New vehicle Photo

Is there someone have knowledge about this new one.
A new IFV or light tank

The turret is Type 63A light tank, but the hull looks a little bit different, look at the skirt, it is thicker and in different shape. I would say it is a new modification of Type 63A?

netspider said:

The turret is Type 63A light tank, but the hull looks a little bit different, look at the skirt, it is thicker and in different shape. I would say it is a new modification of Type 63A?

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The turret is different. And is that a 105mm gun ? Seems too small.

Confussed.

This is a new amphibious light tank. That's what I heard from folks at china-defense.com. It seems that this tank is off of a new universal chasis. It could be related to the IFV they developed last year.

That wouldn't make sense. The type 63A's chassis is already universial for Amphibious vehicles. Why reinvent the wheel? If they want a universial chassis, they are better off getting the 97 to adopt to the 63A chassis.....

I don' think we can tell much from the vehicle, since we can only look at the front...

That wouldn't make sense. The type 63A's chassis is already universial for Amphibious vehicles. Why reinvent the wheel? If they want a universial chassis, they are better off getting the 97 to adopt to the 63A chassis

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Becouse the Type 63 chassis orginates form the orginal soivet PT-76 amphious tank which dates back to the post WWII era...

Also If you have noticed the Type 63 chassis has a rear mounted engine which effectly unables it's usage as a IFV. (tough BTR-50 used the same hull, but the troop comparament was in place of the turret and had nothing to do with modern requiremenst of troop protection)
Type 97 chassis in other hand has a front mounted engine and is about 50 years more modern than the previous one. Aslo as it's commonly refered as a "universal chassis" it means that PLA is trying to standardise it as the main hull for all amoured vehicles. This means easier maintence as all hulls have the same automotive parts.

sorry to be off topic but i also have questions regarding these new 8x8 vehicles

the first one is an apc,the second one equipped with a 105 mm gun i guess and the third one a self propelled artillery system,probably 122 mm.
Does anyone of you have further information regarding these vehicles?

Thats 122mm D-30 (type 86) variant in the last vehicle...

But i've glueless as you are about other additional info...

The first one is clearly an IFV variant, the turret appears to be the GCTWM, the same as on the Type 86G and ZBD-03. SwimmerXC posted a rear view of the armored car variant in the PLA pic thread. Here is a link to it: . As for the light tank, the roadwheel spacing looks like the Type 97 (ZBD-97) running gear... Cool pics, by the way.

This is what I dont understand, if it is a new vehicle, why place it in front of a government building where everyone can see it? But indeed I never seen such a vehicle. It looks alot like the M2 bradly layout but with a different front, I guess a amphibious type but that cant be prooved until we check the back for propellers.