Type 59

Type 59 — tier VIII medium tank, China, Tanks Blitz. 1,400 hit points, 280 damage, 181 mm penetration. Marks of excellence: 1,420 / 1,687 / 2,266. Legendary camouflages: Ding, Qinglong. Armour in 3D, modules, shells, equipment and change history.

Characteristics
Hit points1,400
Damage280
Penetration181
Top speed56
View range260

Guns

  • 100 mm Type 59 — AP 181 mm / 280, AP 241 mm / 240, HE 50 mm / 350

Marks of excellence

First mark — 1,420, second — 1,687, third — 2,266 average damage a battle.

Legendary camouflages

Tank change history

11.10 — 17 March 2025

  • Hit points: 1,300 → 1,400 (+100)
  • Damage per minute: 1,788 → 1,947 (+159)
  • Reload: 9.40 → 8.63 s (-0.77)
  • Power: 520 → 600 hp (+80)
  • Время сведения: 5.12 → 4.30
  • Тяговооружённость: 14.4 → 16.7 л.с./т
  • Скорострельность: 6.4 → 7.0
  • Разброс на 100 м: 0.374 → 0.345
  • Turret hit points: 260 → 280 HP
  • Hull hit points: 1,040 → 1,120 HP

8.7 — 19 January 2022

Legendary camouflage “Qinglong”.

4.7 — 27 February 2018

Legendary camouflage “Ding”.

3.9 — 23 May 2017

  • Damage (premium) · Chuan chao-412: 280 → 240

3.2 — 28 September 2016

  • Damage: 250 → 280 (+30)
  • Damage per minute: 1,596 → 1,788 (+192)
  • Damage (premium) · Chuan chao-412: 250 → 280
  • Damage (3rd) · Sha bao-412: 330 → 350

3.1 — 12 September 2016

  • Damage: 280 → 250 (-30)
  • Damage per minute: 1,788 → 1,596 (-192)
  • Damage (premium) · Chuan chao-412: 280 → 250
  • Damage (3rd) · Sha bao-412: 350 → 330

2.9 — 22 April 2016

  • Damage per minute: 1,752 → 1,788 (+36)
  • Reload: 9.59 → 9.40 s (-0.19)
  • Rate of Fire: 6.3 → 6.4

2.8 — 28 March 2016

  • Consumables: Automatic Fire Extinguisher
  • Provisions: Improved Combat Rations
  • Provisions: Standard Combat Rations
  • Provisions: Standard Fuel
  • Provisions: Improved Fuel
  • Provisions: Protective Kit
  • Consumables: Improved Combat Rations

2.6 — 27 January 2016

  • Terrain Crossing Capacity: Water: 65 → 104 %

2.4 — 2 December 2015

  • Consumables: Improved Combat Rations
  • Damage per minute: 1,947 → 1,752 (-195)
  • Reload: 8.63 → 9.59 s (+0.96)
  • Rate of Fire: 7.0 → 6.3
  • Aiming Time: 4.71 → 5.12

2.3 — 22 October 2015

  • Damage per minute: 1,752 → 1,947 (+195)
  • Reload: 9.59 → 8.63 s (-0.96)
  • Hull traverse: 44.85 → 47.98 °/s (+3.13)
  • Turret armor, side: 160 → 150 mm (-10)
  • Depression/Elevation Angles: Depression: 5 → 7 deg
  • Terrain Crossing Capacity: Water: 52 → 65 %
  • Dispersion on turret traverse: 0.10 → 0.08
  • Terrain Crossing Capacity: Ground: 104 → 123 %
  • Dispersion on the move: 0.17 → 0.14
  • Dispersion on hull traverse: 0.17 → 0.14
  • Terrain Crossing Capacity: Road: 116 → 130 %
  • Rate of Fire: 6.3 → 7.0
  • Aiming Time: 5.06 → 4.71

2.2 — 24 September 2015

Type 59 added to the game.

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