WZ-523 Wheeled Armored Personnel Carrier
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| WZ 5523 | |
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| Type | Armored personnel carrier |
| Place of origin |  People's Republic of China |
| Specifications ([1]) | |
| Weight | 11,200 kg (25,000 lb) |
| Length | 6.02 m (19 ft 9 in) |
| Width | 2.55 m (8 ft 4 in) |
| Height | 2.73 m (8 ft 11 in) (including machine gun) |
| Crew | 2 + 10 passengers |
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| Main armament |
12.7 mm heavy machine gun |
| Engine | Water-cooled petrol engine 165 horsepower (123 kW) |
| Operational range |
600 km (370 mi) |
| Speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) (road speed) 7 km/h (4.3 mph) (water speed) |
The WZ 523 is a Chinese produced six wheeled Armored Personnel Carrier. It was unveiled at a military parade in Beijing in October 1984, gaining the US Army designation M1984,[1] although it did not enter large scale service with the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA).[2] An internal security vehicle based on the WZ 523, the ZFB 91, which has a turret armed with a 35 mm grenade launcher and a 7.62 mm machine gun replacing the roof mounted 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine gun of the WZ 523, is in service with PLA units in Hong Kong and Macau.[2]
Variants [edit]
- WZ 523
- Armored Personnel Carrier armed with a 12.7 mm heavy machine gun.
- ZFB 91
- Internal Security Vehicle based on the WZ 523.
References [edit]
- ^ a b Foss 2002, pp. 362–363.
- ^ a b "WZ523 Wheeled Armoured Personnel Carrier". Sinodefence.com. 20 February 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- Foss, Christopher F. Jane's Tanks and Combat Vehicles Recognition Guide. London: HarperCollins, 2002. ISBN 0-00-712759-6.
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