New infantry fighting performance in China is very advanced

December 25, according to the News of the Russian military-industrial complex, the China North Industries Corporation is actively selling the VN11 new infantry fighting vehicles and its improved model, a small amount of equipment as the Chinese army 97 style (or ZBD-04, WZ502 type) step chariot export models, its performance is very advanced.

Russian media said the Chinese army from 2006 equipped the the domestic Type 97 infantry fighting vehicles, a small number of the first batch. VN11 infantry fighting vehicles completely generic Russian BMP-3, but experts soon discovered when its export model of R & D news began to spread, there is speculation that, despite China's new chariot Russia chariot same two-seater turret layout, but the bodywork is new domestic products. This chariot in the National Day military parade on October 1, 2009 for the first time publicly display, its equipment is a major event for the Chinese army, and be able to gradually increase the firepower of the motorized infantry detachments strength.

Type 97 infantry fighting, VN11 export Model 97-style chariot

Limited to the internal space of the Russian BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles Type 97 infantry fighting, VN11 97-style chariot export models bodywork compared Chinese domestic VN11 infantry fighting vehicles with all-welded body, performance improved significantly, the use of non- with the unusual layout, the driver is located in the the car middle front position, 650-horsepower diesel engine containing members after the lower compartment, containing members sitting in the car on both sides of the position, through the hatch of each location to operate a 7.62 mm machine gun . Tula, Russia Instrument Design Bureau developed the BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles, two-seater turret mounted directly in the central body, the crew seats around the turret, containing members of the cabin space is cramped. BMP-3 distinct, VN11 bodywork internal space, can carry seven players. Can be concluded that Chinese the VN11 infantry chariot production easier and less costly. 6-cylinder water-cooled turbocharged diesel engine, enables chariot maximum road speed of 70 km / hour. The driver in the left side of the engine, the other a crew in behind the two seats have protruding viewing port, similar to the corresponding device early crawler light infantry fighting vehicles.

Tower with Russian 7.62 mm PKT machine gun, and later in China the same caliber the domestic machine guns alternative, used to ensure that the common properties of weaponry. According to sources, the the VN11 infantry fighting vehicles and turrets on both sides each installed a set of triple mounted smoke launchers, connected together with the laser instrument receiver can automatically respond to threats.

The tail each side have shooting holes and observation hole, containing members of the top of the tank can be raised vertically for protection, from Weicang firing. The new chariot install the the domestic computer fire control system, including bus captains and gunners for day, night vision collimators, hot as the instrument, which gunner collimator with laser-guided 100 mm artillery missiles. China North Industries Corporation, this fire control system able to effectively lock the moving and non-moving targets, and can be used in any weather conditions, can fire movement. VN11 infantry fighting vehicles and other standard equipment also includes three anti-system, fire extinguishing systems, battle command systems, navigation and positioning device.

VN11 infantry fighting vehicles, plug-in relatively traditional layout, front driving wheel Inducer in six road wheels on each side, and double-pin double-sided double board hanging plastic crawler. BMP-3 VN11 tanks have a float ferry capacity, water capacity for action by the bodywork the backend both sides of two waterjets, the max swim speed of 13 km / h. In contrast, VN11 front part is even more acute, more advanced fluid dynamics performance. The VN11 infantry fighting vehicles are state-of-the-art performance, 2 +7 containing members, combat weight of 21.5 tons, 7.52 meters long, 3.3 meters wide, 2.53 meters high, 400 km journey across 2.5 meters wide, 0.75 meters deep trenches can easily.

Russian media said VN11 infantry fighting vehicles, there are a variety of other models, such as the maintenance of armored evacuation vehicle, equipment to use in the Chinese army has apparently retained the amphibious capability, the main features of the left side of the bus captains tower rises slightly, is located in the driver behind the seat, infantry combat vehicles, turrets Collapse weaponry retain only 12.7 mm machine guns, and other protective equipment. Ensure the completion of the full-time task for the expansion of the internal space, commanding tower roof rises slightly, install the rotary valve and sleeve-pointer on the left, the car carries all the tools and other specialized equipment, installation drag and evacuation winch. The VN11 infantry fighting vehicles in addition to command vehicles, 122 mm self-propelled guns, armed personnel carriers, trucks and other models.

As for the number of Chinese armed forces have been equipped with Type 97 infantry fighting vehicles, do not have the exact figures, but fully able to guess in order to ensure the supply to the Chinese Army, has produced at least 500. Because of the larger size of the Chinese army, which means that only a small number of forward-deployed motorized infantry division queue installed the latest weapons and equipment, the remaining troops are still using relatively old weaponry, and regularly updated, to extend the period of use .

WZ501-97 infantry fighting vehicles fitted out before, the most powerful Chinese army infantry fighting vehicles, it is almost the Russian military equipment since 1967 BMP-1 infantry Warring States complete imitation.

Russian media said the Chinese army's 97 infantry fighting vehicles in the future may be ZBD-08 new chariot alternative, which is sometimes also known as WZ502 change. The main features of this new chariot is a new low in the chassis bodywork completely retained early 97 amphibious fighting vehicles performance, but it travels in water use crawler conduction rather than waterjets floating rate is significantly lower. ZBD-08 bodywork same plug-armored, including a version ZBD-08 chariot early 97 style turret weaponry composition remains unchanged, just using the new external design, another version of 12.7 mm machine guns. There is a new type of design, the use of 120-mm mortar, directly or indirectly targeting supply to the Chinese army a few years ago with the China North Industries Corporation PLL-05 self-propelled artillery turret identical. This turret also recently installed 07A armored personnel carriers, Poly Technologies, Inc. developed the test.