PLA new high-mobility vehicle thread

[akita]

Pointblank: I had forgotten that the some of the same, or very similar, vehicles, are used by Canadian Forces and the PLA: the LSVW and the Percheron.
(China upgraded it's Shaanqui tactical vehicle fleet with Steyr cabs and chassis/drive componants to get a new truck family very similar in spec to the canadian Percheron tactical truck. A lot of'em were built, by Shaanqi and CNHTC among others, but they have now upgraded the spec again with a locally designed tactical cab and MAN drivetrain componants.)
I hadn't heard the LSVW was so little thought of in Canadian use. Who knows? Maybe that is the reason for the introduction of the Chumvee?

 

[Pointblank]

Pointblank: I had forgotten that the some of the same, or very similar, vehicles, are used by Canadian Forces and the PLA: the LSVW and the Percheron.
(China upgraded it's Shaanqui tactical vehicle fleet with Steyr cabs and chassis/drive componants to get a new truck family very similar in spec to the canadian Percheron tactical truck. A lot of'em were built, by Shaanqi and CNHTC among others, but they have now upgraded the spec again with a locally designed tactical cab and MAN drivetrain componants.)
I hadn't heard the LSVW was so little thought of in Canadian use. Who knows? Maybe that is the reason for the introduction of the Chumvee?

The Steyr trucks are much loved in the Canadian Forces for their carrying capacity and how well built they are. The Ivenco's are a different story. It was something that should never have been bought in the first place, but political considerations override the evaluation that essentially, the vehicle was a piece of crap, and it failed all of its engineering trials. I'm thinking that the Chinese has had similar success with the Steyr vehicles because they are well built and designed.

 

[cooker]

i would assume 90% of Brave Warriors are for officers/communication, while Hummers are for front line troops with tolerance and rooms for combat.

 

[akita]

Probably correct. In today's mechanized combat scenario, the little Jeeps are simply too light to carry the loads needed over 'death ground.'

 

[cooker]

however, it would be nice if PLA is going for 100% hummers so the officers could drive around and pick up a few chicks through the town. lol

 

[drunkencanadian]

could it be the different vehicles for each different military regions ?

 

[Pointblank]

could it be the different vehicles for each different military regions ?

It seems that they are all built to differing requirements, which cause multiple vehicles to be produced. I expect in the future, there will be major rationalization of the Chinese logistic vehicle fleet to concentrate on perhaps 3-4 models.

I also expect that the Chinese will draw upon lessons learned by Western militaries and head towards more heavier vehicle designs that can be more easily uparmoured. The current issue with many trucks in Western service in Iraq and Afghanistan is that uparmouring them, even though it does provide protection against small arms and IED's, does stresses the suspension and drive chain which causes decreased service life, not to mention the decrease in payload.