CHN - Type 86 (100 mm protitankové delo)

Type 86 - an improved version of the Type 73 100 mm anti-tank gun, developed in the 1980s.


A large number of Type 86 anti-tank guns are in the PLA's arsenal as standard armament for the anti-tank detachments of artillery regiments of divisions. In the future, these systems will be replaced by anti-tank missile systems.


HistoryHistory - To begin the development of this type, we must go back to the history of World War II. At the beginning of the war, all major armies used single-axial two-wheeled anti-tank guns of 37-40 mm caliber. The deeply articulated defensive zone required the use of a large number of anti-tank guns. Anti-tank guns but also other types of artillery weapons played a large role in stopping the advance of German armored divisions into the interior of the Soviet Union. Wartime experience resulted in the building of anti-tank guns of 85 mm ~100 mm calibers. With their low cost and relatively good maneuverability, anti-tank guns of these calibers became part of many armies after the end of World War II.
By the early 1980s, each division of the Chinese Armed Forces' (PLA) ground troops was armed with eighteen 85 mm caliber Type 56 anti-tank guns (China's copy of the Soviet 85 mm M45 anti-tank gun). However, new second-generation Soviet medium tanks such as the T-62 rendered these anti-tank guns insufficient in their performance to completely stop these tanks. On this basis, China began development of a new anti-tank gun that would also be capable of reliably destroying these tanks. The 100 mm smoothbore gun was one of the results of an anti-tank program begun during the 1970s.


The 100 mm smoothbore gun was developed in the mid-1970s based on the 100 mm Type 59 rifled-barrel tank gun. In fact, it was the first smoothbore gun developed in China and adapted for firing sub-calibre armour piercing fin stabilised discarding sabot (APFSDS) ammunition. Two products were developed from this gun - the Type 69 100 mm smoothbore tank gun and the Type 73 towed 100 mm smoothbore anti-tank gun, which was to gradually replace the Type 56 85 mm anti-tank guns in the arsenal.


The modernization and improved performance of the 100 mm anti-tank gun was necessitated by the mass introduction of Soviet medium tanks T-72 into the arsenal.
Modernization was completed in the late 1980s and the upgraded variant was introduced into service as the Type 86. On the same chassis in appearance as the Type 73 is mounted an upgraded 100 mm smoothbore gun capable of outrunning the frontal armour of the Soviet T-72 medium tank at 2,000 m. Under development is another upgrade of this gun capable of overcoming the frontal armor of the T-72 equipped with explosive reactive armor (ERA) and the frontal armor of the T-80 tank. According to the PLA, this 100 mm gun is more powerful than most Western 105 mm tank guns.


The modern view of maneuver warfare reduces the value of single-purpose anti-tank guns. The armor protection of modern tanks is beyond the strength of most anti-tank guns. Influenced by these facts, many armies around the world are replacing anti-tank guns with anti-tank guided missiles with greater range and warhead weight. It is likely that this fate will befall the Type 73 and Type 86 anti-tank guns in the future.


Use: 100 mm Type 86 anti-tank guns are generally assigned to the anti-tank section of a PLA Standard Division artillery regiment. Each detachment is armed with 18 anti-tank guns and several sets of anti-tank guided missiles.


Dizajn: The Type 86 is identical in appearance to the Type 73. The 100 mm gun is mounted on a two-wheeled chassis. For movement, the gun can be attached behind a tracked , or wheeled tractor, or armored vehicle. The controls are manual. There is a relatively small recoil brake on the barrel and a recoil damper under the barrel. The optical sight is equipped with a night vision device.
The anti-tank gun is manually operated. The nine-man crew is covered by a relatively small frontal armour. In actual combat use, the operator, as well as the ammunition and equipment of the gun, are at risk of considerable damage from artillery shell splinters, as well as from small arms fire. Nevertheless, the Type 86 anti-tank gun is a lightweight, inexpensive and relatively effective anti-tank weapon.


Munícia: The Type 86 uses the more effective subcaliber ammunition. The Type 86's muzzle velocity is slightly higher than that of the Type 73. It can also use both cumulative (HEAT) and fragmenting (HE) munitions.


Tactical specifications:
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Caliber: 100mm
Barrel length: 5450mm
Combat Weight: 3630kg
Dimensions (marching position)
- Length: 9520mm
- Width: 2120mm
- Height: 1840mm
Attack speed: 1610m/s
Max. 13700 m
Target shooting: 1800m
Cadence: 8~10 rounds/min
Aim: -4°~38°
Range: +/- 26°
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100 mm anti-tank gun Type 86
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100 mm protitankové delo Type 86
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