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in 1948, the tank designated as 102 took the lead in a breakthrough against the defensive perimeter of the
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755:NJ2045/2046
743:Armored car
344:Light tanks
171:during the
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1397:Categories
1338:Prototypes
374:Type 80/88
369:Type 69/79
200:References
173:Korean War
95:Kuomintang
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1129:Yitian 2
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504:Domestic
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352:Domestic
236:Archived
119:東北特縱坦克大隊
99:Shenyang
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775:CSK-141
770:CSK-131
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649:Type 63
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415:Type 90
410:Type 85
389:Type 15
384:Type 99
379:Type 96
364:Type 62
359:Type 59
158:Peiping
126:Chinese
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69:History
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1048:SPAAGs
1022:Export
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978:PTL-97
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911:PLZ-52
906:PLZ-45
889:Export
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860:PLZ-10
855:PLL-09
850:PLZ-07
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760:EQ2050
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719:WZ-523
692:Export
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678:ZFB-05
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668:ZFB-91
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615:CS/AA5
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565:YW-307
558:Export
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1124:HQ-17
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130:東北戰車團
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605:VN20
600:VN18
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590:VN12
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425:VT1A
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256:ISBN
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