The Chinese firefighting tank is a

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vehicle developed in

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using a Type 69/79 main battle tank chassis and is used to fight hazardous fires. The tank is built by Inner Mongolia Century Fire Fighting Technology Corporation and the Inner Mongolia No.1 Machinery Group and first appeared in 2001 and lately at a fireworks fire in

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in 2008. The local fire department in

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purchased one tank in May 2010 for 3.2 million yuan. The tank is designed to be able to operate in places such as oil plants and chemical factories. The tank is armoured and fire protected with an external water tank in the rear. The steel armour has a heatproof layer intended to protect crew from heat and explosions, and the tank is designed to be able to crush and remove obstacles, allowing it to provide firefighting in cases where access to the area is difficult for standard firefighting crew due to environmental hazards. The tank has an electronically controlled gun with water and two foam retardant guns. There is also an internal warning system for toxic gases, and a sprinkler system designed to reduce the external temperature.

References

* August 3, 2002
China Develops First Urban Fire-Fighting Tank

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* August 29, 2011
First firefighting tank rolls into action in Hubei

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