Notes:
This is a scout/antitank vehicle based on the Type 86 armored personnel
carrier chassis. In this role, a
pod containing four HJ73 ATGM launchers is mounted in the vehicle, and raised
into position before firing. The
vehicle also comes with two ground launchers for the missiles to be deployed
away from the vehicle if necessary.
Being a variant of the Type 86, the WZ504 has a 298-horsepower diesel engine
coupled to a manual transmission, and with a torsion bar suspension.
The rear ramp/door is retained, as are the Type 86’s four firing ports in
each side and one in the rear door.
However, the front ports on each side are reachable only by the commander and
gunner. There is a smaller hatch on
the rear of the roof, used by the scouts or sometimes used in reloading the
missile launcher.
Price |
Fuel Type |
Load |
Veh Wt |
Crew |
Mnt |
Night Vision |
Radiological |
$170,735 |
D, A |
396 kg |
13 tons |
3+4 |
17 |
Passive IR (D), Image Intensification (G) |
Shielded |
Tr Mov |
Com Mov |
Fuel Cap |
Fuel Cons |
Config |
Susp |
Armor |
156/109 |
43/30/5 |
460 |
116 |
CiH |
T3 |
TF4 TS4
TR4 HF8
HS4 HR4 |
Fire Control |
Stabilization |
Armament |
Ammunition |
+2 |
None |
4xHJ73 Launchers |
16xHJ73 ATGM |
WZ551 Antitank Vehicle
Notes:
This is a version of the standard Type 90 wheeled armored personnel
carrier, with a one-man ATGM turret.
The turret carries 4 Red Arrow 8 tubes. The WZ551 Antitank Vehicle
chassis is a smaller 4x4 version of the Type 90 chassis.
The Chinese are using this vehicle; is has also been obtained by Bosnia.
The vehicle has a BF8L413F turbocharged diesel engine of 320 horsepower
coupled to a manual transmission, with independent wheel suspension. The hatch
layout is the same as the ZPT-90 version of the APC, with the rear roof hatch
being used to reload the missile launcher tubes.
The WZ551 AT Vehicle retains the three firing ports on each side and the
one in the rear door, including the front firing ports’ ability to take a 7.62mm
machinegun.
Price |
Fuel Type |
Load |
Veh Wt |
Crew |
Mnt |
Night Vision |
Radiological |
$144,065 |
D, A |
360 kg |
12.5 tons |
4 |
11 |
Passive IR (D), Image Intensification (G) |
Shielded |
Tr Mov |
Com Mov |
Fuel Cap |
Fuel Cons |
Config |
Susp |
Armor |
174/88 |
49/24/3 |
300 |
107 |
Trtd |
W(3) |
TF2 TS2
TR2 HF5
HS3 HR2 |
Fire Control |
Stabilization |
Armament |
Ammunition |
+2 |
None |
4xHJ8 launchers |
12xHJ8 ATGM |
Notes:
This is an anti-tank vehicle based on the chassis of the Type 63 armored
personnel carrier. A turret with
four Red Arrow 8 ATGM launchers is fitted to the roof of the vehicle, and there
is a reloading hatch to the rear of this turret.
Based on early versions of the Type 63 APC, it does not have firing ports
or vision blocks in its sides, but the driver does not have night vision.
The YW531 AT Vehicle was used by Vietnam as well as China, and is
retained in reserves by those countries.
The YW531 AT Vehicle participated in the final fall of South Vietnam in
1975 as well as the putting down of uprisings in China in the
1960s. The engine is a
Type 6150L 260-horsepower diesel, making the YW531 AT Vehicle a bit
underpowered, and the transmission is manual and difficult to change gears.
Four rubber-tired roadwheels are found on each side; they are large, and
no return rollers are used.
Price |
Fuel Type |
Load |
Veh Wt |
Crew |
Mnt |
Night Vision |
Radiological |
$117,540 |
D, A |
413 kg |
12.8 tons |
4 |
13 |
Passive IR (D) |
Enclosed |
Tr Mov |
Com Mov |
Fuel Cap |
Fuel Cons |
Config |
Susp |
Armor |
144/101 |
40/28/4 |
450 |
109 |
CiH |
T4 |
TF1 TS1
TR1 HF3
HS2 HR2 |
Fire Control |
Stabilization |
Armament |
Ammunition |
+2 |
None |
4xHJ8 launchers |
12xHJ8 ATGM |
YW534 Anti-Tank Vehicle
Notes:
This is the same idea as the YW531 anti-tank vehicle above, but based on
the Type 89 APC chassis. This
vehicle has a raised superstructure so that more ammunition may be carried.
This vehicle actually went into production before the YW531 AT vehicle
(in 1988) and is much more common than that vehicle.
The YW534 AT Vehicle’s engine is German-designed and license-built, a
BF8L413F 320-horsepower turbocharged diesel.
The YW534 AT Vehicle can be equipped with external fuel tanks for
long-range operations in addition to its internal fuel; these are mounted at the
rear. The YW534 AT Vehicle is
amphibious with a minimum of preparation – a trim vane must be erected at the
front of the vehicle. The roadwheels of the YW534 AT Vehicle have an uneven
distribution, with a gap between the third and fourth roadwheels (of the five
roadwheels present). Behind the launcher is a large hatch for missile reloading;
the rear door of the Type 89 is retained. The four vision blocks on the right
side and three to the left, and the side three firing ports and one in the rear
door are retained.
Price |
Fuel Type |
Load |
Veh Wt |
Crew |
Mnt |
Night Vision |
Radiological |
$132,600 |
D, A |
451 kg |
15.16 tons |
4 |
9 |
Passive IR (D) |
Enclosed |
Tr
Mov |
Com Mov |
Fuel Cap |
Fuel Cons |
Config |
Susp |
Armor |
149/104 |
41/29/4 |
500+300 |
170 |
CiH |
T4 |
TF1
TS1 TR1
HF4 HS2
HR2 |
Fire Control |
Stabilization |
Armament |
Ammunition |
+2 |
None |
4xHJ8 Launchers |
16xHJ8 ATGM |