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The ZTZ-99A tank, known asChina's king of land battle, appear in themilitary parade at the Tian'anmenSquare, Beijing, China, on themorning of September 3, 2015. This will be the grand debut of the ZTZ-99A tank in China, but it made its name long before.During the "Peace Mission 2014" multilateral military exercises of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), its maneuverability, power and speed wowed the world. Its turret is not only armed with the tougher new -generation explosive reactive armor (ERA), but also equippedwith thenew -type compound armor on the top. In addition, China's laser dazzlersystem makes the tank more powerful. The ZTZ-99A tank is s lightly taller than the ZTZ-99 tank but more than30cm shorter than the 2.7m big tank used by the NATO. Since there is a 0.45mground clearance, the chief designer's designing and arrangement have to befitted within a less-than-two-meter-tall body. The ZTZ-99A tank with bothmanual and automatic operating systems, so that the over-50-ton tank is able toshift gear automatically. It also realizes con tinuous steering and even pivotsteering at any radius through the steering wheel.
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