The Type 96 (Chinese: 96式; pinyin: Jiǔliù shì) or ZTZ96 is a Chinese second generation main battle tank (MBT). The final evolution of the Type 88 design, the Type 96 entered service with the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in 1997.

The Type 96 light machine gun (九六式軽機関銃, Kyūroku-shiki Kei-kikanjū) was a light machine gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army in the interwar period and in World War II. [3] It was first introduced in 1936, and fires the 6.5×50mm Arisaka from 30-round top-mounted magazines.

The Type 96 was the first mass-produced tank in PLA service to use a 125mm, caliber Length 48 smoothbore main gun called the 2C46M-1. It has a thermal sleeve with 4 distinct sections with a seeming running along the top.

2023年10月9日 · The ZTZ96 or Type 96, officially ZTZ1996式主战坦克 (ZTZ1996 Type Main Battle Tank), is one of the many main battle tank (MBT) models currently used by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

Type 96 may refer to: Type 96 tank, a main battle tank put into service by the People's Republic of China in 1997; Type 096 submarine, a new type of submarine under development by the People's Republic of China; Mitsubishi A5M, the Type 96 carrier-based …

2021年11月14日 · Here’s What You Need to Know: The baseline Type 96 MBT weighed forty-one tons and boasted a maximum speed of around sixty-five kilometers per hour. Where the Type 96 markedly lagged behind...

In early 2000s, Type 96 is the PLA's main armored firepower for maneuver warfare units. 31 tanks are deployed in an armored battalion and 10 tanks are deployed in a company.

The Type 96 Light Machine Gun (九六式軽機関銃, Kyūroku-shiki Kei-kikanjū?) was a light machine gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army in the interwar period and in World War II.[1] Combat experience in the Manchurian Incident of 1931 and subsequent actions in Manchuria and northern China reaffirmed the...

2025年1月26日 · Type 96 light machine gun was almost identical in construction to the Type 11 in that it was an air-cooled, gas-operated design based on the French Hotchkiss M1909 machine gun.

This all-matching Type 96 light machine gun was made by Kokura Arsenal during World War II. The gun’s 22-inch barrel has a bright bore that reveals strong visible rifling. Finish on the metallic parts is in overall good condition showing wear consistent with military service.