Please help ID old Chinese 8x8 APC

Costas 240GD

Junior Member

• Dec 27, 2007

• #1

Apparently seventies or early eighties.
Any help welcome.
TIA,
Costas

 

Gollevainen

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Registered Member

• Dec 27, 2007

• #2

I must say I've never seen this before. Then again I've noticed that if the soviet rareties are really rare and difficoult to get info upon, the chinese rareties are even worse...

But this is rather intersting vehicle, its sort of mix of BTR-60P and BTR-152 in concept but most likely based on some existing heavy truck in chinese inventory

 

Costas 240GD

Junior Member

• Dec 27, 2007

• #3

Looking closely at the photo I noticed that although the plaque in front of the vehicle is not very clear, it is possible to read the number "522" (I think), which might indicate that the vehicle is the WZ522 APC prototype... There is mention of an 8x8 APC with this designation

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Last edited: Dec 27, 2007

panzerkom

Junior Member

• Dec 27, 2007

• #4

Where did you get the pic, Costas? Did it come with anything that might give us a clue?

 

Costas 240GD

Junior Member

• Dec 27, 2007

• #5

I found it right

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panzerkom

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• Dec 27, 2007

• #6

guess the source isn't much help in this case.