Gongchen tank
First tank in service with the Chinese People's Liberation Army / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Gongchen tank (Chinese: 功臣號; pinyin: gōngchénhào) is the Chinese designation of a Japanese-built Type 97 ShinHōtō Chi-Ha medium tank used within the People's Liberation Army. It was the first tank used by the PLA, and saw service during the Chinese Civil War against the National Revolutionary Army.[1][2][3][4]