WZ-111 heavy tank - Wikipedia

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WZ-111 Heavy Tank
WZ-111 at China Tank Museum, Beijing
Type	heavy tank
Place of origin	PRC
Specifications
Mass	44-46 tonnes
Length	10.625 m (with gun)
Width	3.3 m
Height	2.497 m
Crew	4 (commander, loader, gunner, driver)

Armor	80-200 mm
Main armament	122 mm "Y174" tank gun
Secondary armament	1 x 12.7 mm machine gun 1 x 7.62 mm machine gun
Engine	12-cylinder Supercharged diesel 750 hp (390 kw)
Power/weight	12.5 kw/t
Suspension	torsion bar

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Main battle	AMX-30 AMX-30E Centurion Sho't Challenger 1 Chieftain Chonma-ho CM-11 Brave Tiger K1 88 Leopard 1 Leopard 2 M1 Abrams M48 Patton CM-12 M60 tank Magach Merkava OF-40 Panzer 68 Stridsvagn 103 T-55 T-62 T-64 T-72 M-84 Lion of Babylon T-80 TR-85 Type 59 Type 61 Type 69/79 Type 74 Type 80/85/88 Type 90 Vickers MBT Mk 1 Vijayanta Vickers MBT Mk 3
Light	AMX-13 M41 Walker Bulldog M551 Sheridan PT-76 PT-85 SK-105 Kürassier Stingray Type 62 Type 63 Type 64 X1A
Medium	Charioteer M46 Patton M47 Patton Panzer 58 Panzer 61 Stridsvagn 74 Super Sherman TAM T-54
Heavy	ARL 44 Conqueror IS-4 M103 T-10
Prototypes, experimentals	AMX-32 AMX-40 AMX-50 Char 25T EE-T1 Osório Emil Expeditionary Tank HSTV(L) IS-7 Lorraine 40t M8 Armored Gun System MB-3 Tamoyo MBT-70 MBT-80 Object 187 Object 279 Object 292 Object 490A Object 770 Object 785 Spähpanzer Ru 251 Spähpanzer SP I.C. T92 light tank T95 medium tank TR-125 Vickers MBT Mk 4 Valiant Vickers MBT Mk 7 WZ-111 heavy tank WZ-132 light tank WZ-122
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The WZ-111 heavy tank (Chinese: WZ-111重型坦克) was a Chinese heavy tank that was developed throughout the 1960s but was cancelled in 1966 due to many mechanical problems with the design.

History

It featured a 750 hp supercharged diesel engine and the torsion bar suspension was made up by 7 road wheels and 4 return rollers. The Inducer laid in front, with both drive sprockets in the rear. This type of tank used many Soviet heavy tank design elements. ^[1]

The first prototype, which lacked the intended turret but was fitted with a steel weight(to simulate the actual mass of the turret during testing), was sent for trials from 1964 onwards. Because of many technological problems associated with the prototype, it was set aside in 1966 and the project regarding the WZ-111 was shelved.^[2]^[3] ^[4] A WZ-111 hull is now displayed at the China Tank Museum, Beijing.

References

Chinese modern armoured fighting vehicles

Main battle tank and Light tanks

Domestic	Type 59 Type 62^x Type 69/79^x Type 80/88^x Type 96 Type 99 Type 15
Export	Type 59G(BD) Durjoy Type 85^x Type 90^x MBT2000 VT1A VT2 VT4 VT5

Amphibious tanks and fighting vehicles

Infantry fighting vehicles

Domestic	ZBD-86/A ZSL-92/B ZBD-03 ZBD-04 ZBD-05 ZBL-08 ZBL-19
Export	YW-307 YW-501 Type 91 VN1 VN11 VN12 VN18 VN20 CS/AA5 Type 59 HIFV

Armoured personnel carriers

Domestic	Type 63 Type 77 ZSD-89/A ZFB-91 ZSL-92 ZFB-05 ZSL-10
Export	YW531 Type 85/YW531H Type 89/YW534 Type 90/YW535 WZ-523 WZ-551 CS/VN9

Armored car and MRAPs

Self-propelled howitzers and mortars

Domestic	Type 70 SPG^x Type 83 SPH PLZ-89 PCP-001 PLL-05 PLZ-05 PLZ-07 PLL-09 PLZ-10 PCL-09 PCL-171 PCL-161 PCL-181
Export	Type 85 SPG SH-3 PLZ-45 PLZ-52 PLZ-04 CS/SM4 SH5

Tank destroyer/ATMC and Assault guns

Domestic	PTZ-89^x ZDF-89^x BJ2020 ATMC^x PTL-97^x PTL-02 WZ-550 ATMC ZBD-04A ATMC ZTL-11 CTM-133 ATMC CTL-181A ATMC CSK-181 ATMC
Export	ST1 VN-1 ATMC

SPAAGs

Domestic	Type 63^x Type 80^x Type 92 Yitian^x PGZ-88^x PGZ-95 PGZ-09 PGL-12 PGL-625 LD-2000 HQ-16 HQ-17
Export	CS/SA5 SWS2

MRLs

Domestic	Type 63 Type 70 Type 82^x PHL-81 / PHZ-89 / PHL-90 PHL-11 / PHZ-11 PHL-03 PHL-16
Export	Type 83 (WM-40) / WM-80 Type 90 SR-4 / SR-5 / SR-7 A-100E AR-3 WS-1 WS-2 WS-3 WS-6 WS-15 WS-22 / PR50 WS-32 WS-33 WS-35 WS-43 WS-63 WS-64 A200 A300 SY300 SY400

Prototypes

Note: ^x = retired from service or has ceased development

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History

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