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. The previous variant based on the Type 69 was designated as Type 653.
== Users == Bangladesh:20 China Kurdistan Myanmar:18 Pakistan Tanzania:5 Type-84A delivered in 2014 Thailand Iraq: User of Type-653
== See also == WZT
References
== Sources == International Institute for Strategic Studies (February 2016). The Military Balance 2016. Vol. 116. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-85743-835-2.