Talk:Type 59

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The image is clearly modified from the Tianamen Protestor photograph. The protestor should appear in front of the right tracks but has been edited out.

The factual accuracy of the article is disputed as the current picture (shown of tanks in the 1989 Tiananmen Sq. Protest) is in fact a Chinese Type 80/88 MBT ( http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/china/type-80-pics.htm ). Now if only, I know how to edit that article...

I've removed the Type 80 MBT photo from this article (why would you put T-80 photo in T-59 article?). Maybe we move that photo to the Type 80 MBT page. Claim that T-59-II was used in 6/89 is also removed (wrong tank) -- Adeptitus 05:13, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

The Tienmen "Tank Man" photo has been moved to Type 80/88 page at Type 96. -- Adeptitus 17:45, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

The tanks in that photo have slack track, large road wheels, and the old highly-sloped glacis plate. They are clearly Type 59 or 69, as attested by many sources (I can only think of Patrick Wright (2001), Tank: The Progress of a Monstrous War Machine at the moment). Please stop removing it from this article. —Michael Z. 2006-10-09 18:19 Z

Furthermore, the Type 59 has five large roadwheels. The Type 80 has six smaller roadwheels. The picture is clearly not of a Type 80. JonCatalan 22:01, 20 October 2006 (UTC)