The
ZTD-05 is an amphibious assault tracked armoured
vehicle designed and manufactured in China. The
ZTD-05 belongs to the series of amphibious vehicles
developed by China. It is the fastest and most advanced
medium-sized AAV. The ZTD-05 was designed for China
by the Tula KBP bureau, using the fighting compartment
of the Russian BMP-3 armoured infantry fighting
vehicle as the starting point. The Kurgan machine-building
plant was involved in the development of the rest
of the vehicle, as well as the launch of its mass
production.
Variants
:
ZBD-04:
infantry version with 30 mm gun
There is also a command post version
The
ZTD-05 is armed with a fully-stabilised
105mm rifled gun, similar to that found
on the ZTS63A amphibious tank. The gun can
fire the armour piercing fin stabilised
discarding sabot (APFSDS), high explosive
(HE), and high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT)
rounds, and the Chinese indigenous 105mm
gun-fired laser beam riding guidance anti-tank
guided missile (ATGM) derived from the Russian
9M117 Bastion technology. The missile offers
the vehicle the capability to fire at targets
on shore while the vehicle is swimming at
sea, where conventional ammunitions have
poor accuracy due to the effect of the sea
wave. Secondary weapons include a 7.62mm
coaxial machine gun, and two sets of four
smoke grenade launchers mounted on the side
of the turret.
Protection
The
hull and the turret of the ZTD-05 are
of all-welded steel armour construction,
which give protection against fire of
small arms and shell splinters. The rear
part of the turret is also fitted with
storage rack to provide additional protection
against HEAT rounds.
Propulsion
The
ZTD-05 is propelled by a strong-powered
engine and can navigate at a high speed
in water. The powerpack is mounted to the
front ofd the vehicle. The ZTD-05 features
a large flat, boat-like hull, with six double
road wheels and three return rollers. The
upper part of the suspension is protected
with armor plates.
Accessories
The
ZTD-05 has a very distinguished features,
including the retractable spurnwater in
front of the body, which can offset the
resistance of water and accelerate the
movement in water. The ZTD-05 uses a planning
hull propelled by two large water jets
to achieve a high speed of travelling
in the water over a long distance, thus
reducing the threats of enemy mines and
shore defences faced by the amphibious
assault ships. The ZTD-05 is equipped
with a computerised fire-control system
(FCS), which includes a fire-control computer,
light spot commander sight with laser
rangefinder input, and light spot gunner
sight with passive night vision. For day/night,
all-weather amphibious assault operations,
the vehicle is also equipped with a GPS
navigation and imaged intensifier night
vision or thermal imaging system.
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