly in manufacturing parts for diesel engines, I can tell you that it happens there. At one time, I made parts for DDC, Cummins and Caterpillar at the same time. I know for a fact that each company buys engines from their competitors and RE them. If they see something they like, they incorporate it into the next generation... as long as it does not violate patents.
China is playing catch up on technology. But do not think that all they do is copy. China graduates more STEM students annually than the U.S. Their engineering knowledge is growing rapidly. Since they are a closed society, they may not be willing to share their research openly. Food for thought.
the beast from the east make sense
The Type 99 has X similar to-- is modeled after-- borrowed from-- i.e. swiped from Russia, which isn't the best place to be swiping designs from. :D
You missed the part where improving sino-american relations meant that the west had shared many technologies with China. If it wasn't for China's financial problems back then, the army would be likely fielding Leopard 2s
i never knew id see so manny people in the comments who served in tanks
What credentials do the people who say this tank is trash even have? Do they have access to all the classified information about it? No? Then they can be dismissed as evidence.
If China is using the same kind of carousel autoloader as Russian tanks, will they be as competitive in the turret toss as Russian tanks have been in Ukraine?
Indians believe their tanks are the best 😂😂
Look. This seriously sounds like a russian-made T90 that is completely untested. I would drive you before I would drive a Yugo this thing.
It uses the ridiculous carousel auto loader ha! It does have a blow out panel it's called a turret
The cause of detonation is directly correlated to the extra ammo stored around the tank. Challenger does the same thing, it's why modern Russian tanks ONLY use the auto loader.
5:15 classic WT
All tanks look great until it gets hit for the first time.
70 years ago, most guys' countries in the comment got fked by China with the WW2 Japanese tech.
And they said today Chinese Army is junk.😂
Funny how the same kind of people praise the shit out of patchjobs like K2 or even Arjun for chirstsake.
At that time I've long realized youtube is hardly a platform where you can expect to find good content, you mostly have a single "narrative" that's designed to be an echo chamber of the same crap.
Don't you know the about the type 99 side armor it's horrendous
Tank based and neutral pilled
The K2 is gonna make mincemeat of the chinese tank.
Thank you for trying to prevent racism and conflict. Im from china and adopted. I live in the USA and am a us citizen.
It uses the same ridiculous carousel auto loader so it's a turret tosser
I love my type 90-2 in wotc
Most interesting piece of misinformation is that designation, the Chinese for Type should actually be Mark
Same in Japanese
So it would be Mark99 ? I can imagine that that might be the case if the designation was literally translated but Mark is usually only used when its a different version of the same machinery so the translation could be correct from the word but not from the meaning because there are big differences between this tank and earlier versions let alome that this is clearly not the 99th version of this tank. If they did an upgraded or changed version it could be the Type 99 Mark 2 for example
@@l.h.9747 You misunderstand the Mark designation logic, it's not the 99th iteration of a tank, that'd be M1a99. The M99 means it's the 99th tank platform adopted. Better example is with US rifles, the M1 Garand is the first rifle in the Make designation system
@@bruni5289 i would agree with you but the Type99 isnt the 99th tank platform adopted but because it was presented in 1999
@@l.h.9747 My explanation was a guess as to the method of their system, I thought it was more like the modern American system but apparently not. It's still the same logic, just with the date instead. For example, the US rifle M1917 which was adopted for second line service in 1917
I like the flat turret
this conversation abouy new china mbt. the t-99.