| ZBL-09 Snow Leopard | |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | China |
| Service history | |
| In service | since 2009 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 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 | 30 mm cannon |
Secondary armament |
HJ-73 Anti-Tank Guided Missile 7.62 mm machine gun |
| Engine |
Deutz BF6M1015C diesel 440 hp |
Operational range | 800 km |
| Maximum speed | 100 km/h |
The ZBL-09 is a Chinese wheeled armored fighting vehicle.
It is a recent People's Republic of China produced competitor to the Piranha family of 8x8 wheeled Infantry Fighting Vehicles.[1] It's a modular design which claims to be able to field an IFV model, an Engineering model, a self-propelled artillery model, a self-propelled mortar model, a recon model and a command vehicle model.
References[]
- ↑ "ZBL-09 Armored personnel carrier". Military-Today.com. http://www.military-today.com/apc/zbl_09.htm. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
External links[]
- "ZBL-09 Assault gun variant unveiled". China Defense Blog. 2011-07-29. http://china-defense.blogspot.com/2011/07/zbl-09-assault-gun-variant-unveiled.html. Retrieved 2013-12-05.[unreliable source?]
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