In the event of a war on land, against india or russia for example, how would China deploy its armed forces? Would they defend or attack with mass forces 'soviet style' (using a lot of their old tanks) or stick with their newer state of the art tanks and fight in a more 'western' style?
China has around 5,500 Type 59 (copy of T-54/55), 400 Type 62 (modernized light tank version of type 59), around 300 Type 69/79 (further developments of Type 59), around 500 Type 88, around 2000-2,500 Type 96 (an upgraded Type 88), and finally their cream of the crop, around 600 Type 99 (totally new modern tank on par theoretically with the best of today).
China has around 5,500 Type 59 (copy of T-54/55), 400 Type 62 (modernized light tank version of type 59), around 300 Type 69/79 (further developments of Type 59), around 500 Type 88, around 2000-2,500 Type 96 (an upgraded Type 88), and finally their cream of the crop, around 600 Type 99 (totally new modern tank on par theoretically with the best of today).