Type 99A2: The much-improved Type 99 variant, with many major upgrades and improvements. The Type 99A1 might also have received further upgrades in terms of targeting computers etc. Other distinct details are the armor packages on the front and at its sides, the ERA panels have been extended. This might be the result for changing the height of the turret itself to improve more protection or more space for the tank commander and gunner. While the earlier Type 99 that entered service several years ago had additional armor packages on the original Type 98 turret and the chassis, the Type 99A1 has its turret top reshaped, having the hump on the turret's top removed by thickening it. Type 99A1: The Type 99A1 is the latest version in service of the PLA while the more advanced variant the Type 99A2 is still in various trials and is not expected to enter service before the end of 2009. Type 99A: Successor to the Type 99G and predecessor to the Type 99A1. The commander viewer of the new tank appears to be slightly larger than that of the basic variant ZTZ99, suggesting a possible independent commander thermal imaging viewer. A photo released by the Chinese official Xinhua News Agency in February 2008 revealed an improved variant of the ZTZ99 that features a newly designed observation and active protection system (APS). Type 99G: CNGC has been deploying a further modified version of the ZTZ99, possibly known as ZTZ99G.
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