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Type 59
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NORINCO 12150L-59
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A-220
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Type 59
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100 mm Type 59
Type 59 equipment
Tank assembly options.
Tank ID
49
Tank type
Medium tank
Tier
8
Nation
China
XP needed
0
Price in credits
0
Gift vehicle
Yes
Premium
Yes
Gold price
unknown
Commander
Gunner
Driver
Loader
loader, radioman
Damage
250 / 250 / 330 points
Armor percing
Damage
188 -
250 -
313 points
Penetration
139 -
185 -
231
mm
Armor piercing CR
Damage
188 -
250 -
313 points
Penetration
181 -
241 -
301
mm
High explosive
Damage
248 -
330 -
413 points
Penetration
38 -
50 -
63
mm
Penetration
185 / 241 / 50
mm
Gun caliber
100 mm
Gun reload time
7.9 sec
Gun fire rate
7.59 shots/min
DPM
1898 points/min
Gun aim time
2 sec
Gun dispersion
0.35 m
Gun elevation angles
7
/
20
Gun horizontal aiming angles
180
/
180
Gun traverse speed
33
deg/sec
Max ammo
50
HP
1300 points
Hull HP
1040 points
Turret HP
260 points
Hull armor
100 /
80 /
45 mm
Turret armor
230
/
130
/
60
mm
Engine fire chance
12%
Mass
36 ton
Engine power
650 hp
Power per ton
18.06 hp/ton
Speed forward
60 km/h
Speed backward
20 km/h
Steering angle
0 deg
Suspension traverse speed
46 deg/sec
Turret traverse speed
46 deg/sec
View range
380 m
Radio signal range
600 m
How to get Type 59?
Tank Type 59 is premium/gifted and it has no connection to the Chinese tech tree. It can be sold in the premium store, in-game or be a prize in various promotions and events.
Mastery badges
To get an Ace Tanker (Master) badge on Type 59, you need to earn 1373 experience points.
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XP | 606 | 886 | 1144 | 1373 |
Marks of excellence (MoE)
To get three marks on the Type 59 barrel, you need to deal an average of 2687 damage points over the last 100 battles.
| Mark | / 65% | // 85% | /// 95% | Damage | 1510 | 2165 | 2687 |
WN8
Table of the expected values for Type 59 is used to calculate the WN8 rating. The values are based on active player statistics from Lesta servers in the XVM database.
| Frags | Damage | Spotted | Defence points | Winrate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.89 | 1111.805 | 1.587 | 0.932 | 51.556 |
Type 59 economy
Table shows average tank earnings in the last 14 days.
| Base XP | Base credits | Credits with premium | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
Compatible modules
Guns
| Name | Tier | XP | Credits | Weight (kg) | Damage | Penetration | Reload | Rounds per min | Aim time (sec) | Dispersion | Rounds | Other compatible tanks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 mm Type 59 | 8 | 0 | 78 180 | 2 257 | 250/250/330 | 185/241/50 | 8 | 7.5 | 2.86 | 0.31 | 34 |
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Turrets
| Name | Tier | XP | Credits | Weight (kg) | Armor | HP | Traverse speed | View range | Other compatible tanks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type 59 | 8 | 0 | 28 000 | 8 500 | 230/130/60 | 260 | 46 | 380 | none |
Radio
| Name | Tier | XP | Credits | Weight (kg) | Signal range (m) | Other compatible tanks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-220 | 9 | 0 | 24 240 | 40 | 600 |
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Engines
| Name | Tier | XP | Credits | Weight (kg) | Power | Fire chance | Other compatible tanks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORINCO 12150L-59 | 8 | 0 | 79 290 | 750 | 650 | 12% |
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Suspensions
| Name | Tier | XP | Credits | Weight (kg) | Other compatible tanks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type 59 | 8 | 0 | 30 200 | 7 700 | none |
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