Speed of China's latest amphibious infantry fighting vehicles is No.1 in the world, comparable with AAV7

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U.S. Global Strategic Network October 15, 2009 published entitled "China's super-good water 'taxi'," the article, analysis and evaluation of public appearances during the National Day of New China, the amphibious infantry fighting vehicles, especially for ZBD2000 type (U.S. media original called) amphibious infantry fighting vehicles made a key assessment, the article said that as the adoption of several measures and special equipment to make this type of car to become the world's fastest amphibious vehicles, the United States, AAV-7 can compare with that.

First, the article said that in the recent founding of New China, held to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the ceremony, China's first domestically designed models show a lot of new military vehicles, including amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicles (Amphibious Infantry Fighting Vehicle) is designed for the beach assault, or accompanied by infantry carrying out landing operations, the effectiveness of the PLA Navy, Marine Corps, a total of three specific different models, including the ZBD2000 amphibious infantry fighting vehicles.

The article goes on to say the U.S. media, ZBD2000 amphibious infantry fighting vehicle which weighs about 8 tons, turret placed in the central body, angular, turret is equipped with a 30 mm gun, a 7.62 mm machine guns, as well as single anti-tank missile launchers, In addition, the guns of both sides were equipped with two sets of smoke-grenade launchers.

The article also mentioned that, ZBD2000 amphibious infantry fighting vehicle turret equipped with two occupants inside, one is a car length, one is the shooting hand, as well as a pilot ship body placed in the front, that is the engine of side of the position, the driver can carry 10 soldiers in the rear, when the two water jet propulsion system to promote amphibious tanks at 45 km / hour speed in the water before the line, the car seat comfort the soldiers, in addition, vehicle access to the case High-speed One of the reasons is that in the body installed with blade-shaped front sub skateboarding, the device allows the water tanks in a similar way to the boat slip, "riding" in the water high-speed ahead, ZBD2000 amphibious infantry fighting vehicles from the This became the world's fastest car. Once on board the shore, pre-slide away, this time, vehicles capable of 65 km / hour a speed of 500 km, of course, this high-speed performance is paid a certain price, that is, the more the car light-weight shows one of the following fact - the lighter armor, can only provide small arms, rifles, fire protection, so the car this vulnerability determines it must be coordinated with the other tanks to deploy combat , including light tanks.

Media also mentioned China's new type of amphibious tracked vehicles in the other a specific model, that is, when the major arms equipped with a 105 mm cannon, this tank by the crew of the 3 to 4, Add a hand-loaded ammunition, but no change in the thickness of armor, the car can be completely stable in the road between the shooting, there is a performance improvement, that is, when wading can be the enemy fire. This type of car the 105-millimeter cannon capable of launching high-Bomb (High Explosive), or penetrators (Armor-Piercing), In addition, a pattern evolved from the Russian-made laser-guided anti-tank missiles may be under development, you can use 105 mm cannon barrel firing (artillery missiles).

US-made AAV-7 amphibious assault vehicle


Global Strategic Network article goes on to say, China's new series of tracked amphibious vehicles of the final concrete model is a command vehicle, taken to downgrade turret is equipped with a .50-caliber machine guns, body contour up the rear of the roof raised to install communications equipment and computer display devices.

The article also mentioned that the U.S. media, ZBD2000 amphibious infantry fighting vehicles of the dimensions is 17 feet long (about 5.18 meters) wide and 9 feet (about 2.74 meters), high 10 feet (about 3.04 meters), cycling cost 2.5 million U.S. dollars. The car's electronic equipment including satellite navigation systems, night vision, fire control computer and laser range finder, all of these devices so that vehicles equipped with the sort of "ultra-horizon" environment daytime / night-time amphibious capability. In such a battlefield environment, transport ships still line of sight, the amphibious vehicles already on the beach shuttle back and forth, reducing the vulnerability of combat vehicles.

The article concluded by saying that China and ZBD2000 amphibious infantry fighting vehicles comparable to a "very respected" American AAV-7 amphibious infantry fighting vehicles, such vehicles in service since 1972, played in the U.S. Marine Corps . AAV-7 amphibious tanks slightly heavier (22.8 tons), body slightly longer (26 feet, about 7.92 meters), width is 10 feet (3.04 meters), speed is slightly slower, but also promote the use of a water jet system, wade speed is 13.5 km / h, road maximum speed 64 km / h, maximum travel 300 km. AAV-7 amphibious infantry fighting vehicles equipped with a 40 mm grenade launcher, the launch configuration in the front turret, a .50-caliber machine-guns as an auxiliary weapon, the operator 3, you can also carry 25 infantry, bicycle cost 250 million U.S. dollars.

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