Type 05 amphibious fighting vehicle
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The Type 05 amphibious armored vehicle (Chinese: 05式两栖装甲车) is a family of amphibious tracked armored fighting vehicles developed by Norinco for the People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps, consisting of two main combat variants — the ZBD-05 infantry fighting vehicle and the ZTD-05 assault vehicle, as well as several support variants based on the ZBD-05. The Type 05s could be launched at sea from an amphibious assault ship over the horizon, and features a hydroplane, a design concept that has been compared to the cancelled United States Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) program.[5]
Type 05 Amphibious Fighting Vehicle ZBD-05 / ZTD-05 | |
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Type | Amphibious Fighting Vehicle |
Place of origin | China |
Service history | |
In service | 2005–present |
Used by | See Operators |
Production history | |
Designer | Chen Pengfei (Norinco) |
Designed | 2000–2005 |
Manufacturer | Norinco |
Produced | 2005–present |
Specifications | |
Mass | 26.5 t (29.2 short tons; 26.1 long tons) |
Length | Hull length: 9.5 m (31 ft 2 in)[1] Bow extended: 13.24 m (43 ft 5 in)[2] |
Width | 3.36 m (11 ft 0 in)[1] |
Height | 3.04 m (10 ft 0 in)[1] |
Crew | 3 (IFV), 4 (Light Tank) |
Passengers | 8 |
Armor | Welded aluminum alloy and steel construction with composite armor plates |
Main armament | ZPT-99 cannon turret ZPL-98A 105mm rifled gun |
Secondary armament | HJ-73C anti-tank missile QJC-88 anti-aircraft machine gun QJT-88 coaxial machine gun |
Engine | diesel 550 hp (land), 1475 hp (water) |
Suspension | Hydropneumatic suspension, retractable suspension units |
Operational range | 500 km (310 mi) |
Maximum speed | 65 km/h (40 mph) on land 28–30 km/h (15–16 kn) (ZBD-05) on water[3][4] |
As a dedicated amphibious combat vehicle, the Type 05 is aiming to provide unique amphibious capability that emphasizes speedy landing operations. China is the only country to produce such unique high-speed amphibious fighting vehicles.[5]