27 January 2000
IMBEL Producing Type 99.
In an unexpected move, the rejuvenated IMBEL Corporation of Brazil, has decided to
begin mass production on the Type 99 tank, under license from the Chinese
government. The main battle tank,
weighing in at 60 tons, and powered by a 600 horsepower, multi-fuel, eight
cylinder engine, is recognized as being both modular, capable and affordable on
the battlefield. Recent advances in combat
electronics have made this tank quite effective in test information provided by
the Chinese People’s Liberation Army.
Brazil becomes the
second Latin American country, after Argentina, to begin building this type of
tank, fueling speculation of a new arms race in Latin America.
They are planning on an initial run of 2,000 units, with capacity for export.
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