Gongchen tank

Chinese communist forces within northeast China uncovered a pair of tanks at the IJA arsenal located in Shenyang.

However, the Japanese technicians staged a mutiny and sabotaged 101, leaving only 102 intact and functional, which the communists were able to safely transfer to communist-controlled areas.

During the Battle of Jinzhou in 1948, the tank designated as 102 took the lead in a breakthrough against the defensive perimeter of the Kuomintang forces, opening a path for communist infantry to advance.

As the People's Republic of China was formed on 1 October 1949, Gongchen was the leading tank in the military parade at Tiananmen Square.

[1][4] The Gongchen underwent a number of modifications whilst in the hands of the People's Liberation Army, including an extended lower front plate which spreads up to the drive wheel, and the removal of side armour plates at the engine mount.