WZ551
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The WZ-551 is a Chinese wheeled infantry fighting vehicle family. The name WZ-551 actually covers two families of vehicles with the official designations in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) – Type 90 and Type 92. Over 3,000 WZ-551s are in service with the PLA, where they are used by medium mechanized infantry units.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- WZ-551
- Weapon.image
- PLA Hong Kong Garrison ZSL92B.JPG
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- A ZSL-92B AFV showcased in PLA Hong Kong base
- Weapon.origin
- China
- Weapon.wars
- Boko Haram insurgencySomali Civil WarECOWAS military intervention in the GambiaAl-Shabaab Insurgency in Cabo DelgadoTigray WarMyanmar civil war (2021–present)
- Weapon.service
- 1990–present
- Weapon.type
- Armoured fighting vehicle
- Weapon.used_by
- See Operators
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
- Weapon.designer
- Jiang Hong [WZ-551B] at NORINCO Vehicle Research Institute; institute 201 (中国北方车辆研究所 China Vehicles Research Institute) and Institute 202
- Weapon.manufacturer
- Norinco, at Factory 256 (西南车辆制造厂Southwest Vehicles Factories)
- Weapon.crew
- 3 + 9 passengers
- Weapon.length
- 6.63 m
- Weapon.width
- 2.80 m
- Weapon.height
- 2.80 m
- Weapon.weight
- 12.5 to 15.8 tonnes
- Weapon.armour
- Welded steel
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
21 sectionsContents
- History
- Origins
- Early prototypes
- Type 90 and Type 92
- Further developments
- Design
- Chassis
- Armament
- Protection
- Mobility
- Operational history
- Myanmar
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Variants
- Domestic
- Export
- Ethiopia
- Operators
- See also
- References
- External links
The WZ-551 is a Chinese wheeled infantry fighting vehicle family. The name WZ-551 actually covers two families of vehicles with the official designations in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) – Type 90 and Type 92. Over 3,000 WZ-551s are in service with the PLA, where they are used by medium mechanized infantry units.
WZ-551s have been exported to Algeria, Bosnia, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, and Senegal.
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