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TYPE 86 100MM TOWED ANTITANK GUN

The Type 86 is the 100mm towed antitank gun developed in the late 1980s based on the high-pressure 100mm smoothbore gun technology and the two-wheel carriage of the Type 73 100mm towed antitank gun. NORINCO claimed that the Type 86 is capable of penetrating the frontal armour of the basic variant T-72 at a distance of 2,000m, and later improved variants could penetrate the T-72 and T-80 fitted with explosive reactive armour (ERA). The gun also outperforms Western 105mm tank guns. The Type 86 is in service with PLA motorised infantry divisions as the primary antitank artillery weapon.

Crew: 9
Calibre: 100mm
Barrel length: 5,450mm
Combat weight: 3,630kg
Overall length: (Travelling Position) 9.52m
Overall width: (Travelling Position) 2.12m
Overall height: (Travelling Position) 1.84m
Muzzle velocity: 1,610m/s
Max fire range: 13.70km
Direct fire range: 1,800m
Max Rate of Fire: 8~10 rounds/min
Gun Elevation/Depression: +38/-4 degree
Azimuth: +/- 26 degree

This page was last updated 25 March 06