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| Type 59G Durjoy | |
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.jpg) A Durjoy tank moving off-road | |
| Type | Main battle tank |
| Place of origin |  China Bangladesh |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2015-present |
| Used by | Bangladesh Army |
| Production history | |
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| Produced | 2015-present |
| No. built | ≤200[1] |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 42 tonnes (41 long tons; 46 short tons) |
| Length | 6.04 metres (19.8 ft) |
| Width | 3.27 metres (10.7 ft) |
| Height | 2.59 metres (8 ft 6 in) |
| Crew | 4(commander, gunner, driver, loader/operator) |
| Armor | Hull: Modular composite armour and ERA on the hull front, side skirts and ERA on the sides Turret: Modular applique armor(Same as Type 96A) [citation needed]and cage armour on the back of the turret |
Main armament | 125 mm smoothbore gun, capable of firing ATGMs and the APFSDS the Durjoy uses can penetrate 500 mm of RHA at 2 km |
Secondary armament | 1 × W85 12.7 mm heavy machine gun 1 x Type 86 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun |
| Engine | diesel 730 horsepower (540 kW) |
| Power/weight | 17.4 hp/t |
| Suspension | Torsion bar |
Operational range | 450 kilometres (280 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 49 kilometres per hour (30 mph) |
The Type 59G Durjoy, sometimes known as Type 59G,[1] is a highly modernized version of the Chinese Type 59 tank for the Bangladesh Army. The Bangladesh Army's old Type 59 tanks were upgraded similarly to Type 59G standard at 902 Central Workshop of the Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory with Chinese assistance.
The Bangladesh Army renamed the tank as Durjoy (Bengali: দুর্জয়).