ZBD-04
Sign in to saveThe ZBD-04 or Type 04 (industrial designation WZ502) is a Chinese infantry fighting vehicle. It bears some external resemblance to the BMP-3, particularly with regard to its turret and main armament; However, the chassis and internal subsystem possess a different layout. The earliest prototypes received the designation ZBD-97. An improved version, ZBD-04A, is the vehicle currently in service and being produced.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- ZBD-04Type 04 IFV
- Weapon.image
- ZBD-04A IFV 20170716.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- ZBD-04A at Theme Exhibition of the 90th Anniversary of Chinese People's Liberation Army.
- Weapon.origin
- China
- Weapon.type
- Infantry fighting vehicle
- Weapon.design_date
- 1990s
- Weapon.production_date
- 1997–present
- Weapon.number
- 3,075+
- Weapon.service
- 1999–present
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
- Weapon.crew
- 3
- Weapon.passengers
- 7
- Weapon.variants
- ZBD-04ZBD-04AAFT-10 Launcher
- Weapon.weight
- ZBD-04: ZBD-04A:
- Weapon.armour
- Welded steel (ZBD-04)Appliqué armor (ZBD-04A)Explosive reactive armor (VN-12)
- Weapon.primary_armament
- 100 mm rifled gun similar to 2A70ZPT-99 30 mm autocannon
- Weapon.secondary_armament
- Type 86 7.62 mm or QJT-88 5.8mm coaxial machine gun4 × HJ-8 or HJ-10 anti-tank missiles (ZBD-04 AT or ZBD-04A AT)
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- Image
- ZBD-04 - front right view.jpg
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- ZBD-04
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- ZBD-04
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- 2004-00-00
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14 sectionsContents
- Development
- Design
- Armament
- Electronics
- Protection
- Mobility
- Variants
- Domestic
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The ZBD-04 or Type 04 (industrial designation WZ502) is a Chinese infantry fighting vehicle. It bears some external resemblance to the BMP-3, particularly with regard to its turret and main armament; However, the chassis and internal subsystem possess a different layout. The earliest prototypes received the designation ZBD-97. An improved version, ZBD-04A, is the vehicle currently in service and being produced.
==Development== thumb|left|A ZBD-04 IFV during China's 60th anniversary military parade. The ZBD-97/ZBD-04 was designed as the successor to the ZBD-86 and has been in service with the People's Liberation Army ground forces since 1999, in the armored units of the Guangzhou and Nanjing military regions. Besides the infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) variant, an armored recovery vehicle (ARV) variant is also available. A further improved variant is known as the ZBD-04A.