
59-Patton
After 1960, Chinese government launched the development of a new tank. The engineering experiments included a wide use of previously produced Type 59 tanks. One vehicle was equipped with the turret, gun, and fire control system of an American M48A3 tank.



Armor thicknessMeasured
Nominal plate thickness straight from the game client. Click any plate to highlight it on the 3D model and focus the camera on it.
Hull
All 9 plates
Turret
All 14 plates
Specifications
- DPM
- 2,240
- Damage
- 280
- Penetration
- 212 mm
- … at 500m
- 188 mm
- Reload time
- 7.50 s
- Rate of fire
- 8.00/min
- Aim time
- 1.70 s
- Dispersion
- 0.360 m
- … moving
- 0.140
- … tank traverse
- 0.140
- … turret traverse
- 0.060
- … after firing
- 3.5
- Damage vs. modules
- 122
- Caliber
- 90.0 mm
- Shell velocity
- 914 m/s
- Max range
- 720 m
- Ammo capacity
- 54
- Potential damage
- 15,120
- Shell cost
- 305 cr
- Top speed
- 50 km/h
- Reverse speed
- 20 km/h
- Power/weight
- 17.05 hp/t
- Tank traverse
- 46.0 °/s
- Turret traverse
- 44.0 °/s
- Effective top speed
- … hard
- 50.0 km/h
- … medium
- 50.0 km/h
- … soft
- 34.1 km/h
- Effective traverse
- … hard
- 46.0 °/s
- … medium
- 41.4 °/s
- … soft
- 20.7 °/s
- Gun elevation
- 19 °
- Gun depression
- 9 °
- Gun traverse range
- 360°
- Terrain resistance
- … hard
- 0.90
- … medium
- 1.00
- … soft
- 2.00
- Hull armor
- 100 / 80 / 45
- Turret armor
- 178 / 76 / 51
- Health
- 1,400
- Engine health
- 190
- … repaired
- 95
- Track health
- 210
- … repaired
- 160
- … repair time
- 5.71 s
- Ammo rack health
- 170
- … repaired
- 100
- Fuel tank health
- 175
- … repaired
- 70
- Total weight
- 36,360 kg
- Stationary camo
- 7.30 / 1.60%
- Moving camo
- 5.50 / 1.21%
- View range
- 400 m
- Fire chance
- 12%
360° traverse
Commander
Gunner
Driver
LoaderRadio Operator
Server performance
Aggregate stats from NA players over the last 30d
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Performance over time
Daily NA 30-day aggregates — how this tank trends as patches and meta shift
Population spread
How NA players actually perform in this tank (30-day window)
Top players
Highest performers in the 59-Patton on NA
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Video reviews
Curated reviews, replays, and guides from veteran players
19:33review59-Patton Is Back… And It’s Still Bad
by skill4ltu
35:40review59-Patton Buff Review: Is It Finally Good?
by skill4ltu
25:28replay59 Patton - 3 of the best replays! | World of Tanks
by skill4ltu
11:57reviewWOT - A Bad Premium Tank 59-Patton Let's Play It | World of Tanks
by Claus Kellerman
15:06reviewWorld of Tanks || 59-Patton - FRANKENTANK!
by QuickyBaby
21:27reviewWorld of Tanks - 59 Patton Tank Review
by Orzanel
20:46reviewWorld of Tanks || Type 59-Patton - Tank Preview
by QuickyBaby
21:56replay► World of Tanks: 59-Patton Tank Review - Tier 8 Chinese Premium Medium Tank - 59-Patton Gameplay
by DezGamez
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Balance changelog
What changed for this tank between game versions
- 1.26Sep 1, 2024
- Dispersion on gun traverse for the 90 mm Gun M41 in the 59-Patton turret——
- Aiming time1.91.7 s
- Damage240280 HP
- Damage240280 HP
- Damage320370 HP





