Hi guys,
What are the difference's between the Chinese type 80 spaag compared to the zsu-57-2.
My understanding could be gun differences? If so what? Also I understand that the type 80 was based on the type 69-2 tank.
Cheers Mike

chinese version uses T-59 chassic,itself copy of Soviet T-54.

Hi Richard,
Thanks for that
Cheers Mike

AFAIK, the Type 80 SPAAG is rather based on the Type 69-II chassis (you can notice the distinctive bulge on the rear engine plate in the picture below)...



H.P.

Hello Henri,
How are things in France my friend , I was of the same opinion as yourself re them being built on the type 69.
Just not sure if they just put the turret from the ZSU-57-2, or if there were other changes, I thought they may have changed to guns slightly??
Mike

Everything's fine, thanks ! The Type 80 is fitted with a Chinese-built twin Type 59 AA gun :

http://www.army-guide.com/eng/product4189.html

H.P.

Here are some walkaround pics of the towed variant of the Type 59 AA gun :

http://www.toadmanstankpictures.com/type59_57mm.htm

http://www.toadmanstankpictures.com/57mm_type59.htm

Here's a better view of the Type 80 rear :



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Another view :



H.P.

Frenchy,
Thank you my friend a couple more pictures!! Do you think the little Chinese lettering is written on tape??
Cheers Mike

I guess you could be right about the Chinese "sticker"

H.P.

Hmmm I think my Cantonese is rusty as I am not sure it it says Chinese fair trade department??

But seriously would love to get a clear close up of it & any action photos
:)

Apparently, Iraq deployed some Type 80's during the Iraq-Iran war and the first Gulf War as well...

H.P.

I will keep trying to find some more Frenchy to go along with the ones you have very kindly already posted.

Here's a nice front view :



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and one interesting camo scheme :





H.P.

Frenchy,
Thank you my friend & yes the last one does have a very interesting camo scheme
Mike

Regarding the camo scheme in the last picture, maybe it was not used operationally...Here a Type 85 with the same camo which was on display in the very same place :



According to the Google-translated caption, this was an exhibition of phased-out AFV's...

H.P.

Once again many thanks Frenchy, to be honest I preferred the original camo scheme more any way,