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  "id": "ptz-89",
  "name": "PTZ-89 (Type 89)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "land",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "120mm tank destroyer",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1988,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The PTZ-89 (Type 89) Chinese 120mm Tank Destroyer was a Chinese armored vehicle developed by Norinco for the People’s Liberation Army. The vehicle is developed in the 1980s and entered service in 1988.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "NORINCO",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Chassis",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "Based on the existing chassis of the Type 321 tracked utility chassis",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 5,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 6.41,
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      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 3.24,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 1.47,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "combat_weight_t",
      "v": 30,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "Deutz Type 12150L",
      "src": [
        "weg-ptz-89"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_hp",
      "v": 520,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "road_range_km",
      "v": 450,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_road_kmh",
      "v": 55,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_xc_kmh",
      "v": 32,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Fording depth",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "1.3 m",
      "src": [
        "weg-ptz-89"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Fire control system",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "TSFCS (tank simplified fire-control system)",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Computerized FCS",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-ptz-89"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Laser Range Finder",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-ptz-89"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Hull Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "50 mm",
      "src": [
        "weg-ptz-89"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Turret Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "50 mm",
      "src": [
        "weg-ptz-89"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Protection",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-ptz-89"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Smoke Equipment",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "2 x 4-tube grenade launchers",
      "src": [
        "weg-ptz-89"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "label": "Secondary armament",
      "v": "1 x Type 88; 1 x Type 80",
      "src": [
        "weg-ptz-89"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "APFSDS-T",
      "role": "120 mm ammunition",
      "src": [
        "weg-ptz-89"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Armor penetration": "600 mm or RHA at 2,000 m"
      },
      "qty": "30 Rounds"
    }
  ],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "generic",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/ptz-89.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-ptz-89": {
      "title": "PTZ-89 (Type 89) Chinese 120mm Tank Destroyer",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/PTZ-89_Type_89_Chinese_120mm_Tank_Destroyer",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}