Type 85 APC of Bangladesh

Type 85 (YW531H)
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TypeArmoured personnel carrier
Place of origin People's Republic of China
Production history
Designed1980s
ManufacturerNorinco
Produced1990
Specifications
Weight13.6 tonne
Length6.125m
Width3.060m
Height2.590m
Crew2 (commander and driver), 13~15 passengers

ArmorWelded steel hull, resist rounds up to 12.7mm
Primary
armament
1x Type 54 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun
EngineDeutz BF8L 413F 4-cycle air-cooled diesel
320 hp
Suspensiontorsion bar
Operational
range
500km
Speed65km/h

Description

The hull is made of welded steel, and provides protection against small arms fire. The vehicle carries a maximum of 15 including crew. The driver sits in the front left of the hull, and has a single piece hatch, which opens to the left. The driver is provided with two day periscopes which cover the front and right of the vehicle. One of the drivers periscopes can be replaced by a night vision device. The commander sits behind the driver and has a single piece hatch.
The air-cooled, turbocharged diesel engine sits to the right rear of the driver. It has a large intake located in the top of the hull, with an exhaust on the right hand side. The engine feeds a manual transmission with five forward gears and one reverse gear. Track is driven at the front by a drive sprocket, and passes over five dual rubber-typed road wheels and track-return rollers, then loops over an idler at the rear, before returning to the front again.
A 12.7 millimetre calibre machine gun with armoured shields is located in an open mount at the front of a small hatch in the center of the hull which opens into the troop compartment. The gun can traverse through 360 degrees and can be elevated to an angle of 90 degrees. A total of 1,120 rounds is carried on board. Two oblong roof hatches and a large rear door provide access to the troop compartment. On either side of the forward hull, a cluster of four 76 mm smoke grenade dischargers is mounted.
The vehicle is amphibious, a folding trim board stowed at the front of the hull needs to be raised, and the vehicle can then propel itself in the water using its tracks. Standard equipment includes an NBC system, a Type 889 or VRC-83 radio, and a Type 803 intercom system.

Operators

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