China will supply upgraded tanks in Bangladesh with 300

China upgrades 300 obsolete tanks Type 59 for the Bangladesh army. The fact is that budgetary restrictions do not allow this state to acquire modern equipment for the ground forces. Therefore, it was decided to acquire the combat vehicles of the Chinese army that were in operation and withdrawn from service.

As reported on the Facebook page of Bangladesh on Facebook, the upgraded Type 59 will receive the designation Durjoy and will be in line with their modern tactical and technical characteristics of the modern Chinese tank Type 96.

As the main armament selected 125-mm smoothbore gun. Ammunition 28 shells, including armor-piercing-sabots, capable of piercing 550 mm armor at a distance of about 2 km.

The 7,62-mm machine gun is paired with a cannon (6000 ammunition ammunition). To combat airborne and ground targets, an 12,7-mm machine gun with ribbons on 600 shots will be mounted on the turret.

The tank will receive a modern computerized fire control system with a laser rangefinder. A thermal imager is installed for night fighting.

The main armor is enhanced by dynamic anti-cumulative protection. The radio station allows you to maintain communication in a radius of 30 km.

Engine power - 800 HP Maximum speed - 49 km / h. Power reserve - 450 km. Tank weight - 40 tons. Crew - 4 man transmits "WG-Force"

Comments

[Vitaly Anisimov]

Well done Chinese! Here is a nation of hardworking and no politics ..
A great tuning .. heh heh

[poquello]

Quote: MIKHAN

Well done Chinese! Here is a hardworking nation

all of China worked to sell 300 tanks, hehe

[svp67]

Quote: poquello

all of China worked to sell 300 tanks, hehe

I would be glad if we sold our old, but modernized tanks in Bangladesh, in the amount of 300 pieces, this is not only money, but also influence ... And the money is not only for the tanks themselves, but also for maintenance, spare parts, ammunition...

[Graz]

and so we build nuclear power plants on credit, they are poor like church mice

[Herculesic]

So the Chinese are slowly getting rid of old tanks, of which they are armed with thousands! They can safely send them to Africa, fortunately, that the Chinese have huge plans on the black continent that they are realizing! What could be the best way to bribe the loyalty of local kings? Correctly-free military equipment and weapons!

[Yujanin.]

How old are these machines, based on the Soviet T-54, 50-60? Surely the tanks' guns have already exhausted their service life, but it seems that this nuance does not bother anyone.

[KVU-NSVD]

As the main armament selected 125-mm smoothbore gun.

Quote: Yujanin.

How old are these machines, based on the Soviet T-54, 50-60? Surely the tanks' guns have already exhausted their service life, but it seems that this nuance does not bother anyone.

The gun will be replaced by a type 96. Normal modernization. For Bangladesh and its tasks, the device will work out quite well.

[bouncyhunter]

Quote: KVU-NSVD

For Bangladesh and its tasks, the apparatus will work out quite well.

As they say: in the lack of fish and the pan - a nightingale!

[KVU-NSVD]

As they say: in the lack of fish and the pan - a nightingale!

He would have to hang the “dynamics" and a remote module, but a modern sighting system with a thermal imaging channel - this Soviet old man could still explain to many who is dad

[bouncyhunter]

Yes, but still it’s worth considering age, metal fatigue, etc. And so - quite a sort of budget option. And after all, not only the Chinese are doing this.

[KVU-NSVD]

Quote: bouncyhunter

Yes, but still it’s worth considering age, metal fatigue, etc. And so - quite a sort of budget option. And after all, not only the Chinese are doing this.

Well, I think the equipment was preliminarily examined by specialists for the feasibility of modification, Bangladeshis probably also think with their heads ... Although ... kickbacks can work wonders ..

[bouncyhunter]

Quote: KVU-NSVD

Although ... kickbacks can work wonders ..

Speak the truth!
Bangladesh, although a poor country, has not been canceled by the bureaucrats there.

[svp67]

Quote: bouncyhunter

Yes, but still it’s worth considering age, metal fatigue, etc. And so - quite a sort of budget option. And after all, not only the Chinese are doing this.

Here’s the thing: with this modernization, each tank is completely disassembled, defective, and then assembled only from those components, assemblies and parts that are recognized as suitable for further operation, and here I look so little remains of my own ... honestly, it’s a mystery for me how they combined a 125-mm gun with a T-54 turret, in the same place the loads during the shot are completely different than those of the native 100-mm gun, it seems to me that they cut the barrel ... to partially reduce the power and remove additional load from the front roller
Here our Omsk factory somehow displayed on the T-55M6 exhibition ... a tower, a la "Black Eagle", with a 125-mm cannon and an inflated MZ, significantly strengthened by VLD, but also an additional nose roller ...

[bouncyhunter]

Sergey, my respect! I understand that the Chinese choose the best for modernization, and not what turned up on their arm (following the example of Svidomosaurs). The result is actually a new car, but after all, what it is based on does wear out anyway. It is a pity that the article does not contain a word of an approximate ratio of old / new components - it would be easier to evaluate the possibilities.

[svp67]

Quote: bouncyhunter

Sergey, my respect

And mine to you. Moreover, I congratulate the Syabrs on the FIRST GOLD at the Olympics.

Quote: bouncyhunter

As I understand it, the Chinese are choosing the best for modernization, and not what turned up on their arm

Let’s see, according to the results of operation, otherwise the Chinese are VERY uneven and even have completely new, and most importantly trained tanks, the balancers burst and the rollers fall off ....

[bouncyhunter]

Quote: svp67

I congratulate Syabrs on the FIRST GOLD at the Olympics.

Heartfelt thanks !!! After all, the Russians today were also noted for medals, and they broke Slovenia in hockey. So my congratulations to all the Russians !!!

Quote: svp67

Let’s see, according to the results of operation, otherwise the Chinese are VERY uneven and even have completely new, and most importantly trained tanks, the balancers burst and the rollers fall off ....

Last but not least I thought about it when I discussed above. But for some reason, it seems that Bangladesh has a very small financial choice.

[svp67]

Quote: bouncyhunter

Yes, and hockey broke Slovenia

I'm from the FIFTH goal in general in ecstasy ... This is a "song" somehow ... So we would always play ...

Quote: bouncyhunter

So my congratulations to all the Russians !!!

Thank you

Quote: bouncyhunter

But for some reason, Bangladesh thinks that the choice of finances is not particularly large

This is understandable, it’s a pity that with the promotion of old, but modernized equipment, we especially DO NOT “BROKE”, and this is MONEY that could be earned

[Mih1974]

By the way - I was shocked by this, I personally assumed that "breaking the wheel" of the tank is an exorbitant load or deblism, but it turned out - EASY

[svp67]

Quote: Mih1974

I personally suggested that the “break off the wheel" of the tank is beyond load

And there they are. A piece of metal weighing more than 50 tons, and even with a run ... it is very "painful", not everyone can withstand

[Mih1974]

Can you give at least one more example of a fragment of a torsion (if it was) on the "comb"? How many tank "pokatushki" and "biathlon" didn’t look at; well, never such a thing happened. They stuck it in with a muzzle — it was, they even turned it over at a bend, but whatever they broke it off, no. Only the Chinese and only on their own - managed to break off.

[mvg]

Tried already, on the T-55. The price tag is unhealthy. Compared to the new tank.
It’s easier to put 500 of them 200 to cannibalism. Against the AK-47 is the thing.

[svp67]

Quote: mvg

The price tag is unhealthy.

Well, this is how to bargain ... You can lower the price tag, and then shortage back, due to the service, to return. But for this it is necessary to conclude a very AGREEMENT

[Yujanin.]

KVU-NSVD

As the main armament selected 125-mm smoothbore gun

Lost sight, to blame)

[svp67]

Quote: Yujanin.

Surely the guns of tanks have already managed to exhaust their resources, but it seems that this nuance is of little concern to anyone.

Litter, but the native T-54 gun, it is a 100 mm TP, and here it is already 125 mm, it means NEW.

[self-propelled]

In general, I wonder how it is possible to get a tank from the old Type 59 (consider the T-54) that corresponds in its tactical and technical characteristics to the modern Chinese tank Type 96 (as I understand it, a competitor of the T-72) and also for little money, considering that “budgetary restrictions do not allow this state to acquire modern equipment for the ground forces”?
Ukraine offered something similar - the modernization of the T-55 to the T-55М8А2 (also with the installation of an 125-mm gun) Peru. nothing about procurement. or the specifications did not satisfy the customer or the price

[svp67]

Quote: self-propelled

Ukraine offered something similar - the modernization of the T-55 to the T-55М8А2 (also with the installation of an 125-mm gun) Peru. nothing about procurement. or the specifications did not satisfy the customer or the price

They just watched him smoke and decided not to spoil the marvelous air of their homeland ...

[self-propelled]

apparently in Pakistan are not so ardent supporters of clean air

[svp67]

Quote: self-propelled

apparently in Pakistan are not so ardent supporters of clean air

It seems so. The only "green" color they have is their flags and turbans...

[polpot]

They threw in weapons as payment for future services and gave their workers jobs, and they also pleasantly angered the Indians.

[andrewkor]

Bangladesh arose only thanks to the military intervention of India against Pakistan, the eastern province of which it was. I think that the "anger" of the Hindus to the Banglans is somehow not handy. Although whoever understands them there, the East, in a word!

[ancestors from Don]

Leaving the Hindustan Peninsula, Britain left a time bomb, which, sooner or later, was supposed to explode. The name of this mine is Pakistan.
Initially, East Pakistan was assigned the role of a poor relative. And the gap between the welfare of West and East Pakistan has only widened over the years.
The central authorities of Pakistan have done everything for the emergence of separatist forces in East Pakistan.
The logical result of which was the proclamation in March 1971 of the independent state of Bangladesh.
Pakistani military authorities sent punitive units to Bangladesh, which, as expected, staged a massacre.
The exodus of refugees to the territory of India began. When the number of refugees exceeded one million, a humanitarian catastrophe arose, and the inevitability of a military clash between India and Pakistan became apparent.
Already in November 1971, the first clashes took place between the regular units of India and Pakistan, and on December 3, 1971, a Pakistani air raid on the Indian Air Force bases turned the conflict into a large-scale war.
And in this war, luck was with India.
Already on December 16, Pakistani troops surrendered in Bangladesh, and on December 17, hostilities ceased in the West.
With the help of India, Bangladesh managed to defend its independence from Pakistan, but the expected growth in wealth did not happen.
And now Bangladesh remains one of the poorest countries in the world.

[dogens]

[quote = bouncyhunter] Yes, but you should still consider age, metal fatigue, etc. And so - quite a sort of budget option. And after all, not only the Chinese are engaged in this. [/ Quote]
But in my opinion, all sides have cut off both tails. The Chinese have made money on old tanks a) on modernization, electronics, etc. b) on repair kits that are supposed to be modernized tanks, but at the same time are unified with type 96, of which there are about 2000 thousand in service. (1000 type 96 and 1200, I think 96a) c) 125 mm gun - implies shells, of which, taking into account the number (see point b.) of tanks, a whole bunch has already been made. Of course, they can be purchased from us or Kazakhstan, but I'm afraid this is not provided for by the agreement. d). Political capital, now if they have to buy something, they will buy something unified with this modification.
Bangladesh received a). Reducing the cost of upgrading the tank fleet b) accounted for such upgrades with big words [quote] according to their tactical and technical characteristics they will become modern Chinese tank Type 96 [/ quote] we delete the words “Chinese” and “type 96” from the press article - we get a loud headline for voters (are they elected there?), the population, and the authorities.
Well done Chinese, to say the least. Again managed to earn money out of the blue. And everyone is happy.

[Lenivets2]

"Ammunition 28 shells"
Well then so little then ?!
"capable of punching 550 mm"
I repeat: Well, so little is that ?!

[tezey]

Bangladesh's main enemy today is neighboring Myanmar. And there are Chinese tanks in service there - 100 T-69-2 and 50 T-72. Both are glorious tankers, but 300 tanks against 150 will make a big difference in the event of a conflict. And the PRC benefits. We should learn from them.

[MOSKVITYANIN]

PRC modernizes 300 obsolete tanks Type 59 for the army of Bangladesh.

Looks like the Indians of the Chinese got seriously? With SRV can be negotiated through the Russian ....

[MOSKVITYANIN]

Sun Bangladesh

BTR - 134 Soviet MTLB

Halturka for Ukrainians, there they were produced under the USSR, especially since

BTR-70, MTLB and Fakhd are used exclusively in UN operations abroad.

https://pochta-polevaya.ru/militaryanalytics/data
base_bc / a108347.html

[ingenera]

Quote: Lenivets2

"Ammunition 28 shells"
Well then so little then ?!
"capable of punching 550 mm"
I repeat: Well, so little is that ?!

Have you read too much "tank" literature on the Internet? And try firing a series of ten, at least shells with the hatches closed... This is called "you've never smelled gunpowder". And 550 mm is not a small amount. And the enemy tank also has tracks, a gun embrasure, sighting devices (optics) on the turret with a total size of your computer screen... And even if the armor is "not penetrated", the effect on the crew when hit is stunning. I know this as a former tanker-practitioner. And in a crappy tank under fire, it is better than in a cotton field.

[Evil 55]

In the "World of Tanks" Type-59 is generally a beast-machine ... If the whales make something similar, it’s about honor and praise to the "big-eyed" gunsmiths ..