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Tanks1997–present
Main battle tank
Type 96 tank is a main battle tank originating in China. It was built by First Inner Mongolia Machinery Factory.
ChinaTechnical data
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 6.33 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Main battle tank
China
1997–present
See Operators
First Inner Mongolia Machinery Factory
2,500+
Type 96: 41 tonnes Type 96A: 42.8 tonnes Type 96B: 43 tonnes
6.33 m
3.45 m
2.30 m
3
Type 96: Composite armor (Steel & Ceramic Aluminum Titanate with Fibreglass Cloth) Type 96A: Modular applique armor on the turret and FY-4 ERA plates on hull front
Type 88C/ZPT-98 125 mm smoothbore gun, capable of firing ATGMs and depleted uranium rounds
Type 86 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun QJC-88 12.7 mm air-defence machine gun
Diesel Type 96: 12V150ZLC - 730 hp (582 kW) Type 96A: 12V150ZLD - 865hp (636 kW) Type 96B: 8V150HB - 1000hp (735kW)
Type 96: (17.8 hp/tonne) Type 96A: (18.7 hp/tonne) Type 96B: (23 hp/tonne)
Torsion bar
400 km
65 km/h 74 km/h (Type 96B)
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Type 96 tank equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
ChinaPLA ZTZ-96 and ZTZ-96A combined family holdings.
SudanReported count for Type 96 tank. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 40. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
TanzaniaReported count for VT-2. Service scope: Tanzanian Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 5. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.