Chinese infantry fighting vehicles

looks like a crude mock-up sitting on a civilian 8x8 ATV chassis. using the children standing in front of it for scale the vehicle is much smaller than your typical 8X8 military armored vehicle

Think it is from some boot camp / summer vacation park for kids.

A sea of Menghsi vehicles at the assembly plant.

This is the grueling test that Mengshi has to endured wow. The video show how Mengshi was designed and tested in environment test cell including low temperature test amazing. they are produce in gazillion number now. It show the power of "factory of the world" Gone are the day when PLA soldier has to walk like in long march. But thin skin vehicle no protection against 12.6 caliber munition
The main content of this program: the transition from commuting to tactics is the actual combat requirements of modern warfare for military vehicles. Dongfeng "Mengshi" car family is China's first third-generation high-mobility wheeled tactical vehicle. As a high-tech tactical platform, the carrying-type three-generation "Warrior" vehicle can be equipped with a variety of conventional weapons after being equipped with general-purpose or special-purpose weapon base stations.

Getting a ZBD-05s back into action.

I've never seen this amphibious vehicle before. It somewhat resembles like a Mengshi-III variant:


Additional floatation devices (in yellow) for the ZBD-05:

Loading line charges onto a mine/obstacle clearing vehicle.

Mengshi III enter production from GT a bit more tid bit. china will need tens of thousand of Mengshi III with various variant
It can stop 7.6mm Bullet, double bottom floor but no anti mine v bottom to disperse energy
China's latest high mobility tactical vehicle enters mass production
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Published: Aug 03, 2021 08:01 PM




China's third-generation Dongfeng Mengshi high mobility tactical vehicle is in mass production, with hundreds of vehicles ready for delivery. Photo: Screenshot from China Central Television

China's latest, third-generation high mobility tactical vehicle has entered mass production, which will meet the needs of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) not only for off-road personnel assault carriers, but also utility mobile platforms for multiple types of weapons including howitzer and rocket, experts said on Tuesday.

A report by China Central Television (CCTV) last week introduced the factory of the third-generation Dongfeng Mengshi high mobility tactical vehicle, showing it being produced in assembly lines, with several hundred ready for delivery.

In 2000, China raised the demand for a type of lightweight high-mobility off-road vehicle, which led to the independent development of the first-generation Dongfeng Mengshi in 2006, characterized by its high agility and informatized systems, bringing fresh blood to the PLA.

As both the PLA and related technologies developed, the second-generation Dongfeng Mengshi was born, with built-in bulletproof plates that are superior to the US' Humvee, giving the vehicle a combination of mobility, informatized systems, firepower and protection.

The latest third-generation saw a comprehensive boost in all performance parameters.

The Dongfeng Mengshi evolved from first to third-generation based on the actual needs on the battlefield, and the third-generation vehicle can run faster with lighter weight thanks to the application of many new technologies and materials, making it of world-class standard, Chen Lei, a senior engineer with the Dongfeng off-road vehicle company, was quoted in the CCTV report as saying.

The vehicle series has been deployed in many military operations, including border defense, peacekeeping and disaster relief, CCTV reported.

A detailed view of Mengshi-III's roof hatch.

Billets of titanium alloys used for fabricating parts for an unknown IFV.