ZTZ99-II - Revision history

U4656018: Updated usage in battle

2024-06-17T22:28:59Z

Updated usage in battle

U101304893: typo

2023-12-26T11:51:01Z

typo

U101304893: update ERA protection to 2.33.0.42

2023-12-26T11:41:09Z

update ERA protection to 2.33.0.42

U44629479: Edits

2023-07-09T13:44:01Z

Edits

U101304893: typo

2023-06-22T13:51:17Z

typo

U101304893: minor addition of armour info

2023-06-22T13:24:20Z

minor addition of armour info

U38088265: /* Description */

2023-05-11T08:48:44Z

‎Description

U4656018: Revised description as of current standards

2023-05-10T21:40:26Z

Revised description as of current standards

U38088265: /* Machine guns */

2023-03-19T22:25:38Z

‎Machine guns

U44629479: /* Ammunition */ Converted to transclusion

2023-02-10T21:21:57Z

‎Ammunition: Converted to transclusion

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 == Usage in battles ==
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-Thanks to the technological advancements of the early 2000s, the ZTZ99-II shares a similar FCS to its (tech tree) predecessor ZTZ96A with variable 6x-11x magnification for the gunner's optics, and up to 10.7x magnification for the CITV, both equipped with TVD. This helps with engaging targets over ridge lines- commander override is a viable choice in case of long-range engagement. Thanks to its powerful 12V150HB engine, the ZTZ99 can accelerate fast enough to follow the team or alternatively, go to mid-field sniping positions. The laser warning system and high-quality thermal sights for the commander give the ZTZ99 a large degree of situational awareness, allowing enemies to be spotted and engaged quickly.
+But thinking a ZTZ99-II is yet another T-72 also leads to a common misconception: in this case, thanks to the technological advancement and well-refined design for almost two-decades, players can enjoy top-tier protection as early as 10.7 thanks to the armour layout with blocks of FY-4 and its internal composite armor to stop up to 690 mm penetration at certain spots; any Kontakt-5 equipped MBTs could stop up to around 620 mm penetration from kinetic shells. When the shot happens to hit the UFP, in most cases it is likely to prove fruitless for enemy team especially from long distance; while ZTZ99-II can retaliate with either its APFSDS or ATGM from afar and achieve critical hit to some of its NATO rivalries. Another misconception is the mobility of ZTZ99 series, it is very likely NATO MBTs would run into a ZTZ99-II when they are also rushing for vantage points; thanks to the new 1200 hp 12V150HB diesel engine, although not as fast as NATO equivalents, the vehicle is extensively faster than any non-T-80 MBTs in Russian service, sometimes even heavier NATO equivalents such as Challenger 2 series. Rushing for vantage points and halt the advancement of enemy is a good idea to achieve victory, this also need well-planned tactics beforehand to compensate the most lethal flaw of ZTZ99 - its -4.8 km/h reverse; any rushes to frontline need careful planning for covers due to the size of the vehicle, it is always better finding covers such as rubbles of buildings or other fellow tanks, as long as ZTZ99-II is still part of the fight, the turret system and ammunition are still more than enough to finish off enemy vehicles rushing onto players, its better gun-laying systems also help ZTZ99-II to react on sudden strikes. Sometimes when players have to opt of long-range engagement, chances are enemy players will go for their LRF to acquire enemy targets - this is also the case for ZTZ99-II thanks to the LWS installed on the emitter/receiver unit behind the turret which in turn expose the existence of enemy vehicles, with sufficient reaction time and hand controls ''(i.e. fine controls with mouse)'', this will be the last mistake enemy ever make. In case the vehicle entered maps with very complicated terrain such as Kursk or Vietnam, keep the LOS of enemy away from the chassis as much as possible as players have to consider for the rather poor depression of the main cannon, as well as its lack of dozer blade; always think twice before eventually engage careless targets for victories or at least reduce the stress of frontline.
-A reminder to ZTZ99's protection: always point the hull exactly at the enemies to increase the odd of survival; the disappointing side protection and a huge fuel tank means any penetrated side-shots, at even the slightest angle, can send it straight back to the hanger.
+While the design of ZTZ99-II could saw the heritage of some of its foreign ancestors, the vehicle itself serves as the breakthrough of PLAGF and also lead to future designs; always keep in mind of the following Chinese idiom - 眼观四路耳听八方 '''''(keep keen eyes and clear ears for the surroundings)''''', plan ahead and consider carefully how to disable enemies as fast as possible as ZTZ99-II might not have the chance to fire again. Tactics on -II can also be retained for the -III, just be sure to employ a well-mixed tactics from NATO and Warsaw-Pact MBTs.
 === Pros and cons ===
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 ** Ineffectual reverse speed of only -5 km/h, makes it difficult to reverse and repair or escape dangerous situations
 ** Due to the long hull, hull traverse speed is slow especially when stock or on loose surfaces
-* Turret ERA offers low KE protection
+* Turret mantle ERA offers low KE protection
 * Only 3 crew members
 * Poor gun depression of -5° limits its capacity in hilly environments
 * Relatively slow reload of 7.1 seconds compared to other MBTs
 == History ==

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 ! Composite armour !! Frontal effective protection
 |-
-| Hull ||'''Upper glacis (ERA counted):''' <br> 600-700 mm ''Kinetic'' / 1,050-1300 mm ''Chemical''
+| Hull ||'''Upper glacis (ERA counted):''' <br> 600-700 mm ''Kinetic'' / 1,050-1,300 mm ''Chemical''
 |-
 | Turret ||'''Turret front (ERA counted):''' <br> 550-750 mm ''Kinetic'' / 1,000-1,300 mm ''Chemical'' <br> '''Gun mantlet:''' <br> 30-400 mm ''Kinetic'' / 60-400 mm ''Chemical''

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 ! Composite armour !! Frontal effective protection
 |-
-| Hull ||'''Upper glacis (ERA counted):''' <br> 500-850 mm ''Kinetic'' / 700-1300 mm ''Chemical''
+| Hull ||'''Upper glacis (ERA counted):''' <br> 600-700 mm ''Kinetic'' / 1,050-1300 mm ''Chemical''
 |-
-| Turret ||'''Turret front (ERA counted):''' <br> 400-700 mm ''Kinetic'' / 400-1200 mm ''Chemical'' <br> '''Gun mantlet:''' <br> 30-400 mm ''Kinetic'' / 60-400 mm ''Chemical''
+| Turret ||'''Turret front (ERA counted):''' <br> 550-750 mm ''Kinetic'' / 1,000-1,300 mm ''Chemical'' <br> '''Gun mantlet:''' <br> 30-400 mm ''Kinetic'' / 60-400 mm ''Chemical''
 |}
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 ! FY-4 Explosive reactive armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides
 |-
-| Hull ||'''Upper glacis:''' <br> 140 mm ''Kinetic''/ 450 mm ''Chemical''
+| Hull ||'''Upper glacis:''' <br> 180 mm ''Kinetic''/ 550 mm ''Chemical'' || N/A
 |-
-| Turret ||'''Turret front:''' <br> 140 mm ''Kinetic''/ 450 mm ''Chemical'' || '''Rear side:''' <br> 50 mm ''Kinetic'' / 350 mm ''Chemical''
+| Turret ||'''Turret front:''' <br> 180 mm ''Kinetic''/ 550 mm ''Chemical'' || '''Rear side:''' <br> 50 mm ''Kinetic'' / 350 mm ''Chemical''
 |-
 |}
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 * Side skirts are 8 mm thick, and slat armour on the turret sides is 10 mm thick.
 * A log placed at the rear of the hull is 100 mm thick.
 === Mobility ===

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 * Rubber-fabric screens (side skirts)
 * Structural steel (slat armour)
 {| class="wikitable"
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 |-
 | Hull ||'''Upper glacis:''' <br> 140 mm ''Kinetic''/ 450 mm ''Chemical''
-| style="text-align: center;" | N/A
 |-
 | Turret ||'''Turret front:''' <br> 140 mm ''Kinetic''/ 450 mm ''Chemical'' || '''Rear side:''' <br> 50 mm ''Kinetic'' / 350 mm ''Chemical''

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 |-
 | Hull ||'''Upper glacis:''' <br> 140 mm ''Kinetic''/ 450 mm ''Chemical''
-| colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | N/A
+| style="text-align: center;" | N/A
 |-
 | Turret ||'''Turret front:''' <br> 140 mm ''Kinetic''/ 450 mm ''Chemical'' || '''Rear side:''' <br> 50 mm ''Kinetic'' / 350 mm ''Chemical''

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 * Rolled homogeneous armour (hull, turret cheeks, turret roof, cupolas)
-* Cast homogeneous armour (turret, gun mantlet)
+* Cast homogeneous armour (turret, gun mantlet, driver hatch)
 {| class="wikitable"
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 ! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
 |-
-| Hull || 20+80 mm (70°) ''Upper front'' <br> 80 mm (60°) ''Lower front'' || 80 mm (50°) ''Top'' <br> 20 mm ''Bottom'' || 45 mm || 20-30  mm
+| Hull || 20 mm (70°) ''Upper front'' <br> 80 mm (60°) ''Lower front'' || 80 mm (50°) ''Top'' <br> 20 mm ''Bottom'' || 45 mm || 20-30  mm
 |-
 | Turret || 220 mm ''Turret front'' <br> 310 mm ''Gun mantlet'' || 80 mm (volumetric) || 35 mm || 30-50 mm
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 |-
 |}
 {| class="wikitable"
 ! Composite armour !! Frontal effective protection
 |-
-| Hull ||'''Upper glacis:''' <br> mm ''Kinetic'' / mm ''Chemical''
+| Hull ||'''Upper glacis (ERA counted):''' <br> 500-850 mm ''Kinetic'' / 700-1300 mm ''Chemical''
 |-
-|Turret ||'''Turret front:''' <br> mm ''Kinetic'' / mm ''Chemical''
+| Turret ||'''Turret front (ERA counted):''' <br> 400-700 mm ''Kinetic'' / 400-1200 mm ''Chemical'' <br> '''Gun mantlet:''' <br> 30-400 mm ''Kinetic'' / 60-400 mm ''Chemical''
 |}
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 |-
 | Hull ||'''Upper glacis:''' <br> 140 mm ''Kinetic''/ 450 mm ''Chemical''
+| colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | N/A
 |-
 | Turret ||'''Turret front:''' <br> 140 mm ''Kinetic''/ 450 mm ''Chemical'' || '''Rear side:''' <br> 50 mm ''Kinetic'' / 350 mm ''Chemical''
 |-
 |}
 '''Notes:'''
 * Suspension wheels, tracks, and torsion bars are 20 mm thick.
-* Side skirts are 8 mm thick.
+* Side skirts are 8 mm thick, and slat armour on the turret sides is 10 mm thick.
 === Mobility ===

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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' (known in Chinese client as ZTZ99式主战坦克 二类定型状态; aka 99一期改; coded WZ123) is the accepted version of ZTZ99 in PLAGF service since early 2000s. The plan for a new MBT for PLAGF arose after the Project 122 where they were lack in firepower against possible Soviet assaults on Mainland China; the project for such tank was issued by April of 1984 and developments during the 1980s, including evaluations on Object 172M-1 E-4 (known as T-72 Ural or Type 64 六四型 by Chinese engineers) and later mock-up targets of T-80U where the standards were revised during the development, and the new 3rd generation MBT was tested extensively during the 1990s. The finalized prototypes/LRIP models (ZTZ99-I) were then first shown during the 50th National Day Parade, these LRIP tanks which were yet to be built at factory later received new protection packages in 2004 with FY-4 ERA on both UFP and turret, thus leading to the well-known design of ZTZ99 to a more NATO design in multiple Western representation of PLAGF.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' (ZTZ99式主战坦克 二类定型状态, aka 99一期改; coded WZ123) is the accepted version of the ZTZ99 in PLAGF service since the early 2000s. The plan for a new MBT for the PLAGF arose after the Project 122, which was lacking in firepower against possible Soviet assaults on Mainland China. The project for a new tank was issued in April 1984, and developments during the 1980s included evaluations on Object 172M-1 E-4 (known as T-72 Ural or Type 64 六四型 by Chinese engineers) and later mock-up targets of the T-80U. The standards were revised during development, and the new 3rd generation MBT was tested extensively during the 1990s. The finalized prototypes/LRIP models (ZTZ99-I) were then first shown during the 50th National Day Parade. These LRIP tanks, which were yet to be built at the factory, later received new protection packages in 2004 with FY-4 ERA on both the UFP and turret, leading to the well-known design of the ZTZ99.
-The tank was introduced in [[Update "Hot Tracks"]] as the then-end-of-line tank of PLAGF line of Chinese tech tree; Chinese adopted for a NATO approach for their tank design with arrow-shaped turret applique armor while retained kinetic ERA protection from Soviet MBTs, which the engineers intergraded the mobility from the former and the firepower from the latter (in fact better than most Russian/Soviet tanks thanks to ZTZ99's FCS). While design flaws including driver's hatch, mantle, LFP and its long hull haunt the tank, the overall better handling to Soviet tanks would make players enjoyable to the overall performance of ZTZ99-II while they have to maintain extra precaution for the best efficiency.
+The ZTZ99-II was introduced in [[Update "Hot Tracks"]]. The Chinese adopted a NATO approach for their tank design with arrow-shaped turret applique armour while retaining kinetic ERA protection from Soviet MBTs, into which the engineers integrated the mobility from the former and the firepower from the latter (in fact better than most Russian/Soviet tanks thanks to the ZTZ99's FCS). While design flaws including the driver's hatch, mantlet, LFP and its long hull haunt the tank, the overall better handling compared to Soviet tanks will make players enjoy the overall performance of ZTZ99-II, though they have to maintain extra precaution for the best efficiency.
 ''<small>Note: ZTZ99-II is also erroneously known as Type 99G before the family were clarified by mid-2010s</small>''.

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 |-
-! colspan="5" | [[ZPT98 (125 mm)|125 mm ZPT98]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
+! colspan="5" | [[ZPT98 (125 mm)|125 mm ZPT98]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || Reloading rate (seconds)
 |-
 ! Mode !! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
 ! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
-! Stock !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
+! Autoloader
 |-
 ! ''Arcade''
-| rowspan="2" | 39 || rowspan="2" | -5°/+13° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | Two-plane || 28.6 || 39.5 || 48.0 || 53.1 || 56.5 || rowspan="2" | 7.10 || rowspan="2" | 7.10 || rowspan="2" | 7.10 || rowspan="2" | 7.10
+| rowspan="2" | 39 || rowspan="2" | -5°/+13° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | Two-plane || 28.6 || 39.5 || 48.0 || 53.1 || 56.5 || rowspan="2" | 7.10
 |-
 ! ''Realistic''
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 ! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
 |-
-| Pintle || 600 (150) || 700 || -5°/+60° || ±180°
+| Pintle || 600 (150) || 600 || -6°/+85° || ±180°
 |-
 |}
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 ! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
 |-
-| Coaxial || 2,500 (250) || 700 || N/A || N/A
+| Coaxial || 2,500 (250) || 700 || - || -
 |-
 |}

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 ==== Ammunition ====
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:ZPT98 (125 mm)/Ammunition|DTP-125, DTB-125, 125-I, DTC10-125, GP125, DTB12-125}}
 Reload time aside, the ZTZ99's firepower is good, where its variety of ammunition can help players defeat all types of enemies.