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Type 59
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Type 59

ChinaChina·Medium TankMedium Tank·MT universal

Chinese medium tank. Initially, the vehicle was a copy of the Soviet medium T-54A tank. The Type 59 entered service in 1959. The first tanks manufactured had no gun stabilizer or night-vision device. Later the vehicle underwent several modernizations. Between 6,000 and 9,500 vehicles of all variants were manufactured from 1958 through 1987.

Health
1,300
DPM
1,899
View range
380m
Speed
60km/h
Camo
68Good
Mark of Excellence requirementsCombined dmg + assist · NA · 2026-08-27
3 marks of excellence
3 marks · 95%
2,641
2 marks of excellence
2 marks · 85%
2,093
1 mark of excellence
1 mark · 65%
1,421
A-01 · ARMOR SCHEMA

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.

Armor
15mm
280mm

Hull

All 10 plates

Turret

All 12 plates
A-02 · SPECIFICATIONS

Specifications

Builds
Grade
Experimental
CrewShared perks
Field mods
Lv 0/6
Weaponry
DPM
1,899
Damage
250
Penetration
185 mm
… at 500m
160 mm
Reload time
7.90 s
Rate of fire
7.59/min
Aim time
2.00 s
Dispersion
0.350 m
… moving
0.140
… tank traverse
0.140
… turret traverse
0.100
… after firing
4.0
Damage vs. modules
135
Caliber
100.0 mm
Shell velocity
900 m/s
Max range
720 m
Ammo capacity
50
Potential damage
12,500
Shell cost
252 cr
Mobility
Top speed
60 km/h
Reverse speed
20 km/h
Power/weight
18.06 hp/t
Tank traverse
46.0 °/s
Turret traverse
46.0 °/s
Effective top speed
… hard
60.0 km/h
… medium
60.0 km/h
… soft
36.1 km/h
Effective traverse
… hard
46.0 °/s
… medium
41.4 °/s
… soft
20.7 °/s
Gun elevation
20 °
Gun depression
7 °
Gun traverse range
360°
Terrain resistance
… hard
0.90
… medium
1.00
… soft
2.00
Everything Else
Hull armor
100 / 80 / 45
Turret armor
230 / 130 / 60
Health
1,300
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
36,000 kg
Stationary camo
13.75 / 5.68%
Moving camo
10.30 / 4.25%
View range
380 m
Fire chance
12%
Gun Constraints

360° traverse

Crew
  • Commander
  • Gunner
  • Driver
  • LoaderRadio Operator
A-03 · SERVER PERFORMANCE

Server performance

Aggregate stats from NA players over the last 30d

Avg WN8
1132
Above Average
Avg WNX
1061
aboveAverage
Win rate
47.9%
Bad
DPG
983
Frags
0.59
Spots
1.28
Survival
21.0%
Dmg taken
1193
Hit rate
69.0%
Spot assist
398
Track assist
34
Defense
0.16
Avg XP
700

Aggregated from 1,425 tracked NA players · 7,784 battles. Coverage grows as more players are tracked.

MoE thresholds (combined dmg + assist)
65%1,421
85%2,093
95%2,641

Reach these combined damage (dealt + assist) values over a rolling window to earn marks of excellence.

Performance over time

Daily NA 30-day aggregates — how this tank trends as patches and meta shift

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Population spread

How NA players actually perform in this tank (30-day window)

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A-04 · TOP OPERATORS

Top players

Highest performers in the Type 59 on NA

No leaderboard data for this metric / server combination yet

A-05 · VIDEO INTEL

Video reviews

Curated reviews, replays, and guides from veteran players

A-06 · SIMILAR HULLS

Similar tanks

Closest matches by stat profile — pick the ones that fit your playstyle.

A-07 · CHANGELOG

Balance changelog

What changed for this tank between game versions

No tracked balance changes

When this tank gets buffed or nerfed in a patch, the change shows up here.

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