| Type 08 vehicle family | |
|---|---|
 ZBL-08 infantry fighting vehicle | |
| Type | Armoured fighting vehicle |
| Place of origin | People's Republic of China |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2008–present |
| Used by | See Operators |
| Wars | Boko Haram insurgency |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Norinco |
| Manufacturer | Norinco |
| Produced | 2006–present |
| No. built | 6,150+[1] |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | Varies by configuration 15–25 t (15–25 long tons; 17–28 short tons) 21 t (21 long tons; 23 short tons) (ZBL-08) 23 t (23 long tons; 25 short tons) (ZTL-11) 25 t (25 long tons; 28 short tons) (PLL-09) |
| Length | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Width | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
| Height | 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) (without turret) |
| Crew | 3 |
| Passengers | 11 (APC) 7 (IFV) |
Main armament | ZPL-98A 105 mm gun (ZTL-11) QJC-88 12.7 mm gun (ZSL-10) ZPT-99 30 mm cannon (ZBL-08) KDG 35 mm revolver autocannon (PGL-12)[2] PL-96 122 mm howitzer (PLL-09) PL-01 155 mm howitzer (PLL-09) |
Secondary armament | HJ-73C Anti-Tank Guided Missile Type 86 7.62 mm machine gun QJT 5.8 mm machine gun |
| Engine | Deutz BF6M1015C diesel 11.9 L (2.6 imp gal; 3.1 US gal) 330 kW (440 hp) |
| Transmission | semi-automatic |
| Suspension | 8×8 wheeled |
Operational range | 800 km (500 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) |
The Type 08 (Chinese: 08式轮式装甲车族; pinyin: Líng bā Shì lúnshì zhuāngjiǎchē zú; lit. 'Type 08 wheeled armored vehicle family')[3] is a Chinese family of modern eight-wheeled, amphibious, modular armored vehicles developed by Norinco for infantry fire support, battlefield logistics, and quick reaction operations. Developed in the early 2000s, the vehicle family were produced for more than 6,000 hulls and widely deployed by the People's Liberation Army Ground Force and People's Liberation Army Marine Corps.[4]
ZBL-08 is the designation for the infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) variant in the Type 08 vehicle family. The modular design offers a plethora of different configurations, including an armored personnel carrier (APC) variant, an assault gun variant, combat engineering variants, mine clearance variants, CBRN defense variants, 122 mm/155 mm self propelled howitzer (SPH) variants, air defense variants, self-propelled mortar variants, reconnaissance vehicle variants, command vehicle variants, and much more.
- ^ The Military Balance 2024. International Institute for Strategic Studies. 13 February 2024. p. 255-259. ISBN 978-1032780047.
- ^ "China to unveil a new 8x8 self-propelled anti-aircraf armoured vehicle with single 35mm cannon". Armyrecognition.com. 10 March 2014.
- ^ "Many variants of the Chinese wheeled combat vehicle family" (in Simplified Chinese). Tencent News. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "ZBL-09 Armored personnel carrier". Military-Today.com. Retrieved 5 December 2013.