Type 88 is type number assigned to different weapon systems:
Chinese Type 88 is part of a series of tanks culminating in the Type 96.
Japanese Type 88 IFV is a modern infantry fighting vehicle.
Korean Type 88 is otherwise designated the K1 Type 88.
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The K1 (or Type88) is a main battle tank in use with the South Korean ground forces.
It was introduced to the Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) in 1988, hence its name Type88.
The Type88 series will remain in service with the ROK Army well into the future, as the ROK Army is in the process of disposing of the older American M47, M48 and M60 battle tanks and slowly replace them with the newer K1A1 and the upcoming XK2.
The Type88 tank is unique in that unlike the rest series of Chinese tanks, this series actually includes versions from different families of earlier tanks.
Type 85 further developed in to Type 90, but besides a few test vehicles for evaluation, this tank was not adopted by People's Liberation Army, instead, the tank became the export model for Pakistan which developed MBT-2000 (Al-Khalid) tank based on Type 90.
However, the result was disappointing because China had yet to master the technology: although the power plant was somewhat adequate enough in the humid climate in southern China, the reliability did not meet the standard in arid climate in northern China and the harsher desert climate in Pakistan.
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