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ZBD-04 / ZBD97 Armoured
infantry fighting combat vehicle |
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| Description |
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1997 the Chinese government bought the rights for
the Russian BMP-3 fire control system, 100mm gun,
30 x 165mm 2A72 automatic cannon and the technology
for anti-tank guided missiles fired though gun tubes.
The 2A72 30mm gun is a further developed and simplified
version of the KBP Instrument Design Bureau 2A42
which is no less capable, as it uses the same rounds
and concurrent muzzle velocities. The technology
of the BMD-3 was used to design and produced the
new Chinese infantry armoured fighting vehicle,
the ZBD 97 or Type 97. It was the first denomination.
During the military parade in Beijing for the 60th
anniversary, the 01 October 2099, the vehicle was
show to the public, with the name ZBD-04. This is
the new infantry fighting vehicle, to replace the
Type 86 infantry fighting vehicle and to operate
with the new third generation of main battle tanks
Type 96 and Type 99. The ZBD-04 is currently equipped
by the amphibious mechanised divisions in South
Military Region of China.
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ZBD-04
ARV :
armoured recovery version, a crane is mounted to
the left side of the top of the hull.
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| Armament |
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The
ZBD97 / ZBD-04 is equipped with a two man
turret located in the middle of the chassis.
This turret is armed with is a dual-way
stabilised, semi-automatic 100mm rifled
gun / missile launcher, capable of firing
both HE-FRAG rounds and the 3UBK10 (or its
Chinese copy) ATGM. The secondary weapon
include a 30mm coaxial automatic cannon,
with 500 rounds. To supplement its armament,
the ZBD-97 / ZBD-04 is equipped with one,7.62mm
coaxial machine gun located to the left
of the main gun, and two other 7.62 mm machine
guns at the front of the hull. Three smoke
grenades discharger are fitted to each sides
at the front of the turret. |
| Protection |
The
turret is made in steel and the hull in
aluminium. The turret and the hull provide
to the crew a protection against the firing
of small weapons and shell splinters of
the battle field. The high flat sides
and the highly combustible 100mm ammunition
make this vehicle highly vulnerable in
the event of a hull penetration. Similarly
armed Russian vehicles in combat have
performed poorly on having the hull penetrated
have exploded along the weld beads.
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| Propulsion |
The
ZBD97 / ZBD-04 has six unevenly spaced road
wheels, with three track support rollers
and a front drive sprocket on each side.
The road wheels and rollers are all rubber-tyred.
Torsion bar suspensions with hydraulic shock
absorbers are fitted on the 1st, 2nd, and
6th road wheels. The metallic tracks are
fitted with removable rubber pads to improve
the comfort of the passenger. According
to Chinese sources the ZBD97 / ZBD-04 is
motorised with a newly developed liquid-cooled
diesel, giving a maximum road speed of 65km/h
and swimming speed of 20km/h. |
| Accessories
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The
ZBD97 / ZBD-04 is fully amphibious, in
the water the vehicle is propelled thanks
of two large water jet ports are fitted
on the rear of the vehicle for high-speed
swimming. A hydraulically actuated wave
fence is located at front, which, when
raised, can prevent the front section
of the vehicle from being overflowed during
swimming. The ZBD- 04 / ZBD97 is fitted
with a collective NBC-protection system,
with its air filter located behind the
turret to the right. The gunner has a
main sight and a combined image-intensified
day / night sight and a standby day sight.
The commander has a day sight and a combined
day and image-intensified night sight.
Fire-control system includes a ballistic
computer, an electro-mechanical gun stabiliser
and a laser rangefinder.
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| Specifications |
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Armament |
One
100 mm gun, one 30 mm gun.
The 100 can fired anti-tank
missile. Three 7.62 mm machine
guns. |
Country
user |
China
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Company
Designer |
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Accessories |
Fire
control system, with night/day
vision, NBC protection system
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Crew |
3
+ 7 soldiers |
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Armor |
Protection
against small arms and shell
splinters.
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Weight |
approximately
20 tons |
Speed |
65
km/hr on road, 20 km/hr
on water |
Range |
500
km
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Dimensions |
Lenght,
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