bɪkˈʌz ðə tˈaɪp fˈɪfti sˈɪks wʌz ʌnˈeɪbəl tə pˈɛnɪtɹˌeɪt ðɪ ˈɑːɹmɚɹ ʌvðə nˈuː dʒˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃən sˈoʊviət tˈæŋks sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðə tˈiː sˈɪksti tˈuː, ðə pˌiːˌɛlˈeɪ dˈɛspɚɹətli nˈiːdᵻd ɐ nˈuː ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl ˈæntaɪtˈæŋk wˈɛpən tə ɹᵻplˈeɪs ðɪ ˈeɪdʒɪŋ tˈaɪp fˈɪfti sˈɪks.
Because the Type 56 was unable to penetrate the armour of the new generation Soviet tanks such as the T-62, the PLA desperately needed a new individual anti-tank weapon to replace the aging Type 56.