CHINESE Peoples Liberation Army TYPE 59 130MM TOWED FIELD GUN

Description

The Type 59 is a Chinese copy of the Soviet M-46 130mm towed field gun (cannon) with some minor modifications. The improved variant Type 59-I with a lighter combat weight has been in service with the PLA ground forces as a standard long-range indirect artillery weapon since 1970. The highly robust and reliable Type 59-I saw actions in conflicts in the Chinese borders and Middle East. The gun will be replaced by the more capable PLL01 towed 155mm gun-howitzer in the future. (Scale : 1/35e)