ZBL08
| ZBL-09 Snow Leopard | |
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| Place of origin | China |
| Service history | |
| In service | since 2009 |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | NORINCO |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 15 to 20 t |
| Length | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Width | 2.1 m (6.9 ft) |
| Height | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
| Crew | 3 |
| Passengers | 7 to 10 |
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Main armament |
105 mm cannon (Anti tank variant) with ST1 export variant 122 mm cannon (SPH variant) 155 mm cannon (SPH variant) 120 mm mortars (self propelled mortar variant) 12.7 mm gun (APC variant) 30 mm Gatling gun (air defense variant) UW4 30 mm remote weapons station or 30 mm cannon (IFV variant) 35 mm autocannon (anti-aircraft variant)[1] 30 mm gun (VN1) |
Secondary armament |
HJ-73 Anti-Tank Guided Missile 7.62 mm machine gun |
| Engine |
Deutz BF6M1015C diesel 440 hp |
| Suspension | 8x8 |
Operational range | 800 km |
| Speed | 100 km/h |
The ZBL-09 is a Chinese wheeled armored fighting vehicle.
It is a recent People's Republic of China produced family of 8x8 wheeled Infantry Fighting Vehicles.[2] It's a modular design which claims to be able to field an APC model, an IFV model, an anti-tank gun model with an export variant, an Engineering model, a 122 mm self propelled howitzer model, a 155 mm self propelled howitzer model, an air defense model, a self-propelled mortar model, a recon model, a command vehicle model, and a modified version dubbed the VN1.
Variants
- IFV - Original IFV variant with a 30mm turret
- APC - APC variant with 12.7mm machine gun
- IFV variant with the UW4 30mm remote weapons station
- PTZ-09 - 105mm anti tank variant
- ST1 - 105mm assault gun variant
- PLZ-09 - 122mm howitzer
- PLL-09 - twin mortar carrier
- CS/SA-5 - air defense variant with a 30mm Gatling gun
- Air defense variant with a 35mm autocannon
- Reconnaissance
- Engineering
- Command
- VN1 - export variant
Operators
Potential buyers
References
- ↑ China to unveil a new 8x8 self-propelled anti-aicraft [sic] armoured vehicle with single 35mm cannon - Armyrecognition.com, 10 March 2014
- ↑ "ZBL-09 Armored personnel carrier". Military-Today.com. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
- ↑ http://www.janes.com/article/46091/venezuela-signs-up-for-vn1-hints-at-chinese-amphibious-vehicles-buy
- ↑ http://www.janes.com/article/48512/china-argentina-set-for-defence-collaboration-malvinas-class-opv-deal
External links
- "ZBL-09 Assault gun variant unveiled". China Defense Blog. 2011-07-29. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
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