ZBD-04

ZBD-04 Type 04 IFV
ZBD-04A at Theme Exhibition of the 90th Anniversary of Chinese People's Liberation Army.
Type	Infantry fighting vehicle
Place of origin	China
Service history
In service	1999–present
Production history
Designed	1990s
Produced	1997–present
No. built	2,950+[1]
Variants	ZBD-04 ZBD-04A AFT-10 Launcher
Specifications
Mass	ZBD-04: 20 t (22 short tons; 20 long tons) ZBD-04A: 24 t (26 short tons; 24 long tons)
Length	7.2 m (23 ft 7 in)[2]
Width	3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)[2]
Height	2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)[2]
Crew	3
Passengers	7
Armor	Welded steel (ZBD-04) Applique armor (ZBD-04A) Explosive reactive armor (VN-12)
Main armament	100 mm rifled gun similar to 2A70 ZPT-99 30 mm autocannon
Secondary armament	Type 86 7.62 mm or QJT-88 5.8mm coaxial machine gun 4 × HJ-8 or HJ-10 anti-tank missiles (ZBD-04 AT or ZBD-04A AT)
Engine	ZBD-04: Type 6V150 diesel 440 kilowatts (590 hp) ZBD-04A:Type 6V150 diesel 670 horsepower (500 kW)
Suspension	Torsion bar
Operational range	500 km (310 mi)
Maximum speed	ZBD-04: 65 km/h (40 mph) (road) 20 km/h (12 mph; 11 kn) (water) ZBD-04A: 75 km/h (47 mph) (road) 6–8 km/h (3.7–5.0 mph; 3.2–4.3 kn) (water)

The ZBD-04 or Type 04 (industrial designation WZ502)^[3][4] is a Chinese infantry fighting vehicle. It bears some external resemblance to the BMP-3, particularly with regards to its turret and main armament; However, the chassis and internal subsystem possesses a different layout. The earliest prototypes received the designation ZBD-97.^[5] An improved version, ZBD-04A, is the vehicle currently in service and being produced.^[6]