Military Engineering Vehicles (PLAGF and PLANMC)

CHNPHD said:

It looks sharing same chassis as PLZ07B amphibious 122 SPH not really ZBD05

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Now that I am looking at the PLZ07B, the ZBD05, the ZBD97 and the GSL132, it appears the GSL132 has design elements from the both the PLZ07B, and the ZBD05.
The hull layout while resembles the PLZ07B (which owes it's design to the ZBD97 more than the ZBD05) but the GSL132 is not as tall (I think the GSL07B is tall for the buoyancy displacement requirement) and the inlets for the hydro jet are positioned in the same location as the ZBD05. The unique requirements of the GSL132 drove the hull structure, and internal layout, while utilizing components in the NORINCO system.
I did note that the roadwheel placement with the pronounce gap between the 5th and 6th roadwheel is more like the ZBD05 while the PLZ07B has evenly spaced roadwheels.
Just my thought, but to get the buoyancy right, it appears that NORINCO has to place the engine in the rear to offset the weight of the track width mine clearing plow (or blade). The US Army one weighs .
So I am going to keep with the position that NORINCO used the ZBD05 as the base when the engineered the GSL132. I could be totally wrong as nothing is really definitively written on the GSL132 design/development, unlike the ZBD05 development.

Andy1974 said:

The second last slide says.. “The CLMS is a capability found .”, it is an incomplete sentence.

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Here is the updated slide. Feedback requested.

GSL411 火箭破障车 (Rocket Obstacle-Clearing Vehicle)​

GSL411 firing GSL241 rocket-assisted obstacle-clearing munition

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Role and Mission for the PLA : The GSL411 Rocket Obstacle-Clearing Vehicle (ROCV) is a purpose-built engineering asset designed by the People’s Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) to clear extensive coastal and amphibious landing obstacles. First conceptualized in the 1990s and revealed publicly in the 2010s, the GSL411 delivers rapid, long-range mine and barrier neutralization ahead of amphibious or ground assaults. Deployed in tandem on landing craft, the GSL411 offers a critical solution to obstacle breaching across wide beachfronts, replacing manual mine-clearing with standoff, high-volume firepower. It is particularly effective against mines, barbed wire, and fixed defenses such as reinforced “rail forts” (zhài).
Source: From Website:

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Obstacle to clear

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System Specifications

• Date of Introduction: Development in 1990s, public reveal in 2010s (Zhihu, Sina)
• Country of Origin: People’s Republic of China
• Type: Rocket Obstacle-Clearing Vehicle (ROCV)
• Manufacturer: Unknown
• Chassis: Tiema XC2260 6×6 truck (off-road optimized)
• Crew: 3
• Mobility: Road speed 10–75 km/h; Max gradient 25°; Min turning radius: 12 m
• Transportability: Deployable via landing craft, supports naval logistics

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Armament & Obstacle-Clearing Payload Launcher: 28-tube rocket director in a 4×7 configuration

• Elevation: 28°–55° | Traverse: ±40°
• Launch Range: Max ~3,350 meters
• Cleared Lane Width: ~35 meters (dual salvo)
• Rate of Obstacle Clearance: ~84.6%
• Range: ~3000 meters

Source:
(Mine Clearing Rockets: An Inventory of China's Vehicle-Mounted Rocket Mine Clearing Systems (Part 2)

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Munition: GSL241 Rocket Obstacle-Clearing Projectile

• Caliber: 252mm
• Weight: 135 kg
• Warhead: 66 kg aluminum-enhanced high explosive
• Design: Includes probe-type electromechanical fuze with dual safeties, remote arming, and timed self-destruct
• Guidance: Rifled launch tubes ensure flight stability through low-speed rotation

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Fire Control System: The GSL411 features a digital fire control suite, including:

• Fire control computer and operator console
• Remote controller for standoff engagement
• Integrated targeting adjustments for environmental variables: wind, pitch, roll, etc.

This system allows the vehicle to automatically adjust elevation/traverse and fire a salvo with high trajectory precision, ensuring target impact in congested or hardened coastal zones.
Source:
(Mine Clearing Rockets: An Inventory of China's Vehicle-Mounted Rocket Mine Clearing Systems (Part 2)

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Launcher & Traverse Mechanism

• Director: 28 rifled tubes (length: 2500mm; bore: 253mm)
• Support System: Electric elevation and traverse, hand-cranked backup
• Deployment: Stowed on Tiema truck; emplaced using landing gear

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Operational Notes

• Tactical Use: Two GSL411 vehicles can be deployed per landing craft
• Mission Pairing: Often deployed in tandem to ensure redundancy and coverage
• Strategic Utility: Enhances amphibious breach operations; effective against both anti-landing beach defenses and submerged minefields

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Additional Images
(I thought this was posted before - not sure)
An engineering research and design institute under the Guangzhou Military Region developed a 28-tube rocket clearing vehicle, which was installed on landing craft for launch and clearing obstacles from the opposite shore. This proved to be an effective means of clearing enemy mines, naval mines, and other engineering obstacles laid on coastal beaches during landing operations. from-https://k.sina.cn/article_6411681021_17e2a7cfd00100362i.html


Landing craft with the GSL411 launch Obstacle Clearing munitions. (Again I thought this was posted before)
Source: from -

72 Army Group Engineer unit conducting live fire

Source: PLA Daily, (Photo by Chu Wenxiang), Caption: In early April, an engineering unit of a brigade of the 72nd Group Army conducted a live-fire drill using a rocket-propelled obstacle-clearing vehicle. April 18 2022.

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GCZ111 Amphibious Armored Engineer Vehicle

The GCZ111 left side view (Image source: )

Role and Mission for the PLA : GCZ111 Amphibious Armored Engineer Vehicle (AAEV) are to conduct maneuver accompanying amphibious armored mechanized troops in combat operations, clear obstacles at beachheads and in front of positions to provide assault landing support for amphibious combat vehicles and construct entrance-exit road of disembarkation docks to provide rapid disembarkation and landing support for follow-up echelons formations. The AEV is mainly composed of amphibious armored chassis, obstacle-clearing dozer blade, and multi-purpose excavation.
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The GCZ111 is seen operating with the GSL132 in pairs. So the GSL132 is the lead vehicle blast the way through obstacles and the GCZ111 reduces the obstacle more while creating the entrance and exit pathways so the rest of the Combined Arms Brigade units can follow through. This is shown in CCTV videos of exercises of image of those exercises showing the pair.

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System Specifications
Date of Introduction: public reveal in 2011 (Xinhua)
• Country of Origin: People’s Republic of China
• Type: Amphibious Armored Engineer Vehicle (AAEV)
• Manufacturer: NORINCO - China North Industries Group Corporation - CNGC
• Chassis: Modified Type-63A Tank chassis and Type77 APC.
• Crew: 3
• Mobility: Road speed 50 km/h; Max gradient 60°;
• Swim Speed: 8kph Swim range: 120 Km
• Length 11.012 M
• Width 3.366 M
• Height 3.19 M
• Weight (kg): 25,000

Engineering Equipment
• Dozer Blade: 1 x hydraulically-operated dozer in a V-blade configuration
• Excavation Crane: Yes, with a 16 ton telescopic excavator
Of note the dozer blade and the excavator arm are similar to the one used on the GSC112

Source: (1)Army Recognition website reports ()

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