The Type 84 is an armoured recovery vehicle based on the Type 79 tank, entering service with the PLA Army in 1984. The Type 84 features a powered structure controlling a dozer blade at the front of the hull and a hydraulically powered crane. The crane is capable of lifting up to 70 tons.[1]
The previous variant based on the Type 69 was designated as Type 653.[2]
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- ^ "Chinese Type 653 ARV". Archived from the original on 2013-05-16. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
- ^ "Type 84 Armoured Recovery Vehicle". Chinese Defence Today. 22 June 2003. Archived from the original on 13 August 2005.
- ^ a b c d Foss, Christopher F. (12 March 2002). "NORINCO Type 69 MBT". Jane's Armour and Artillery 2002-2003.
- ^ Military Balance 2016, p. 491.
- ^ "Trade Registers". Armstrade.sipri.org. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
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- International Institute for Strategic Studies (February 2016). The Military Balance 2016. Vol. 116. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-85743-835-2.
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