The Type 86, A high pressure 100mm anti-tank gun, was one of the main projects of the Sixth Five Year Plan. In 1986, using advances in the production of gun steel and other gun materials, the No. 247 and No. 803 Factories produced a new gun system known as the Type 86. The Type 86 was more powerful than previous anti-tank gun systems in China ’s inventory, and is supposedly effective against composite and spaced armor.