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The Type 59 (Chinese: 59式; pinyin: Wǔjiǔ shì; industrial designation: WZ-120) main battle tank is a Chinese-produced version of the Soviet T-54A tank the earliest model of the ubiquitous T-54/55 series. The first vehicles were produced in 1958 and it was accepted into service in 1959 with serial production beginning in 1963. Approximately 9500 of the tanks were produced by the time production ended in 1980 with approximately 5500 serving with the Chinese armed forces.
