Chinese infantry fighting vehicles
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Sir the main armaments is based on 30 mm caliber or the new 40 mm telescopic canon?
Hard kill APS and RWS isn't exactly standard for a main line wheeled IFV, I would say those are relatively high end trimmings.
For this IFV, the fact that it seems to have an unmanned turret, with built in ATGM launchers (that are likely carrying something a fair bit more capable than HJ-73 variants), and is likely to have a decent set of modern optics once fitted out, would make it a fairly respectable modern 8x8 wheeled IFV, and positively high end by PLA standards.
It looks like 30mm to me, and there has never been any indicators that the 40mm telescopic ammo cannon developed by industry would be used by this vehicle or any other upcoming vehicle intended for the PLA.
It's also missing the CITV (Can see a bolted circular covering from the roof of the turret), applique armor & hub caps.
I think those would be installed later?
Also does anyone know why the coax placement looks weird? Why is it on the top? Why not just embed it next to the cannon like other IFVs? Come to think of it, I can't even tell if there is only 1 coax. There's another hole next to the cannon shroud which could be another coax. Shame there's no RWS though.
I'm not sure if the vehicle has a dedicated CITV, so I think we can't say if it is "lacking" a CITV.
The lack of gunners optic installed is notable because we know at minimum it will have a gunners sight, and these are easily the best high quality angles showing the top of the turret we have.
As for the applique armour, yes on the hull it has yet to be installed on these vehicles but we've seen that on the pictures of this vehicle taken on the road in the last week or so, so it is nothing new.
The location of the coaxial gun makes me believe if it is because that location enables easier reloading of the coaxial in an unmanned turret (i.e. needs easier access to gun and ammo container from the outside).
Do you think that ATGM launcher is capable of auto loading? Launchers integrated into turret like this usually can be reloaded with one or two salvo of reserve ammo in the turret. But the layout of this exact design doesn't seem to give much space for this function.
It lacks the cope cage that is what.