People's Liberation Army Ground Force
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The People's Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) is the land-based
service branch of the People's Liberation Army
. Its regular forces consist of 1.7 million personnel, with an additional 800,000 personnel in reserve, making it the largest active standing army in the world, and second largest in terms of army personnel. The PLAGF furthermore deploys 7,000 main battle tank
s, 5,500 armoured personnel carriers, 2,200 infantry fighting vehicle
s and 25,000 artillery
pieces. Currently 40% of the ground force divisions and brigades are either armoured or mechanized to deal with potential threats. The PLA Ground Forces has and continues to undergo rapid major upgrades and re-structuring to deal with future land warfare, with front line troops, special forces, and marines given priority in receiving newer modern weapon systems
The PLA has improved its battlefield C4ISR capabilities, with the introduction of satellite communications, wireless networks, and digital radios, army commanders are now able to maintain constant communications with their front-line units while on the move. The bulk of the ground forces have been regularly asked to operate under severe electronic countermeasures conditions in exercises. Also a network-centric warfare
capability connecting different combat, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance elements to form an integrated network is being developed.
, biological
, or chemical warfare
. Main forces included about 35 group armies, comprising 118 infantry divisions, 13 armored divisions, and 33 artillery
and antiaircraft artillery divisions, plus 71 independent regiment
s and 21 independent battalion
s of mostly support troops. Regional forces consisted of 73 divisions of border defense and garrison
troops plus 140 independent regiments.
Under the old system, a field army
consisted of three partially motorized infantry divisions and two regiments of artillery and anti-aircraft artillery. Each field army division had over 12,000 personnel in three infantry regiments, one artillery regiment, one armored regiment, and one anti-aircraft artillery battalion. Organization was flexible, the higher echelons being free to tailor forces for combat around any number of infantry divisions. At least theoretically, each division had its own armor and artillery — actual equipment levels were not revealed and probably varied — and the assets at army level and within the independent units could be apportioned as needed.
The new, main-force group armies typically included 46,300 soldiers in up to four divisions, believed to include infantry
, armor, artillery
, air defense, airborne
, and air support
elements. Although the new group armies were supposed to reflect a move to combined-arms operations, because of a lack of mechanization
they continued to consist of infantry supported by armor, artillery, and other units. The 13 armored divisions each had 3 regiments and 240 main battle tank
s (MBT) but lacked adequate mechanized infantry
support. There was little evidence of the use of armored personnel carriers during the Sino-Vietnamese border conflict in 1979, and tanks were used as mobile artillery and as support for dismounted infantry. Artillery forces emphasized towed guns, howitzer
s, and truck-mounted multiple rocket launcher
s. In the 1980s some self-propelled artillery
entered service, but the PLA also produced rocket launcher
s as a cheaper but not totally effective alternative to self-propelled guns. There was a variety of construction equipment, mobile bridging, trucks, and prime movers. A new multiple rocket launcher for scattering antitank mines appeared in 1979, but mine-laying and mine-clearing equipment remained scarce.
Regional forces consisted of full-time PLA troops organized as independent divisions for garrison missions. Garrison divisions were static, artillery-heavy units deployed along the coastline and borders in areas of likely attack. Regional forces were armed less heavily than their main-force counterparts, and they were involved in training the militia. They were the PLA units commonly used to restore order during the Cultural Revolution
.
In 1987 the PLA ground forces, which relied upon obsolescent but serviceable equipment, were most anxious to improve defenses against armored vehicles and aircraft. Most equipment was produced from Soviet designs of the 1950s, but weapons were being incrementally upgraded, some with Western technology. One example of upgraded, Soviet-design equipment was the Type 69 MBT, an improved version of the Type 59
MBT, itself based on the Soviet T-54. The Type 69 had improved armor, a gun stabilizer, a fire control system including a laser rangefinder, infrared
searchlight
s, and a 105 mm smooth-bore gun. In 1987 the existence of a new, Type 80 MBT was revealed in the Western press. The tank had a new chassis, a 105 mm gun, and a fire control system. Production of the Type 80 had not yet begun. The PLA was believed to have atomic demolition munitions, and there were unconfirmed reports that it also had tactical nuclear weapon
s. In any case, nuclear bombs and missiles in the Chinese inventory could be used in a theater
role. The PLA had a scarcity of antitank guided missiles, tactical surface-to-air missile
s, and electronics
to improve communications, fire control, and sensors. China began production of the Soviet Sagger
antitank missile in 1979 but lacked a more powerful, longer range, semiautomatic antitank guided missile. The PLA required a mobile surface-to-air missile and an infantry shoulder-fired missile for use against helicopters and certain other aircraft.
Group Armies, divided among seven military regions — Shenyang, Beijing, Lanzhou, Jinan, Nanjing, Guangzhou, and Chengdu. Within the military regions, divisions are being downsized into brigades.
The IISS
currently attributes the PLA Ground Force with 9 active tank divisions consisting of a number of armored brigades. Dennis Blasko wrote in 2000 that the traditional structure of PLA divisions consisted roughly of three regiments - tuan - of the main arm, each of three battalions plus support units, a fourth regiment of infantry (in an armored division) or armor (in an infantry division), an artillery regiment, an anti-aircraft regiment or battalion, and signals, engineer, reconnaissance, and chemical defense battalions or companies, plus combat service support units.
A typical PLA armored brigade has 4 tank battalions (124 main battle tanks) - each tank battalion has 3 tank companies (30 + 1 tank for the battalion commander), 1 mechanized infantry battalion (40 armored personnel carriers), 1 artillery battalion (18 self-propelled howitzers) - 3 batteries of 6 guns each and 1 anti-aircraft battalion
There are 8 active artillery divisions consisting of a number of artillery brigades. A typical PLA artillery brigade has 4 artillery battalions each with 18 guns in 3 batteries and 1 self-propelled anti-tank gun battalion (18 vehicles).
Brigades are a relatively new formation for the PLA. Introduced in the 1990s, the PLA plans to expand their number and rid itself of the massive, rigid formations of the Soviet model. As a step towards modernizing its army, this new system allows for smaller, cross-service arm battle groups of battalion size within a brigade to operate independently, increasing the PLA's ability to respond to a rapidly changing battle situation. The PLA has yet to fully take advantage of this new formation, but has been taking steps to successfully integrate it in its force structure.
s Type 90-IIM - 3rd generation MBT developed by China and Pakistan, (Not in Service of PLA)
Type 96
- 3rd Generation MBT, only MBT along with Type 99 in production (2,500-3,000 In Service)
Type 90 -
Type 88
- (500 In Service)
Type 80 - Earlier variant of Type 88
Type 79 - Main battle tank (300 In Service)
Type 69
- main battle tank (300 In Service)
Type 59D & Type 59D1
- Battle Tank, upgraded version of Type 59-IIA, Type 59-II, Type 59-I & Type 59 http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/china/pla-inventory.htm
Type 59
- One of the first Chinese Battle Tanks in PLA service
Type 58 - First Chinese tank ever built http://www.jedsite.info/tanks-tango/tango-numbers-su/t-34_series/t34-series.html http://www.jedsite.info/tanks-tango/tango-type/type-58_series/type58-series.html
Light tank
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| attack helicopter
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| Harbin WZ-9
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| multi-role attack helicopter
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| Changhe Z-11
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| multi-role / attack helicopter
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| 60?
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| Mil Mi-17Hip-H
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| multi-role helicopter
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| +250
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| Mil Mi-8 Hip
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| transport helicopter
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| 45
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| Mil Mi-6 Hook
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| transport helicopters
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| Sikorsky S-70C Black Hawk
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| transport helicopter
| S-70C
| 24
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| Eurocopter AS 532L Cougar
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| medium lift utility helicopter
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| 6
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| Changhe Z-8A
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| utility helicopter
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| 45
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| Harbin Z-9
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| multi-role light helicopter
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| 240
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| Aérospatiale SA 318 Alouette III
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| utility helicopter
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| Aérospatiale SA 342 Gazelle
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| attack helicopter
| SA-342L
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Army
An army An army An army (from Latin arma "arms, weapons" via Old French armée, "armed" (feminine), in the broadest sense, is the land-based military of a nation or state. It may also include other branches of the military such as the air force via means of aviation corps...
service branch of the People's Liberation Army
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of all land, sea, strategic missile and air forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLA was established on August 1, 1927 — celebrated annually as "PLA Day" — as the military arm of the Communist Party of China...
. Its regular forces consist of 1.7 million personnel, with an additional 800,000 personnel in reserve, making it the largest active standing army in the world, and second largest in terms of army personnel. The PLAGF furthermore deploys 7,000 main battle tank
Main battle tank
A main battle tank , also known as a battle tank or universal tank, is a tank that fills the heavy direct fire role of many modern armies. They were originally conceived to replace the light, medium, heavy and super-heavy tanks. Development was spurred onwards in the Cold War with the development...
s, 5,500 armoured personnel carriers, 2,200 infantry fighting vehicle
Infantry fighting vehicle
An infantry fighting vehicle , also known as a mechanized infantry combat vehicle , is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to carry infantry into battle and provide fire support for them...
s and 25,000 artillery
Artillery
Originally applied to any group of infantry primarily armed with projectile weapons, artillery has over time become limited in meaning to refer only to those engines of war that operate by projection of munitions far beyond the range of effect of personal weapons...
pieces. Currently 40% of the ground force divisions and brigades are either armoured or mechanized to deal with potential threats. The PLA Ground Forces has and continues to undergo rapid major upgrades and re-structuring to deal with future land warfare, with front line troops, special forces, and marines given priority in receiving newer modern weapon systems
The PLA has improved its battlefield C4ISR capabilities, with the introduction of satellite communications, wireless networks, and digital radios, army commanders are now able to maintain constant communications with their front-line units while on the move. The bulk of the ground forces have been regularly asked to operate under severe electronic countermeasures conditions in exercises. Also a network-centric warfare
Network-centric warfare
Network-centric warfare, also called network-centric operations, is a military doctrine or theory of war pioneered by the United States Department of Defense in the 1990's....
capability connecting different combat, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance elements to form an integrated network is being developed.
History
The PLA ground forces consisted of conventionally armed main and regional units and in 1987 made up over 70 percent of the PLA. It provided a good conventional defense, but had only limited offensive potential and was poorly equipped for nuclearNuclear warfare
Nuclear warfare, or atomic warfare, is a military conflict or political strategy in which nuclear weaponry is detonated on an opponent. Compared to conventional warfare, nuclear warfare can be vastly more destructive in range and extent of damage...
, biological
Biological warfare
Biological warfare is the use of biological toxins or infectious agents such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi with intent to kill or incapacitate humans, animals or plants as an act of war...
, or chemical warfare
Chemical warfare
Chemical warfare involves using the toxic properties of chemical substances as weapons. This type of warfare is distinct from Nuclear warfare and Biological warfare, which together make up NBC, the military acronym for Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical...
. Main forces included about 35 group armies, comprising 118 infantry divisions, 13 armored divisions, and 33 artillery
Artillery
Originally applied to any group of infantry primarily armed with projectile weapons, artillery has over time become limited in meaning to refer only to those engines of war that operate by projection of munitions far beyond the range of effect of personal weapons...
and antiaircraft artillery divisions, plus 71 independent regiment
Regiment
A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...
s and 21 independent battalion
Battalion
A battalion is a military unit of around 300–1,200 soldiers usually consisting of between two and seven companies and typically commanded by either a Lieutenant Colonel or a Colonel...
s of mostly support troops. Regional forces consisted of 73 divisions of border defense and garrison
Garrison
Garrison is the collective term for a body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it, but now often simply using it as a home base....
troops plus 140 independent regiments.
Under the old system, a field army
Field army
A Field Army, or Area Army, usually referred to simply as an Army, is a term used by many national military forces for a military formation superior to a corps and beneath an army group....
consisted of three partially motorized infantry divisions and two regiments of artillery and anti-aircraft artillery. Each field army division had over 12,000 personnel in three infantry regiments, one artillery regiment, one armored regiment, and one anti-aircraft artillery battalion. Organization was flexible, the higher echelons being free to tailor forces for combat around any number of infantry divisions. At least theoretically, each division had its own armor and artillery — actual equipment levels were not revealed and probably varied — and the assets at army level and within the independent units could be apportioned as needed.
The new, main-force group armies typically included 46,300 soldiers in up to four divisions, believed to include infantry
Infantry
Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...
, armor, artillery
Artillery
Originally applied to any group of infantry primarily armed with projectile weapons, artillery has over time become limited in meaning to refer only to those engines of war that operate by projection of munitions far beyond the range of effect of personal weapons...
, air defense, airborne
Airborne forces
Airborne forces are military units, usually light infantry, set up to be moved by aircraft and 'dropped' into battle. Thus they can be placed behind enemy lines, and have an ability to deploy almost anywhere with little warning...
, and air support
Air Support
Air Support is a 1992 computer game for the Amiga and Atari ST. It is a top-down strategy game, with a first-person mode available for special missions. The game takes place during a retrofuturistic 21st century where all wars are fought in virtual reality. The game was given mostly positive...
elements. Although the new group armies were supposed to reflect a move to combined-arms operations, because of a lack of mechanization
Mechanization
Mechanization or mechanisation is providing human operators with machinery that assists them with the muscular requirements of work or displaces muscular work. In some fields, mechanization includes the use of hand tools...
they continued to consist of infantry supported by armor, artillery, and other units. The 13 armored divisions each had 3 regiments and 240 main battle tank
Main battle tank
A main battle tank , also known as a battle tank or universal tank, is a tank that fills the heavy direct fire role of many modern armies. They were originally conceived to replace the light, medium, heavy and super-heavy tanks. Development was spurred onwards in the Cold War with the development...
s (MBT) but lacked adequate mechanized infantry
Mechanized infantry
Mechanized infantry are infantry equipped with armored personnel carriers , or infantry fighting vehicles for transport and combat ....
support. There was little evidence of the use of armored personnel carriers during the Sino-Vietnamese border conflict in 1979, and tanks were used as mobile artillery and as support for dismounted infantry. Artillery forces emphasized towed guns, howitzer
Howitzer
A howitzer is a type of artillery piece characterized by a relatively short barrel and the use of comparatively small propellant charges to propel projectiles at relatively high trajectories, with a steep angle of descent...
s, and truck-mounted multiple rocket launcher
Multiple rocket launcher
A multiple rocket launcher is a type of unguided rocket artillery system. Like other rocket artillery, multiple rocket launchers are less accurate and have a much lower rate of fire than batteries of traditional artillery guns...
s. In the 1980s some self-propelled artillery
Self-propelled artillery
Self-propelled artillery vehicles are combat vehicles armed with artillery. Within the term are covered self-propelled guns and rocket artillery...
entered service, but the PLA also produced rocket launcher
Transporter erector launcher
A transporter erector launcher is a vehicle with an integrated prime mover that can carry, elevate to firing position and launch one or more missiles. Such vehicles exist for both surface-to-air missiles and surface-to-surface missiles...
s as a cheaper but not totally effective alternative to self-propelled guns. There was a variety of construction equipment, mobile bridging, trucks, and prime movers. A new multiple rocket launcher for scattering antitank mines appeared in 1979, but mine-laying and mine-clearing equipment remained scarce.
Regional forces consisted of full-time PLA troops organized as independent divisions for garrison missions. Garrison divisions were static, artillery-heavy units deployed along the coastline and borders in areas of likely attack. Regional forces were armed less heavily than their main-force counterparts, and they were involved in training the militia. They were the PLA units commonly used to restore order during the Cultural Revolution
Cultural Revolution
The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, commonly known as the Cultural Revolution , was a socio-political movement that took place in the People's Republic of China from 1966 through 1976...
.
In 1987 the PLA ground forces, which relied upon obsolescent but serviceable equipment, were most anxious to improve defenses against armored vehicles and aircraft. Most equipment was produced from Soviet designs of the 1950s, but weapons were being incrementally upgraded, some with Western technology. One example of upgraded, Soviet-design equipment was the Type 69 MBT, an improved version of the Type 59
Type 59
The Type 59 main battle tank is a Chinese produced version of the Soviet T-54A tank, an improvement over the ubiquitous T-54/55. The first vehicles were produced in 1958 and it was accepted into service in 1959, with serial production beginning in 1963...
MBT, itself based on the Soviet T-54. The Type 69 had improved armor, a gun stabilizer, a fire control system including a laser rangefinder, infrared
Infrared
Infrared light is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength longer than that of visible light, measured from the nominal edge of visible red light at 0.74 micrometres , and extending conventionally to 300 µm...
searchlight
Searchlight
A searchlight is an apparatus that combines a bright light source with some form of curved reflector or other optics to project a powerful beam of light of approximately parallel rays in a particular direction, usually constructed so that it can be swiveled about.-Military use:The Royal Navy used...
s, and a 105 mm smooth-bore gun. In 1987 the existence of a new, Type 80 MBT was revealed in the Western press. The tank had a new chassis, a 105 mm gun, and a fire control system. Production of the Type 80 had not yet begun. The PLA was believed to have atomic demolition munitions, and there were unconfirmed reports that it also had tactical nuclear weapon
Tactical nuclear weapon
A tactical nuclear weapon refers to a nuclear weapon which is designed to be used on a battlefield in military situations. This is as opposed to strategic nuclear weapons which are designed to menace large populations, to damage the enemy's ability to wage war, or for general deterrence...
s. In any case, nuclear bombs and missiles in the Chinese inventory could be used in a theater
Theater (warfare)
In warfare, a theater, is defined as an area or place within which important military events occur or are progressing. The entirety of the air, land, and sea area that is or that may potentially become involved in war operations....
role. The PLA had a scarcity of antitank guided missiles, tactical surface-to-air missile
Surface-to-air missile
A surface-to-air missile or ground-to-air missile is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft or other missiles...
s, and electronics
Electronics
Electronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies...
to improve communications, fire control, and sensors. China began production of the Soviet Sagger
AT-3 Sagger
The 9K11 Malyutka is a Manual Command to Line-of-Sight wire-guided anti-tank guided missile developed in the Soviet Union. It was the first man-portable anti-tank guided missile of the Soviet Union and is probably the most widely produced ATGM of all time—with Soviet production peaking at...
antitank missile in 1979 but lacked a more powerful, longer range, semiautomatic antitank guided missile. The PLA required a mobile surface-to-air missile and an infantry shoulder-fired missile for use against helicopters and certain other aircraft.
Formations and units
There are 18 corps sizedCorps
A corps is either a large formation, or an administrative grouping of troops within an armed force with a common function such as Artillery or Signals representing an arm of service...
Group Armies, divided among seven military regions — Shenyang, Beijing, Lanzhou, Jinan, Nanjing, Guangzhou, and Chengdu. Within the military regions, divisions are being downsized into brigades.
The IISS
International Institute for Strategic Studies
The International Institute for Strategic Studies is a British research institute in the area of international affairs. It describes itself as "the world’s leading authority on political-military conflict"...
currently attributes the PLA Ground Force with 9 active tank divisions consisting of a number of armored brigades. Dennis Blasko wrote in 2000 that the traditional structure of PLA divisions consisted roughly of three regiments - tuan - of the main arm, each of three battalions plus support units, a fourth regiment of infantry (in an armored division) or armor (in an infantry division), an artillery regiment, an anti-aircraft regiment or battalion, and signals, engineer, reconnaissance, and chemical defense battalions or companies, plus combat service support units.
A typical PLA armored brigade has 4 tank battalions (124 main battle tanks) - each tank battalion has 3 tank companies (30 + 1 tank for the battalion commander), 1 mechanized infantry battalion (40 armored personnel carriers), 1 artillery battalion (18 self-propelled howitzers) - 3 batteries of 6 guns each and 1 anti-aircraft battalion
There are 8 active artillery divisions consisting of a number of artillery brigades. A typical PLA artillery brigade has 4 artillery battalions each with 18 guns in 3 batteries and 1 self-propelled anti-tank gun battalion (18 vehicles).
Brigades are a relatively new formation for the PLA. Introduced in the 1990s, the PLA plans to expand their number and rid itself of the massive, rigid formations of the Soviet model. As a step towards modernizing its army, this new system allows for smaller, cross-service arm battle groups of battalion size within a brigade to operate independently, increasing the PLA's ability to respond to a rapidly changing battle situation. The PLA has yet to fully take advantage of this new formation, but has been taking steps to successfully integrate it in its force structure.
Pistols
- QSW-06QSW-06The QSW-06 is a suppressed semi-automatic pistol in limited use with the People's Liberation Army and various Chinese police departments...
- Replacing the Type 67 silenced pistol - QSZ-92QSZ-92The QSZ-92 Services Pistol is a semi-automatic pistol designed by Norinco and it is in limited service in the People's Liberation Army since the late 1990s.-Development:...
- Supplementing Type 54 as standard service sidearm - Type 80Type 80 (pistol)The Type 80 is a Chinese 7,62 mm machine pistol.- History :Built in the late 1970s as a personal defense weapon for vehicle crews and other military personnel of the People's Liberation Army of China...
- Type 77Type 77 pistolThe Type 77 is a 7.62x17 mm Type 64 caliber semi-automatic pistol in service with all branches of the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China, People's Armed Police and various Chinese police forces...
- Serving only in People's Armed Police and Civil police - Type 64Type 64 pistolThe Type 64 pistol is a semi-automatic pistol, formerly in service with the People's Liberation Army but has since been replaced by several other firearms, although it still remains in service with some Chinese police forces...
- Serving only in People's Armed Police and Civil police. - Type 59Makarov PMThe PM is a semi-automatic pistol design. Under the project leadership of Nikolay Fyodorovich Makarov, it became the Soviet Union's standard military side arm from 1951-1991.-Development:...
- Limited service in Police and Intelligence service. Soviet Makarov PMMakarov PMThe PM is a semi-automatic pistol design. Under the project leadership of Nikolay Fyodorovich Makarov, it became the Soviet Union's standard military side arm from 1951-1991.-Development:...
. - Type 54 - TT1930/1933TT-33The TT-30 is a Russian semi-automatic pistol. It was developed in the early 1930s by Fedor Tokarev as a service pistol for the Soviet military to replace the Nagant M1895 revolver that had been in use since tsarist times, though it never fully replaced the M1895.-Development:In 1930, the...
Standard service pistol
Submachine Guns
- CF-05CF-05The CF05 submachine gun developed by Chinese Chang Feng in early 1990s in response to China's demand for a new submachine gun design. It was developed by the same team who designed the QSZ-92 pistol, which is now the main pistol used by PLA and PAP...
- Serving only in SPU (Special Police Unit) - QCQ-05 - Serving only in Special Forces
- QCW-05QCW-05The QCW-05 is a suppressed submachine gun...
- Serving only in Special Forces - JS 9mm -
- Type 85 - Upgraded Type 79
- Type 79 - Serving only in Special Forces and Airborne Forces
Rifles
- QBZ-03QBZ-03The QBZ-03 assault rifle is a gas operated, selective-fire weapon and is the latest assault rifle design developed for the Chinese 5.8 x 42 mm DBP87 ammunition. Unlike the bullpup QBZ-95, the QBZ-03 is a weapon of conventional design loosely inspired by other rifles previously in Chinese service...
- Serving only with Border Guards and Airborne Forces - QBZ-95QBZ-95The QBZ-95 is an assault rifle manufactured by Arsenal 266, part of Norinco and Arsenal 296, under Jianshe Corp, China South for the People's Liberation Army, the armed forces of the People's Republic of China, Chinese People's Armed Police , and Chinese law enforcement. This weapon uses a...
- Standard service Assault Rifle - Type 81 - Serving only in Reserve Forces
- Type 56- Limited Service
Machine guns
- CF06 - 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun
- QBB-95QBB-95The QBB-95 is the light support weapon variant of the Chinese Type 95 family. Based on the QBZ-95, the standard issue to most PLA units, most parts and ammunition of them are interchangeable...
- Standard service light support weapon variant of QBZ-95 - QJY-88QJY-88The QJY-88 general-purpose machine gun is a Chinese machine gun.-External links:* *...
- Replacing Type 67 general-purpose machine gun - Type 81 - Light purpose machine gun variant of Type 81
- Type 80Type 80 machine gunThe Type 80 is a general-purpose machine gun manufactured by Norinco in the People's Republic of China, based on the Russian Kalashnikov PKM series. The machine gun was certified for design finalisation in 1980 and entered the PLA service in the mid-1980s, specifically in 1983...
- PKMSPK machine gunThe PK is a 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun designed in the Soviet Union and currently in production in Russia. The PK machine gun was introduced in the 1960s and replaced the SGM and RPD machine guns in Soviet service...
) - Type 67Type 67 machine gunThe Type 67 is a 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun used by the Chinese People's Liberation Army. It shares some design features with the Soviet-built PK machine gun, but is a true hybrid of a number of different machine gun models, including both Soviet and Western designs that had been in...
- Replacing Type 53 (SG43) and Type 57 (SGM) general-purpose machine guns
Heavy machine guns
- QJG02 - 14.5 mm http://world.guns.ru/machine/mg48-e.htm
- W95 - 12.7 mm
- QJZ-89 - 12.7 mm http://www.sinodefence.com/army/crewserved/qjz89.asp
- QJC-88 - 12.7 mm
- W77 - 12.7 mm
- W85W85 Heavy Machine GunThe W-85 heavy machine gun is a heavy machine gun designed in the People's Republic of China.-Overview:The W85 chambers and fires the 12.7x108 mm round. It is a gas-operated, belt-fed, fully automatic weapon.-See also:* Type 77* DShK* NSV...
- 12.7 mm http://world.guns.ru/machine/mg47-e.htm - Type 85W85 Heavy Machine GunThe W-85 heavy machine gun is a heavy machine gun designed in the People's Republic of China.-Overview:The W85 chambers and fires the 12.7x108 mm round. It is a gas-operated, belt-fed, fully automatic weapon.-See also:* Type 77* DShK* NSV...
- 12.7x108 mm http://world.guns.ru/machine/mg46-e.htm - Type 77Type 77 Heavy Machine GunThe Type 77 heavy machine gun is described as China’s first generation designed 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun. The Type 85 is a “product improved” version. The weapon is both gas and recoil operated. The ammunition belt is the standard DShK metal non-disintegrating link.-See also:* W85 Heavy...
- 12.7 mm http://world.guns.ru/machine/mg45-e.htm
Sniper rifles
- AMR-2AMR-2The AMR-2 is a 12.7mm Sniper Rifle developed in China as an anti-materiel sniper rifle, introduced in early 2000s. Designed and developed by China South Industries Group, the rifle uses bolt-action and a conventional design. The AMR-2 fires 12.7x108mm sniper rifle cartridge from a 5-round box...
- Anti-material sniper rifle - M99Barrett M99The Barrett Model 99 "Big Shot" is a single-shot sniper rifle first introduced in 1999 by the Barrett Firearms Company . The company is better known worldwide for its earlier .50 caliber rifles, the semi-automatic M82A1 and bolt-action M95. Like the M95, the rifle uses a bullpup configuration...
- Anti-material sniper rifle - JS 12.7 - Anti-material sniper rifle
- JS 05 - Anti-material sniper rifle
- JS 7.62JS 7.62The JS 7.62mm is a bolt-action Sniper rifle issued in small numbers to the People's Armed Police Sniper Unit.- History :The JS 7.62mm Sniper rifle was designed in early 2003 in response to Chinese Police Forces need for a dedicated Sniper rifle that could place precision shots within a 800 meter...
- Serving only in Police Sniper Division - QBU-88QBU-88The QBU-88 sniper rifle is a designated marksman/sniper rifle deployed by the Chinese People's Liberation Army.- History :The QBU-88 rifle was the first weapon of the newest generation of Chinese small arms, chambered for proprietary 5.8 x 42 mm ammunition...
- Standard service designated marksmen rifle - Type 85 - Upgraded Type 79
- Type 79 - Standard service designated marksmen rifle Dragunov SVD
Shoulder fired weapons
- PF-98PF-98The Type 98 is a 120 mm anti-tank rocket system developed by Norinco for the People's Liberation Army as a successor to the Type 78 and Type 65 recoilless gun.-Development:...
- 120 mm Anti-tank rocket launcher - PF-97 - 80 mm fuel air explosive rocket launcher
- PF-89PF-89The PF-89 is the new generation standard light anti-tank weapon in service with the People's Liberation Army to replace the obsolete Type 69 RPG. It is a rocket launcher used primarily by infantry squads to engage and defeat light armor and bunkers...
- 80 mm Lightweight Anti-tank rocket launcher - FHJ-84 - 2x62mm Rocket launcher, replacing the Type 69-1 RPG
- Type 98
- Type 78Type 78The Type 78 is a smoothbore recoilless gun designed to provide a rapid, direct fire support for the PLA infantry troops against targets such as light tanks, armoured vehicles, and bunkers. The Type 78 is an improved version of the Type 65 with some modifications...
- Type 65
- Type 79Type 79 mini rocket launcherThe Type 79 is a mini rocket launcher of Chinese origin, in which the user has the option either to throw conventionally or firing it using an attached rocket motor to a base range of 25 meters or an indirect fire range of 400 meters...
- Type 70 - 62 mm http://books.google.com/books?id=e8eTTIg4wLgC&pg=PA134&lpg=PA134&dq=chinese+anti-tank+rocket&source=bl&ots=rJDUy1G7DR&sig=8bOscdtNeiiTvsTO6JLGmr2vBaA&hl=en&ei=C_MdSpLkH6fgtQPnuYmRCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=16
- Type 69 RPGType 69 RPGThe Type 69 85mm rocket propelled grenade , made by Norinco, is a Chinese copy of the famous RPG-7 developed by the Soviet Union. First introduced in the early 1970s, the Type 69 RPG is a common individual anti-tank weapon in service with the PLA...
- 40 mm RPG launcher, derivative of RPG-7RPG-7The RPG-7 is a widely-produced, portable, unguided, shoulder-launched, anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade launcher. Originally the RPG-7 and its predecessor, the RPG-2, were designed by the Soviet Union, and now manufactured by the Bazalt company... - Type 56 RPG
- Type 65 http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/cgi-bin/res.pl?keyword=Recoilless&offset=0
- Type 52 http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/cgi-bin/res.pl?keyword=Recoilless&offset=0
- Type 36 http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/cgi-bin/res.pl?keyword=Recoilless&offset=0
- Type 91 grenade launcherType 91 Grenade LauncherThe Type 91 Grenade Launcher is a Chinese grenade launcher used to launch 35mm non-lethal grenades. It may come in shoulder-launched, rifle-attached, and vehicle-mounted variants. -Shoulder-Fired:...
Automatic grenade launchers
- Type 91Type 91 Grenade LauncherThe Type 91 Grenade Launcher is a Chinese grenade launcher used to launch 35mm non-lethal grenades. It may come in shoulder-launched, rifle-attached, and vehicle-mounted variants. -Shoulder-Fired:...
- Type 87
Mortars
- Type 67 - 82 mm
- Type 87 - 82 mm
Anti-aircraft guns
- QJC-88 - 12.7 mm
- W77 - 12.7 mm http://world.guns.ru/machine/mg47-e.http
- Type 85Type 85/YW 306The Type 85/YW 306 is a 23 mm artillery gun used by the People's Liberation Army of China. It is a copied version of the Soviet ZU-23-2.-WZ554:...
- 23 mm
Tanks
Main battle tankMain battle tank
A main battle tank , also known as a battle tank or universal tank, is a tank that fills the heavy direct fire role of many modern armies. They were originally conceived to replace the light, medium, heavy and super-heavy tanks. Development was spurred onwards in the Cold War with the development...
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- Type 99Type 99The Type 99, also known as ZTZ-99 and WZ-123, developed from the Type 98G , is a third generation main battle tank fielded by the Chinese People's Liberation Army. It is made to compete with other modern tanks...
- 3rd Generation MBT (~800 In Service)http://www.sinodefence.com/army/tank/type99.aspType 99The Type 99, also known as ZTZ-99 and WZ-123, developed from the Type 98G , is a third generation main battle tank fielded by the Chinese People's Liberation Army. It is made to compete with other modern tanks...
- Prototype, evolved into Type 99Type 99The Type 99, also known as ZTZ-99 and WZ-123, developed from the Type 98G , is a third generation main battle tank fielded by the Chinese People's Liberation Army. It is made to compete with other modern tanks...
(Limited Type 98G service)
Type 96
The Type 96 is the latest Chinese third-generation main battle tank . Based on the Type 85-III design, the Type 96 entered service with the People's Liberation Army in 1997. As of 2005, an estimated 1,500 Type 96 tanks are currently in service with the PLA.Generally speaking, PLA's tank...
- 3rd Generation MBT, only MBT along with Type 99 in production (2,500-3,000 In Service)
Type 88 (tank)
The Type 88 is a series of second-generation main battle tanks from China. Based on the Type 79 design, the Type 88 entered service with the People's Liberation Army in the 1980s. As of 2003, an estimated 500 Type 88 MBTs are currently in service with the PLA...
- (500 In Service)
Type 69/79
The Type 69 and Type 79 are two models of Chinese main battle tanks. Both developments of the Type 59 , they were the first independently-developed main battle tanks by China. Their lineage can be seen through the distinct gap between the first and second roadwheels...
- main battle tank (300 In Service)
Type 59
The Type 59 main battle tank is a Chinese produced version of the Soviet T-54A tank, an improvement over the ubiquitous T-54/55. The first vehicles were produced in 1958 and it was accepted into service in 1959, with serial production beginning in 1963...
- Battle Tank, upgraded version of Type 59-IIA, Type 59-II, Type 59-I & Type 59 http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/china/pla-inventory.htm
Type 59
The Type 59 main battle tank is a Chinese produced version of the Soviet T-54A tank, an improvement over the ubiquitous T-54/55. The first vehicles were produced in 1958 and it was accepted into service in 1959, with serial production beginning in 1963...
- One of the first Chinese Battle Tanks in PLA service
Light tank
Light tank
A light tank is a tank variant initially designed for rapid movement, and now primarily employed in low-intensity conflict. Early light tanks were generally armed and armored similar to an armored car, but used tracks in order to provide better cross-country mobility.The light tank was a major...
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- Type 62Type 62The Norinco Type 62 is a Chinese light tank developed in the early 1960s and is based on the Chinese Type 59 with a reduced main gun caliber, lighter armour and a smaller suite of electronics and other equipment to help reduce weight. The Type 62 is still used by the Chinese People's Liberation...
- Light tank
Light/amphibious tanks
- ZTD05 - amphibious assault vehicle/tank
- ZTL05 - amphibious tank/assault vehicle
- ZBD05 - amphibious assault vehicle/tank
- ZBD2000ZBD2000The ZBD2000 is an amphibious armoured fighting vehicle with 3 different versions; the 105mm rifled gun light tank, IFV 30mm cannon with HJ-73C ATGM, and armoured logistic vehicle. ZBD2000 was the many of amphibious armoured vehicles developed for the PLA Marine Corps. The vehicle was an alternative...
- amphibious assault vehicle/tank - Type 63AType 63AThe Type 63A is an Amphibious light tank upgraded from the Type 63, designed for river-crossing operations at inland rivers and lakes.-Development:...
- amphibious light tank (+300 In Service) http://www.sinodefence.com/army/tank/type63a.asp - Type 63Type 63 light tankThe Norinco Type 63 is a Chinese amphibious light tank. First fielded in 1963, it is in many ways similar to the earlier Soviet PT-76. However, contrary to the popular belief, it does have some essential differences from the PT-76 in the vehicle's waterjet propulsion system, etc...
- amphibious light tank, similar to Russian PT-76PT-76The PT-76 is a Soviet amphibious light tank which was introduced in the early 1950s and soon became the standard reconnaissance tank of the Soviet Army and the other Warsaw Pact armed forces. It was widely exported to other friendly states, like India, Iraq, North Korea and North Vietnam. Overall,...
(500 In Service) - Type 62Type 62The Norinco Type 62 is a Chinese light tank developed in the early 1960s and is based on the Chinese Type 59 with a reduced main gun caliber, lighter armour and a smaller suite of electronics and other equipment to help reduce weight. The Type 62 is still used by the Chinese People's Liberation...
- light tank (400 In Service)
Infantry fighting vehicles
- WZ0001 - IFV, APC
- ZFB05 - IFV
- ZTD05 - IFV, APC
- ZTL05 - IFV, APC
- ZBD04 - IFV, APC
- ZBD05 - IFV, APC
- BK1050 - IFV, APC
- Type 07 - IFV, APC, and self-propelled howitzer built http://www.military-today.com/apc/new_chinese_ifv.htmhttp://www.sinodefence.com/army/armour/next-generation-ifv.asp
- ZBD2000ZBD2000The ZBD2000 is an amphibious armoured fighting vehicle with 3 different versions; the 105mm rifled gun light tank, IFV 30mm cannon with HJ-73C ATGM, and armoured logistic vehicle. ZBD2000 was the many of amphibious armoured vehicles developed for the PLA Marine Corps. The vehicle was an alternative...
- amphibious infantry fighting vehicle - ZLC2000 - airborne infantry fighting vehicleInfantry fighting vehicleAn infantry fighting vehicle , also known as a mechanized infantry combat vehicle , is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to carry infantry into battle and provide fire support for them...
- NGIFV - infantry fighting vehicleInfantry fighting vehicleAn infantry fighting vehicle , also known as a mechanized infantry combat vehicle , is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to carry infantry into battle and provide fire support for them...
- ZBD-97ZBD-97The ZBD-97 or Type 97 is a Chinese Infantry fighting vehicle. It mounts a turret similar in design to that of the Russian BMP-3, although the chassis is different, with a front mounted engine, and rear troop compartment....
- infantry fighting vehicleInfantry fighting vehicleAn infantry fighting vehicle , also known as a mechanized infantry combat vehicle , is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to carry infantry into battle and provide fire support for them... - NVH-4 - infantry fighting vehicleInfantry fighting vehicleAn infantry fighting vehicle , also known as a mechanized infantry combat vehicle , is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to carry infantry into battle and provide fire support for them...
- NVH-1 - infantry fighting vehicleInfantry fighting vehicleAn infantry fighting vehicle , also known as a mechanized infantry combat vehicle , is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to carry infantry into battle and provide fire support for them...
- YW307 - infantry fighting vehicleInfantry fighting vehicleAn infantry fighting vehicle , also known as a mechanized infantry combat vehicle , is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to carry infantry into battle and provide fire support for them...
- YW309 - infantry fighting vehicleInfantry fighting vehicleAn infantry fighting vehicle , also known as a mechanized infantry combat vehicle , is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to carry infantry into battle and provide fire support for them...
- NFV-1 - infantry fighting vehicleInfantry fighting vehicleAn infantry fighting vehicle , also known as a mechanized infantry combat vehicle , is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to carry infantry into battle and provide fire support for them...
- ZSL-93 http://www.sinodefence.com/army/armour/wz523.asp
- Type 91 IFV - Powered by the 360 hp engine and has a longer chassis with 6 roadwheels either side. It is fitted with a 2-man turret. The turret can be armed with an automatic gun of calibre 23, 25 or 30 mm.
- Type 90/92A/ZSL-92A - upgraded versions of Type 92 amphibious IFV
- Type 92WZ551The WZ551 is a Chinese wheeled armored personnel carrier. It is actually consisted of two families of vehicles with official designations in the People's Liberation Army as Type 90 and Type 92. Roughly 600 WZ551s are in service with the PLA, where they are used by light mechanized infantry units...
/ZSL-92 - amphibious IFV; 6X6 and 8X8 variants in service (1,000 In Service) - Type 90 - IFV
- Type 89Norinco Type 89 IFVThe Norinco Type 89 tracked armoured fighting vehicle is a Chinese armoured personnel carrier. It was developed from the earlier export market Type 85 AFV vehicle. It entered service in the late 1990s and was first shown publicly in 1999. There are approximately 1,000 in service...
- IFV - Type 86/WZ 501/WZ 501A/WZ 503/WZ 504 - copy of Russian BMP-1BMP-1The BMP-1 is a Soviet amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle. BMP stands for Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty 1 , meaning "infantry fighting vehicle". The BMP-1 was the world's first mass-produced infantry fighting vehicle...
(~1,000)
Armored personnel carriers
- WZ0001 - IFV, APC
- ZTD05 - IFV, APC
- ZTL05 - IFV, APC
- ZBD04 - IFV, APC
- ZBD05 - IFV, APC
- BK1050 - IFV, APC
- Type 07 - IFV, APC, and self-propelled howitzer built http://www.military-today.com/apc/new_chinese_ifv.htmhttp://www.sinodefence.com/army/armour/next-generation-ifv.asp
- ZFB08 - IFV, APC, and self-propelled howitzer
- NGIFV - Armored personnel carrier
- BK1990 - Armored personnel carrier
- Type 90Type 90 AFVThe Norinco Type 90 Armoured Fighting Vehicle is the successor for the Type 85 AFV of which it uses some components. The Type 90 series was developed for export, which consists of at least 10 different types; its industrial index is YW535....
- Armored personnel carrier - ZSD90 - Armored personnel carrier
- ZSL-93 - Armored Personnel Carrier
- ZSL-92WZ551The WZ551 is a Chinese wheeled armored personnel carrier. It is actually consisted of two families of vehicles with official designations in the People's Liberation Army as Type 90 and Type 92. Roughly 600 WZ551s are in service with the PLA, where they are used by light mechanized infantry units...
- Armored Personnel Carrier - Type 89Norinco Type 89 IFVThe Norinco Type 89 tracked armoured fighting vehicle is a Chinese armoured personnel carrier. It was developed from the earlier export market Type 85 AFV vehicle. It entered service in the late 1990s and was first shown publicly in 1999. There are approximately 1,000 in service...
- Armored Personnel Carrier (In Service-Main) - YW309 - Armored personnel carrier
- NFV-1 - Armored personnel carrier
- Type 85Type 85 AFVThe Norinco Type 85 tracked armoured fighting vehicle is an improved version of the Type 63 APC vehicle. The vehicle is bigger, has additional firing ports and periscopes, a longer chassis with an additional road wheel on each side, and is equipped with an NBC protection system.The Type 85 series...
- Armored Fighting Vehicle - Type 81 - Armored personnel carrier http://www.bdmilitary.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=119&Itemid=97
- Type 77 - Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier (In Service)
- Type 63Type 63 (armoured personnel carrier)The Type 63 is a Chinese armoured personnel carrier that entered service in the late 1960s. It was the first armoured vehicle designed in China without Soviet assistance. The design is simple and is comparable to other APCs of its time such as the M113.Approximately 3,000 were produced by Norinco,...
- Armored Personnel Carrier (In Service)
ATGM carriers
- SW1
- ZBD2000ZBD2000The ZBD2000 is an amphibious armoured fighting vehicle with 3 different versions; the 105mm rifled gun light tank, IFV 30mm cannon with HJ-73C ATGM, and armoured logistic vehicle. ZBD2000 was the many of amphibious armoured vehicles developed for the PLA Marine Corps. The vehicle was an alternative...
- WZ551WZ551The WZ551 is a Chinese wheeled armored personnel carrier. It is actually consisted of two families of vehicles with official designations in the People's Liberation Army as Type 90 and Type 92. Roughly 600 WZ551s are in service with the PLA, where they are used by light mechanized infantry units...
- Type 89
- WZ504
- WZ550 http://www.sinodefence.com/army/armour/wz550.asp
- Type 63
Light armoured fighting vehicles
- ZFB08
- QL550 http://www.sinodefence.com/army/armour/ql550.asp
- ZFB05 http://www.sinodefence.com/army/armour/zfb05.aspDefense Firm VideoDetailed Data Sheet
- VN3 http://www.janes.com/articles/Janes-Armour-and-Artillery/NORINCO-VN3-reconnaissance-vehicle-China.html
Rocket artillery
- BP-12A
- AR3 - 300 mm
- AR1A - 300 mm http://www.janes.com/extracts/extract/jaa/jaa_a106.html
- AR2 - 300 mm http://www.janes.com/extracts/extract/jaa/jaa_a106.html
- SY-400 - strategic MLRS, first unveiled at the 2008 Zhuhai Airshow http://www.sinodefence.com/weapons/report/zhuhai_airshow_2008b.asp
- WS-3
- WS-2WeiShi RocketsThe Weishi, 卫士, literally "Guardian", family of the multiple launch rocket systems were developed by Sichuan Aerospace Industry Corporation in Chengdu, Sichuan Province...
- WS-1WS-1The WS-1 is a 302 mm self-propelled multiple rocket launcher used by the People's Liberation Army of China. It is part of the Weishi Rockets family of weapons systems...
and WS-1B - an 8 and 4 tube 320 mm multiple launch rocket system by Sichuan Aerospace Industry Corporation (SCAIC, also known as Base 062) - A-100 MRLA-100 MRLThe A-100 is a 10-tube multiple rocket launcher used by the People's Liberation Army of China.The MRL system is developed by China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology and is not a copy of the Russian Smerch 9K58 300 mm rocket system,as previously speculated...
- 10 tube 300 mm Multiple Rocket Launcher System - WM-80WM-80The WM-80 was a multiple rocket launcher used by the People's Liberation Army of China and sold to other states like Armenia.The MRL system was developed by Norinco on Chinese designed Type 83 273mm 4-tube artillery rocket system on a 8x8 truck chassis....
- 273 mm Multiple Rocket Launcher Systems - Type 90 - 30 x 130 mm
- Type 90 AFVType 90 AFVThe Norinco Type 90 Armoured Fighting Vehicle is the successor for the Type 85 AFV of which it uses some components. The Type 90 series was developed for export, which consists of at least 10 different types; its industrial index is YW535....
- WM-40Type 83/WM-40The Type 83/WM-40 was a 4 tube multiple rocket launcher used by the People's Liberation Army of China.The MRL system was developed by Norinco on Chinese designed Type 83 273mm 4-tube artillery rocket system on a tracked Type 60 I tracked chassis.-References:...
- 273 mm - Type 85/YW 306Type 85/YW 306The Type 85/YW 306 is a 23 mm artillery gun used by the People's Liberation Army of China. It is a copied version of the Soviet ZU-23-2.-WZ554:...
a 23 mm rocket artillery guns (copy of Russian ZU-23-2ZU-23-2The ZU-23-2, also known as ZU-23, is a Soviet towed 23 mm anti-aircraft twin-barreled autocannon. ZU stands for Zenitnaya Ustanovka - anti-aircraft mount.-Development history:...
) on a YW 531H chassis and Type 82 artilleryType 82 artilleryThe Type 82 Artillery is a 30-tube 130 mm multiple rocket launcher used by the People's Liberation Army of China. It is replacing the 19 tube 130 mm multiple rocket launcher of the Type 70 and Type 63 .- External links :* * *...
(on a Yanan SX250 6X6 truck) - 30 tube 130 mm multiple rocket launcher replacing the 19 tube 130 mm multiple rocket launcher of the Type 70 (on a YW 531C) and Type 63 (on a 4X4 truck) - Type 90 (on a Tiema SC2030 6X6 flatbed truck) and Type 89 (tracks) - 40 tube 122 mm multiple launch rocket system replacing the Type 81
- WS-2WeiShi RocketsThe Weishi, 卫士, literally "Guardian", family of the multiple launch rocket systems were developed by Sichuan Aerospace Industry Corporation in Chengdu, Sichuan Province...
- 302/400 mm - Type 90- 122 mm
- Type 89 - 40X122 mm
- Type 81 - 107 mm
- Type 65 - rocket system http://www.sinodefence.com/army/weapon.asp
- Type 63 - 130 mm
- Type 63Type 63 multiple rocket launcherThe Type 63 multiple rocket launcher is a towed, 12-tube, 107mm rocket launcher produced by the People's Republic of China in the early 1960s, based on the Soviet BM-12 MRS and using similar rockets...
- 107 mm - PHL96 - 300 mm
- PHZ-89 - 122 mm
- PHL-03 - 12X122 mm
- PHZ-89 - 122 mm
- Type 85 - 130 mm http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/row/type-63-130.htm
- Type 70 - 122 mm
- Type 83Type 83The Type 83 is a 152 mm self-propelled howitzer used by the People's Liberation Army of China.This self-propelled gun system was developed by Factory 674 and based on a tracked chassis. The project's development started in the late 1970s and the prototype was completed in February 1980,...
- 4X273 mm - Type 90 - 40X122 mm
- Type 81 - 40X122 mm
- Type 82 - 30X130 mm
- Type 82 - 130X130 mm
- Type 762 - 284 mm
- Type 74Type 74The is a main battle tank of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force . It was built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as a replacement for the earlier Type 61. It was based on the best features of a number of contemporary designs, placing it in the same class as the US M60 or German Leopard 1. Like...
- 284 mm - Type 70 - 19X130 mm
Gun artillery
- SP-3 - 122mm SP howitzer
- Type 96Type 96The Type 96 is the latest Chinese third-generation main battle tank . Based on the Type 85-III design, the Type 96 entered service with the People's Liberation Army in 1997. As of 2005, an estimated 1,500 Type 96 tanks are currently in service with the PLA.Generally speaking, PLA's tank...
- SP howitzer - ZBL-09 Snow Leopard - 122mm variant
- ZBL-09 Snow Leopard - 105mm variant
- ZBL-09 Snow Leopard - IFV, APC 155 mm
- ZBL-09 Snow Leopard - twin 120 mm mortar variant
- Type 07 - IFV, APC, and self-propelled howitzer built 105 mm http://www.military-today.com/apc/new_chinese_ifv.htmhttp://www.sinodefence.com/army/armour/next-generation-ifv.asp
- ZBL-09 Snow Leopard - 122 mm mortar
- PLZ-04 - 54 calibre
- PLZ-52 - 155 mm
- PLZ-05PLZ-05The PLZ-05 or the Type 05 is an advanced family of 155 mm self-propelled howitzers developed by the People's Liberation Army of China to replace the Type 83 152mm...
- 105 mm - PLZ-05PLZ-05The PLZ-05 or the Type 05 is an advanced family of 155 mm self-propelled howitzers developed by the People's Liberation Army of China to replace the Type 83 152mm...
- 155 mm - PLZ-45PLZ-45The PLZ-45 is a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer used by the People's Liberation Army of China, the Bangladesh Army, the Kuwaiti Army, the Saudi Arabian Army, and possibly the Pakistani Army....
- 155 mm self-propelled howitzer might replace the obsolete Type 83Type 83The Type 83 is a 152 mm self-propelled howitzer used by the People's Liberation Army of China.This self-propelled gun system was developed by Factory 674 and based on a tracked chassis. The project's development started in the late 1970s and the prototype was completed in February 1980,...
which is a 152 mm self-propelled howitzer - SH-5 - 105 mm self propelled howitzer
- PLZ-09 - 122 mm self propelled howitzer
- WZ9003 - 122mm self-propelled
- VN1 - IFV, APC, and self-propelled howitzer built
- ZFB08 - IFV, APC, and self-propelled howitzer built
- Type 07 - IFV, APC, and self-propelled howitzer built
- Type 92WZ551The WZ551 is a Chinese wheeled armored personnel carrier. It is actually consisted of two families of vehicles with official designations in the People's Liberation Army as Type 90 and Type 92. Roughly 600 WZ551s are in service with the PLA, where they are used by light mechanized infantry units...
- 122 mm self-propelled - Type 92WZ551The WZ551 is a Chinese wheeled armored personnel carrier. It is actually consisted of two families of vehicles with official designations in the People's Liberation Army as Type 90 and Type 92. Roughly 600 WZ551s are in service with the PLA, where they are used by light mechanized infantry units...
- 105 mm self-propelled - Type 92WZ551The WZ551 is a Chinese wheeled armored personnel carrier. It is actually consisted of two families of vehicles with official designations in the People's Liberation Army as Type 90 and Type 92. Roughly 600 WZ551s are in service with the PLA, where they are used by light mechanized infantry units...
- 120 mm self-propelled - Type 90 - 122 mm self-propelled
- WA021 - 155 mm http://www.janes.com/articles/Janes-Armour-and-Artillery/NORINCO-155-mm-self-propelled-gun-6-x-6-China.html
- WAC 21 - 155 mm
- Type 91 - 120 mm self-propelled
- Type 85 howitzerType 85 AFVThe Norinco Type 85 tracked armoured fighting vehicle is an improved version of the Type 63 APC vehicle. The vehicle is bigger, has additional firing ports and periscopes, a longer chassis with an additional road wheel on each side, and is equipped with an NBC protection system.The Type 85 series...
- 122 mm self-propelled - YW 323 D30 (based on the YW 531H) and the Type 89/ PLZ-89Type 89/ PLZ-89The Type 89/PLZ-89 is a 122 mm self-propelled howitzer used by the People's Liberation Army of China.The gun system is developed on a tracked chassis.-References:*...
(based on the Type 77 APC) - amphibious 122 mm self-propelled howitzers replacing the Type 85 (YW 531C chassis) and Type 70 (YW 531B chassis) - BK1990 - 122 mm self-propelled
- WZ551WZ551The WZ551 is a Chinese wheeled armored personnel carrier. It is actually consisted of two families of vehicles with official designations in the People's Liberation Army as Type 90 and Type 92. Roughly 600 WZ551s are in service with the PLA, where they are used by light mechanized infantry units...
- self-propelled - XP-52 - 155 mm
- GM-45 - 155 mm
- SM4 - 81 mm automatic mortar carrier
- Type 91 - 3 x 152 mm
- Type 85 mortarType 85 AFVThe Norinco Type 85 tracked armoured fighting vehicle is an improved version of the Type 63 APC vehicle. The vehicle is bigger, has additional firing ports and periscopes, a longer chassis with an additional road wheel on each side, and is equipped with an NBC protection system.The Type 85 series...
- self propelled 120 mm - Type 85 mortarType 85 AFVThe Norinco Type 85 tracked armoured fighting vehicle is an improved version of the Type 63 APC vehicle. The vehicle is bigger, has additional firing ports and periscopes, a longer chassis with an additional road wheel on each side, and is equipped with an NBC protection system.The Type 85 series...
- self propelled 82 mm - Type 88 - 155 mm
- Type 83Type 83The Type 83 is a 152 mm self-propelled howitzer used by the People's Liberation Army of China.This self-propelled gun system was developed by Factory 674 and based on a tracked chassis. The project's development started in the late 1970s and the prototype was completed in February 1980,...
- 120 mm self-propelled - WZ551 mortarWZ551The WZ551 is a Chinese wheeled armored personnel carrier. It is actually consisted of two families of vehicles with official designations in the People's Liberation Army as Type 90 and Type 92. Roughly 600 WZ551s are in service with the PLA, where they are used by light mechanized infantry units...
- 120 mm - Type 90 mortar carrier - 120 mm
- Type 90 mortar carrier - 82 mm
- W90 - 203 mm self-propelled howitzer
- Type 97 - 203 mm
- Type 96Type 96The Type 96 is the latest Chinese third-generation main battle tank . Based on the Type 85-III design, the Type 96 entered service with the People's Liberation Army in 1997. As of 2005, an estimated 1,500 Type 96 tanks are currently in service with the PLA.Generally speaking, PLA's tank...
- 122 mm - Type 90 - 122 mm self-propelled howitzer wheeled (based on a WZ-551 chassis)
- PTZ-89 - 152 mm self-propelled
- PLZ-89 - 122 mm self-propelled http://www.sinodefence.com/army/artillery/plz89.asp
- Type 89/PLL01 - 155 mm towed gun/howitzer based on the GC-45 howitzerGC-45 howitzerThe GC-45 is a 155 mm howitzer designed by Gerald Bull's Space Research Corporation in the 1970s. Versions were produced by a number of companies during the 1980s, notably in Austria and South Africa...
- Type 86 - 152 mm
- Type 86 - 122 mm anti-tank gun http://www.sinodefence.com/army/artillery/type86towed_122mm.asp
- Type 85Type 85 AFVThe Norinco Type 85 tracked armoured fighting vehicle is an improved version of the Type 63 APC vehicle. The vehicle is bigger, has additional firing ports and periscopes, a longer chassis with an additional road wheel on each side, and is equipped with an NBC protection system.The Type 85 series...
- 122 mm self-propelled - Type 70 - 122 mm
- Type 66Type 66The Type 66 is a 152 mm towed howitzer used by the People's Liberation Army of China.The gun system is developed on the Soviet D-20 towed artillery .-References:*...
(copy of the soviet D-20152 mm towed gun-howitzer M1955 (D-20)The 152 mm gun-howitzer M1955, also known as the D-20, is a manually loaded, towed 152 mm artillery piece, manufactured in the Soviet Union during the 1950s. It was first observed by the west in 1955, where it was designated the M1955. Its GRAU index is 52-P-546...
152 mm towed gun/howitzer and the Type 83 152 mm towed gun are replacing the Type 54 itself a copy of the soviet ML-20. - Type 59130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46)The 130 mm towed field gun M-46 M1954 is a manually loaded, towed 130 mm artillery piece, manufactured in the Soviet Union in the 1950s. It was first observed by the west in 1954...
and Type 59-1 - copy of the soviet M46 130 mm towed field gun - Type 85 - 122 mm towed howitzer derived from the soviet D-30 (M1963) and replaced the Type 54 howitzer
- YW 382 (120 mm) and YW 383 (82 mm) - amphibious mortar carriers based on the YW 531H replacing the YW 381 and YW 304 respectively which were based on the YW 531C
- YW 381 - 120 mm
- YW 304 - 82 mm
- PLL01 - 155 mm
- Type 83Type 83The Type 83 is a 152 mm self-propelled howitzer used by the People's Liberation Army of China.This self-propelled gun system was developed by Factory 674 and based on a tracked chassis. The project's development started in the late 1970s and the prototype was completed in February 1980,...
- 152 mm http://www.armyrecognition.com/china/chinese_army_china._military_equipment_armoured_armored_vehicles_land_forces.html - Type 70Type 63 (armoured personnel carrier)The Type 63 is a Chinese armoured personnel carrier that entered service in the late 1960s. It was the first armoured vehicle designed in China without Soviet assistance. The design is simple and is comparable to other APCs of its time such as the M113.Approximately 3,000 were produced by Norinco,...
- self-propelled 122 mm - Type 89Type 89/ PLZ-89The Type 89/PLZ-89 is a 122 mm self-propelled howitzer used by the People's Liberation Army of China.The gun system is developed on a tracked chassis.-References:*...
- 155 mm - Type 83Type 83The Type 83 is a 152 mm self-propelled howitzer used by the People's Liberation Army of China.This self-propelled gun system was developed by Factory 674 and based on a tracked chassis. The project's development started in the late 1970s and the prototype was completed in February 1980,...
- 152 mm - Type 66Type 66The Type 66 is a 152 mm towed howitzer used by the People's Liberation Army of China.The gun system is developed on the Soviet D-20 towed artillery .-References:*...
- 152 mm - Type 59Type 59The Type 59 main battle tank is a Chinese produced version of the Soviet T-54A tank, an improvement over the ubiquitous T-54/55. The first vehicles were produced in 1958 and it was accepted into service in 1959, with serial production beginning in 1963...
- 130 mm - Type 86 - 122 mm
- Type 83Type 83The Type 83 is a 152 mm self-propelled howitzer used by the People's Liberation Army of China.This self-propelled gun system was developed by Factory 674 and based on a tracked chassis. The project's development started in the late 1970s and the prototype was completed in February 1980,...
- 122 mm - Type 60Type 60 howitzerThe Type 60 122mm towed gun is the Soviet D-74 122mm gun produced by the Chinese under licence. Developed in the late 1950s, it provided direct/indirect fire for the PLA. It remains in service with reserve units in gun battalions attached to motorized infantry and armoured divisions...
- 122 mm - 130 mm self-propelled howitzer - 130 mm
- Type 59Type 59The Type 59 main battle tank is a Chinese produced version of the Soviet T-54A tank, an improvement over the ubiquitous T-54/55. The first vehicles were produced in 1958 and it was accepted into service in 1959, with serial production beginning in 1963...
- 100 mm - Type 56 - 85 mm
- Type 55 - 57 mm anti-tank
- Type 55 - 160 mm self-propelled mortar
- Type 54 - 76 mm anti-tank
- Type 54 - 152 mm
- Type 54 - 122 mm self-propelled
- Type 54 - 122 mm towed
- PLL05 - 120 mm
- SH3 - 122 mm
- SH2 - 122 mm
- SH1 - 155 mm
Anti-tank guns
- Norinco Assaulter - 105mm
- ZBL-09 Snow Leopard - 105mm
- VN1
- ZFB08
- Type 07Type 07Type 07 is a new family of military uniforms to be used by all branches of the People's Liberation Army and People's Armed Police of the People's Republic of China...
- 105 mm - BK1990 - 120 mm
- BK1990 - 105 mm
- BK1990 - 100 mm
- PTL-02 - 100 mm
- Type 89Type 89 (Tank Destroyer)The Type 89 tank destroyer is a Chinese armored vehicle that entered service in 1988. Armed with a 120 millimeter smoothbore gun, it was intended to combat newer generations of Western and Russian main battle tanks that were equipped with composite armor and 120 and 125 millimeter caliber guns...
- 120 mm - Type 86 - 100 mm
- Type 86 - 122 mm http://www.sinodefence.com/army/artillery/type86towed_122mm.asp
- Type 83Type 83The Type 83 is a 152 mm self-propelled howitzer used by the People's Liberation Army of China.This self-propelled gun system was developed by Factory 674 and based on a tracked chassis. The project's development started in the late 1970s and the prototype was completed in February 1980,...
- 120 mm - Type 75 - 105 mm
- Type 73 - 100 mm
- Type 55- 57 mm
- Type 54- 76 mm
- Type 54- 85 mm http://books.google.com/books?id=xXR7k0V4Kd8C&pg=PA464&lpg=PA464&dq=chinese+anti-tank+gun&source=bl&ots=0eYCiBEhsJ&sig=_hlkocR3kDg9p2NZHnfHEROk2sQ&hl=en&ei=zX_fScaQAZiQswPPnMm0CQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3
Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns
- PGZ-07 - 4 X 35mm
- PGZ04 - 4 X 25mm
- WZ9003 - 35mm
- BK1060 - 35mm
- CSSA-1 - 35mm
- CS/SA1 - 2 X 35mm
- Type 63 anti-aircraft gun - 2 X 37 mm, chassis from Soviet T-34T-34The T-34 was a Soviet medium tank produced from 1940 to 1958. Although its armour and armament were surpassed by later tanks of the era, it has been often credited as the most effective, efficient and influential design of World War II...
tank. (No longer in service) - Type 80 - 2 X 57 mm, self-propelled anti-aircraft equivalent to the ZSU-57-2ZSU-57-2The ZSU-57-2 is a Soviet self-propelled anti-aircraft gun , armed with two 57 mm autocannons. 'ZSU' stands for Zenitnaya Samokhodnaya Ustanovka , meaning "anti-aircraft self-propelled mount", '57' stands for the bore of the armament in millimetres and '2' stands for the number of gun barrels....
but using the Type 69Type 69/79The Type 69 and Type 79 are two models of Chinese main battle tanks. Both developments of the Type 59 , they were the first independently-developed main battle tanks by China. Their lineage can be seen through the distinct gap between the first and second roadwheels...
tank chassis. - Type 85 (WZ554) - 2 X 23 mm
- Type 88 (PGZ-88) - 2 X 37 mm
- Type 90-2 - 4 x 25mm
- Type 95 SPAAAType 95 SPAAAThe Type 95 is a Chinese self-propelled anti-aircraft vehicle. It is armed with four 25 millimeter cannons and optionally four fire-and-forget QW-2 infra-red homing missiles. It was first displayed publicly at the Beijing Military Parade in 1999...
(PGZ-95) - 4 X 25 mm and 4 X fire-and-forgetFire-and-forgetFire-and-forget is a third-generation method of missile guidance. The military uses the term for a type of missile which does not require further guidance after launch such as illumination of the target or wire guidance , and can hit its target without the launcher being in line-of-sight of the...
QW-2 missiles.
Autocannons
- SW1
- LD-2000 - 7 X 30 mm
- Type 90Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannonThe Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon is a towed anti-aircraft gun made by Oerlikon Contraves . The system was originally designated as 2 ZLA/353 ML but this was later changed to GDF-001...
- 2 X 35 mm, copy of Swiss Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannonOerlikon 35 mm twin cannonThe Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon is a towed anti-aircraft gun made by Oerlikon Contraves . The system was originally designated as 2 ZLA/353 ML but this was later changed to GDF-001...
. - SG ADSType 85/YW 306The Type 85/YW 306 is a 23 mm artillery gun used by the People's Liberation Army of China. It is a copied version of the Soviet ZU-23-2.-WZ554:...
- 23mm towed - Type 85Type 85/YW 306The Type 85/YW 306 is a 23 mm artillery gun used by the People's Liberation Army of China. It is a copied version of the Soviet ZU-23-2.-WZ554:...
- 2 X 23 mm, copy of the Soviet ZU-23-2ZU-23-2The ZU-23-2, also known as ZU-23, is a Soviet towed 23 mm anti-aircraft twin-barreled autocannon. ZU stands for Zenitnaya Ustanovka - anti-aircraft mount.-Development history:...
. - Type 87Type 87 Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft GunThe is a Japanese air defense weapon built around the Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon system used on the Gepard tank. The system uses a modified Type 74 tank chassis...
- 2 X 25 mm, improved version of the Type 85. - Type 87Type 87 Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft GunThe is a Japanese air defense weapon built around the Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon system used on the Gepard tank. The system uses a modified Type 74 tank chassis...
- 2 X 37mm - Type 80Type 88 (tank)The Type 88 is a series of second-generation main battle tanks from China. Based on the Type 79 design, the Type 88 entered service with the People's Liberation Army in the 1980s. As of 2003, an estimated 500 Type 88 MBTs are currently in service with the PLA...
- 2 X 25mm - Type 88Type 88 (tank)The Type 88 is a series of second-generation main battle tanks from China. Based on the Type 79 design, the Type 88 entered service with the People's Liberation Army in the 1980s. As of 2003, an estimated 500 Type 88 MBTs are currently in service with the PLA...
- 37mm - Type 63 - 37mm
- Type 90Type 96The Type 96 is the latest Chinese third-generation main battle tank . Based on the Type 85-III design, the Type 96 entered service with the People's Liberation Army in 1997. As of 2005, an estimated 1,500 Type 96 tanks are currently in service with the PLA.Generally speaking, PLA's tank...
- 35mm - Type 99Type 99The Type 99, also known as ZTZ-99 and WZ-123, developed from the Type 98G , is a third generation main battle tank fielded by the Chinese People's Liberation Army. It is made to compete with other modern tanks...
- 35mm - Type 87Type 87 Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft GunThe is a Japanese air defense weapon built around the Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon system used on the Gepard tank. The system uses a modified Type 74 tank chassis...
- 25 mm - Type 85Type 85/YW 306The Type 85/YW 306 is a 23 mm artillery gun used by the People's Liberation Army of China. It is a copied version of the Soviet ZU-23-2.-WZ554:...
- 25 mm - Type 72 - 85 mm, reported to be the Chinese copy of Soviet M1939 (52-K)
- Type 5957 mm AZP S-6057 mm AZP S-60 ; literally: Automatic anti-aircraft gun S-60) is a Soviet towed, road-transportable, short- to medium-range, single-barrel anti-aircraft gun from the 1950s. The gun was extensively used in Warsaw Pact, Middle Eastern and South-East Asian countries.-History:In the late 1940s, the...
- 57 mm, copy of the Soviet 57 mm AZP S-6057 mm AZP S-6057 mm AZP S-60 ; literally: Automatic anti-aircraft gun S-60) is a Soviet towed, road-transportable, short- to medium-range, single-barrel anti-aircraft gun from the 1950s. The gun was extensively used in Warsaw Pact, Middle Eastern and South-East Asian countries.-History:In the late 1940s, the...
. - Type 65/74 - 2 X 37 mm, twin barrel copy of the Soviet 37 mm automatic air defense gun M1939.
- Type 59 - 100 mm, copy of the Soviet KS-19 gun.
Surface-to-air missiles
- KT-2/KT-2A/KT-3 - anti-satellite missile/anti-ballistic missileAnti-ballistic missileAn anti-ballistic missile is a missile designed to counter ballistic missiles .A ballistic missile is used to deliver nuclear, chemical, biological or conventional warheads in a ballistic flight trajectory. The term "anti-ballistic missile" describes any antimissile system designed to counter...
http://www.sinodefence.com/space/missile/asat.asp - KT-1 / KT-409Kaituozhe-1The Kaituozhe-1 or is a Chinese commercial launch vehicle. Small and solid-fueled, its design was based on the road mobile DF-31 ICBM with an additional upper stage. The vehicle has performed two flights, the first in September 2002 and the second exactly one year later...
- anti-satellite missile/anti-ballistic missileAnti-ballistic missileAn anti-ballistic missile is a missile designed to counter ballistic missiles .A ballistic missile is used to deliver nuclear, chemical, biological or conventional warheads in a ballistic flight trajectory. The term "anti-ballistic missile" describes any antimissile system designed to counter...
http://www.sinodefence.com/space/missile/asat.asp - SC-19 - anti-satellite missile/anti-ballistic missileAnti-ballistic missileAn anti-ballistic missile is a missile designed to counter ballistic missiles .A ballistic missile is used to deliver nuclear, chemical, biological or conventional warheads in a ballistic flight trajectory. The term "anti-ballistic missile" describes any antimissile system designed to counter...
- FJ-1, FJ-2, FJ-3 - ABM
- HQ-19S-400The S-400 Triumf is a new generation anti-aircraft weapon system developed by Russia's Almaz Central Design Bureau as an upgrade of the S-300 family. It is currently in limited service with the Russian Armed Forces....
- highly advanced SAM system developed by China and Russia http://www.janes.com/extracts/extract/jsws/jsws9067.html - HQ-17 http://www.janes.com/extracts/extract/jsws/jsws9031.html
- HQ-16 http://www.janes.com/extracts/extract/jsws/jsws9031.html
- HQ-10 - licensed built S-300PMU-1 (SA-20A GARGOYLE) anti-aircraft missiles
- HQ-9HQ-9The HQ-9 is China’s new generation medium- to long-range, active radar homing air defence missile.Initially an indigenous design with limited capabilities, the HQ-9 missile has undergone a redesign to incorporate Russian rocket technology after the acquisition of S-300 5V55-series missiles from...
- land and naval based anti-aircraft missile based on S-300, not taken to service due to licensing S-300PMU as HQ-10 - KS-1 / KS-2KS-1 Surface-to-air missileThe Kai Shan - 1 is the first Chinese surface-to-air missile to adopt a phased array radar.-Design:The missile is roughly the Chinese equivalent of the American MIM-23 HAWK, except it was designed to engage missiles as well as aircraft...
- First Chinese SAM to adopt phased arrayPhased arrayIn wave theory, a phased array is an array of antennas in which the relative phases of the respective signals feeding the antennas are varied in such a way that the effective radiation pattern of the array is reinforced in a desired direction and suppressed in undesired directions.An antenna array...
radarRadarRadar is an object-detection system which uses radio waves to determine the range, altitude, direction, or speed of objects. It can be used to detect aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, weather formations, and terrain. The radar dish or antenna transmits pulses of radio...
. Probably not taken to service due to procurement of S-300PMU as HQ-10 - YITIAN
- Type 90-2
- FM-90
- HQ-12
- HQ-4 http://www.sinodefence.com/army/surfacetoairmissile/hq2-part2.asp
- HQ-3 http://www.sinodefence.com/army/surfacetoairmissile/hq2-part2.asp
- HQ-2JHQ-2JHQ-2J or Hongqi-2 are anti-aircraft missiles mounted on the Type 77 transporter launcher. It is an upgraded version of the HQ-2 system. The HQ-1/HQ-2 are developed from the Soviet S-75 Dvina SAM system...
(Hongqi-2) - anti-aircraft missiles based on the Type 77 transporter, the missiles are upgraded versions of the HQ-1 which is a copy of the SA-2 Guideline - SA-15 - 35 in service
- HQ-7HQ-7The HongQi 7 or HQ-7 is a short-range air defense missile. The missile is deployed on both ships and land-based vehicles. China revealed the export version, FM-80, in the 1989 Dubai Aerospace Show...
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Crotale missileCrotale missileThe Crotale EDIR is an all-weather short-range anti-air missile, which can be used to intercept low-flight anti-ship missiles and aircraft... - LS-II ADS
- PL-12 SAM
- HQ-15 - licensed built S-300PMU-2 Favorite (SA-20B GARGOYLE)
- HQ-61BHQ-61The Hongqi-61 is the first generation Chinese SARH guided surface-to-air missile . It is classified by Chinese as a low-to-medium air defense missile, and the series includes both land-based and ship-born versions, and an anti-radiation version and air-to-air version have also been developed...
- short ranged SAM, land based version of HQ-61HQ-61The Hongqi-61 is the first generation Chinese SARH guided surface-to-air missile . It is classified by Chinese as a low-to-medium air defense missile, and the series includes both land-based and ship-born versions, and an anti-radiation version and air-to-air version have also been developed... - HQ-64 - short to medium ranged SAM, technology based on Selenia AspideSelenia AspideThe Aspide is an Italian medium range air-to-air and surface-to-air missile produced by Selenia . It is provided with semi-active radar-homing seeker...
missile. - DK-9
- HJ-10HJ-10HJ-10 is a series of indigenously developed and highly classified Chinese anti-helicopter / anti-tank missiles, they are the primary weapon of the CAIC WZ-10 attack helicopter...
- anti-helicopter missile - PL-9 - first designed as an air-to-air missile
- LY-60 / FD-60 / PL10LY-60 / FD-60 / PL10The LY-60/FD-60/PL-11/HQ-6/6D/64 is a family of PRC missiles developed by the Shanghai Academy of Science and Technology, largely based on the Italian Alenia Aspide missile - itself a version of the American AIM-7 Sparrow missile...
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Selenia AspideSelenia AspideThe Aspide is an Italian medium range air-to-air and surface-to-air missile produced by Selenia . It is provided with semi-active radar-homing seeker...
air-to-air missile. - TY-90TY-90TY-90 is the first air-to-air missile specifically developed for helicopters in dogfights. The missile is developed by China with TY stands for Tian Yan , short for Sky Swallow . Contrary to the erroneous claims, the missile is not developed from MANPAD missiles such as QW-1 Vanguard, but...
- first designed as an air-to-air missile - SG-II ADS towed system, LS ADS and YT ADS mobile systems. - TD-2000
- QW-1 Vanguard MANPADS and mobile platforms
- FB-6A - 4 x 4 vehiclePRC HMMWVsThere are at least two Chinese automobile manufacturers building Humvee copies, possibly with the assistance of AM General. Both Humvee copies rely heavily on imported U.S.-made parts including chassis, gear box, and diesel engine. It appears that at least one company, Dongfeng Motor Corporation ,...
mounted mobile FN-6FN-6FN-6 , also known as the HY-6, is a third generation passive infrared man portable air defence system. It was developed by China, and is their most advanced surface-to-air missile offered in the international market. Specially designed to engage low flying targets, it has a range of 6 km and...
SAM system
MANPADS
- Anza (missile)Anza (missile)Anza is a series of shoulder-fired, man-portable surface-to-air missiles produced by Pakistan. Guided by an infra-red homing seeker, Anza is used for low level air defence....
- HN-5HN-5The HN-5 , is a family of first generation Chinese man-portable air-defense systems based on Soviet technology. The literal translation of Hong Ying is Red Tassel, but HN abbreviation is used to avoid confusion with HY series anti-ship missiles of Silkworm missile family...
: only in second line reserve militia units - QW-1 seriesQW-1 VanguardThe People's Republic of China developed QW-1 Vanguard is an all-aspect man-portable surface to air missile, from which a series of missiles were developed.-QW-1:...
- QW-1QW-1 VanguardThe People's Republic of China developed QW-1 Vanguard is an all-aspect man-portable surface to air missile, from which a series of missiles were developed.-QW-1:...
- QW-2QW-2 Vanguard 2The QW-2 Vanguard 2 is a Chinese all-aspect man-portable infrared guided surface to air missile. It isn't clear when the missile first entered service, but it is likely to have been between 1998 and 2002...
- QW-3
- QW-4
- QW-11
- QW-18
- QW-1
- FN-6FN-6FN-6 , also known as the HY-6, is a third generation passive infrared man portable air defence system. It was developed by China, and is their most advanced surface-to-air missile offered in the international market. Specially designed to engage low flying targets, it has a range of 6 km and...
- FN-16
Non-combat vehicles
- Type 84 - Bridge laying tank using the Type 69 tank chassis
- Type 653Type 84The Type 84 is an armoured recovery vehicle based on the Type 69 tank and used by the PLA Army.Originally designated as Type 653, later versions by Norinco were re-classified as Type 84.-References:*...
(Type 69 tank chassis) and Type 59Type 59The Type 59 main battle tank is a Chinese produced version of the Soviet T-54A tank, an improvement over the ubiquitous T-54/55. The first vehicles were produced in 1958 and it was accepted into service in 1959, with serial production beginning in 1963...
(Type 59 tank chassis) - armored recovery vehicles - YW 703 (based on the YW 534), Type 85 (based on the YW 531H APC) - amphibious recovery vehicles
- Type 85 (based on the YW 531H), WZ 701 (based on the YW 531C), WZ 506 (based on the WZ 501) and a version based on the Type 77 - amphibious command vehicles
- Type 77-2 (based on the Type 77) - amphibious artillery ammunition carrier
- WZ 751 (based on the YW 531H), YW 750 (based on the YW 531C), WZ 505 (based on the WZ 501) and a version based on the Type 77 - amphibious armored ambulances
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tracked all-terrain multipurpose vehicle - Type 77Type 77 (tractor)Type 77 is a tracked tractor developed in the 1970s to tow artillery guns and used by the PLA in Southern China....
and Type 60/WZ 420/Wz 421 tracked tractors - Type 82 truckType 82 truckType 82 truck is a truck used by the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China. It consists of the HY-473 and HY962 ....
consists of the HY473 (tractor truck) and HY962 (semi-trailer) - Heavy Equipment Transporter up to 75 tons - TA580/TAS5380TA580/TAS5380The TA580/TAS5380 is a 20 ton 8x8 special heavy duty truck developed and built by Taian Special Vehicle Manufactory and used by the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China as a transport/Transporter erector launcher-Platforms:...
(20 ton 8x8), TAS5450TAS5450The TAS5450 is a 25 ton 8x8 special heavy duty truck and used by the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China.The TAS5450 is used as a TEL for the DF-15 SRBM and A-100 MRL....
(25 ton 8x8), TAS5500TAS5500The TAS5500 is a 28 ton 10x10 special heavy duty truck and used by the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China.The heavy duty truck is built by the Taian Special Vehicle Manufactory....
(28 ton 10x10), TAS5570TAS5570The TAS5570 is a 30 ton 10x10 special heavy duty truck and used by the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China.The TAS5570 is used as a missile transporter for the DF-15 SRBM....
(30 ton 10x10) and TAS5690TAS5690The TAS5690 is a 42 ton 12x12 special heavy duty truck and used by the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China.The truck is marketed by Taian Special Vehicle Manufactory as a general purpose heavy duty truck and mainly for military applications....
(42 ton 12x12) series special heavy duty trucks - WS2300WS2300The WS2300 is a general purpose 16 tonne 6x6 special heavy duty truck made by Wanshan Special Vehicle Factory and used by the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China....
(6x6), WS2400WS2400The WS2400 is a 8x8 special heavy duty truck developed and built by Wanshan Special Vehicle Factory and used by the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China as a transport/erector launcher platform and is a reversed engineered version of the Russian MAZ-543 missile Transporter...
(8x8) and WS2500WS2500The WS2500 is a 20 ton 10x8 special heavy duty truck used by the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China.It is a general purpose heavy duty truck/transported based on the WS2500 and is built by Wanshan Special Vehicle Factory....
(10x8) 20 ton series special heavy duty trucks - XC2200XC2200Tiema XC2200 is a 7.5 ton 6x6 heavy military vehicle. It is based on the Mercedes-Benz 2060 chassis....
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2060) 7.5 ton 6x6 heavy duty trucks - SX2190SX2190The SX2190 is a 7.5 ton 6x6 special heavy duty truck developed and built by Shaanxi Automobile Corporation Limited and used by the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China. It is a copy of the Steyr-Daimler-Puch 91 and replacing the older JN252, CQ261 and SX250 heavy duty trucks...
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n Steyr-91) 7 ton 6x6 trucks replacing the JN252, CQ261 and SX250 heavy duty trucks - SX250/SX2150SX250/SX2150The SX250/SX2150 is a 5 ton 6x6 special heavy duty truck. The SX-250 was developed and built by Shaanxi Automobile Works as a cross country vehicle in the 1960s and based on the Soviet Ural-375 and the cab/cargo-bed designs of the French Berliet GBU 15...
series 5 ton 6x6 heavy duty trucks - EQ2102EQ2102The Dongfeng EQ2102 is a 3.5 tonne capacity troop/cargo carrier truck developed and built by Dongfeng Motor Corporation and used by the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China for transport...
series 3.5 ton trucks replacing the CA30 (copy of the 2.5 ton soviet ZIL 157) - CA141/CA1091CA141/CA1091The CA141/CA1091 is a 5 tonne capacity, 4x2 troop/cargo carrier truck developed and built by First Automobile Works and used by the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China for transport....
series trucks replacing the CA10 (copy of the 3.5 ton soviet ZIL 150) - EQ240/EQ2081EQ240/EQ2081The Dongfeng EQ240/EQ2081 is a 2.5 tonne capacity, six-wheel drive troop/cargo carrier truck developed and built by Dongfeng Motor Corporation, developed for and still used by the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China for transport...
and EQ245/EQ2100EQ245/EQ2100The EQ245/EQ2100 is a 3.5 tonne capacity, six-wheel drive troop/cargo carrier truck developed and built by Dongfeng Motor Corporation and used by the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China for transport....
series 2.5 ton trucks - EQ2050APRC HMMWVsThere are at least two Chinese automobile manufacturers building Humvee copies, possibly with the assistance of AM General. Both Humvee copies rely heavily on imported U.S.-made parts including chassis, gear box, and diesel engine. It appears that at least one company, Dongfeng Motor Corporation ,...
series Humvee copied from the US M998 - NJ2045/2046NJ2045/2046The NJ2045/2046 is a 1.5 tonne high mobility truck developed by Nanjing Motor Corporation and used by the PLA. The truck is based on the Iveco 40.10WM 4X4 off-road military truck.The truck enter service in the PLA after 1999.-Platforms:...
series 1.5 ton lightweight vehicle - BJ212/BJ2020 series 0.5 ton lightweight 4 x4 vehicle made by Beijing-Benz DaimlerChrysler AutomotiveBeijing-Benz DaimlerChrysler AutomotiveBeijing Benz - Daimler Chrysler Automotive Co Ltd is a Chinese car manufacturer. It is also known as BBDC, but as its legal name may have recently been changed to Beijing Benz Automotive Co Ltd, BBAC may now be the preferred acronym....
Combat support vehicles
- WZ7007 - armored command vehicle
- Type 07Type 07Type 07 is a new family of military uniforms to be used by all branches of the People's Liberation Army and People's Armed Police of the People's Republic of China...
- armored command vehicle - ZBD2000ZBD2000The ZBD2000 is an amphibious armoured fighting vehicle with 3 different versions; the 105mm rifled gun light tank, IFV 30mm cannon with HJ-73C ATGM, and armoured logistic vehicle. ZBD2000 was the many of amphibious armoured vehicles developed for the PLA Marine Corps. The vehicle was an alternative...
- armored command vehicle - Type 99Type 99The Type 99, also known as ZTZ-99 and WZ-123, developed from the Type 98G , is a third generation main battle tank fielded by the Chinese People's Liberation Army. It is made to compete with other modern tanks...
- armored command vehicle - Type 90 - armored command vehicle
- Type 90 - armored command post
- Type 85 - armored command vehicle
- Type 85 - armored command post
- Type 89 - armored command vehicle
- WZ506 - armored command post
- WZ505 - armored command vehicle
- Type 81 - armored command vehicle
- WZ701 - armored command vehicle
- ZZC-02 - RECCE radar carrier
- Type 90 - armored re-supply
- ZHB-94 - armored re-supply
- WZ4006 - armored repair vehicle
- WZ4006 - ARV
- Type 07Type 07Type 07 is a new family of military uniforms to be used by all branches of the People's Liberation Army and People's Armed Police of the People's Republic of China...
- ARV - ZJX-93 - ARV
- Type 90 - ARV
- Type 85 - ARV
- Type 84Type 84The Type 84 is an armoured recovery vehicle based on the Type 69 tank and used by the PLA Army.Originally designated as Type 653, later versions by Norinco were re-classified as Type 84.-References:*...
- ARV - Type 73 - ARV
- Type 90 - MEDEVAC
- Type 85 - MEDEVAC
- WZ752 - MEDEVAC
- WZ751 - MEDEVAC
- WZ750 - MEDEVAC
- WZ731 - armored reconnaissance vehicle
- WZ721 - armored communications relay vehicle
- Type 85 - maintenance engineering vehicle
- Type 89 - armored refuelling vehicle
- Type 89 - mine-laying vehicle
- Type 89 - obstacle-removing vehicle
Anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs)
- HJ-13
- HJ-10HJ-10HJ-10 is a series of indigenously developed and highly classified Chinese anti-helicopter / anti-tank missiles, they are the primary weapon of the CAIC WZ-10 attack helicopter...
- HJ-9HJ-9The Hong Jian-9 is an advanced, third-generation anti-tank missile system deployed by the People's Liberation Army.The missile was developed by Norinco, and one of the chief designers was Yang Chunming . It is similar in appearance to the Israeli MAPATS , causing speculation about the link between...
- HJ-8HJ-8The HJ-8 or Hongjian-8 is a second generation tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided anti-tank missile system which was originally deployed by the People's Liberation Army since the late 1980s. Pakistan produces this missile system under licence as the Baktar-Shikan at Kahuta Research...
- J-202
- J-201
- 265-I
- HJ-73
- Type 98 anti-tank rocket
- PF-98PF-98The Type 98 is a 120 mm anti-tank rocket system developed by Norinco for the People's Liberation Army as a successor to the Type 78 and Type 65 recoilless gun.-Development:...
- PF-97
- PF-89PF-89The PF-89 is the new generation standard light anti-tank weapon in service with the People's Liberation Army to replace the obsolete Type 69 RPG. It is a rocket launcher used primarily by infantry squads to engage and defeat light armor and bunkers...
- FHJ-84
- Type 79
- Type 78Type 78The Type 78 is a smoothbore recoilless gun designed to provide a rapid, direct fire support for the PLA infantry troops against targets such as light tanks, armoured vehicles, and bunkers. The Type 78 is an improved version of the Type 65 with some modifications...
- Type 70 http://books.google.com/books?id=e8eTTIg4wLgC&pg=PA134&lpg=PA134&dq=chinese+anti-tank+rocket&source=bl&ots=rJDUy1G7DR&sig=8bOscdtNeiiTvsTO6JLGmr2vBaA&hl=en&ei=C_MdSpLkH6fgtQPnuYmRCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=16
- Type 69Type 69 RPGThe Type 69 85mm rocket propelled grenade , made by Norinco, is a Chinese copy of the famous RPG-7 developed by the Soviet Union. First introduced in the early 1970s, the Type 69 RPG is a common individual anti-tank weapon in service with the PLA...
- Type 65
- Type 56
- Type 52
- Type 36
Aircraft
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| Tianyan-2 http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2006/2/12/123919.shtmlhttp://english.chinamil.com.cn/site2/columns/2006-02/07/content_403449.htm
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| CAIC WZ-10
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| attack helicopter
| pre-production
| 8+6 prototypes
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| Harbin WZ-9
Harbin Z-9
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| multi-role attack helicopter
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| 60+
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| Changhe Z-11
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| multi-role / attack helicopter
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| 60?
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| Mil Mi-17Hip-H
Mil Mi-17
The Mil Mi-17 is a Russian helicopter currently in production at two factories in Kazan and Ulan-Ude...
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| multi-role helicopter
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| +250
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| Mil Mi-8 Hip
Mil Mi-8
The Mil Mi-8 is a medium twin-turbine transport helicopter that can also act as a gunship. The Mi-8 is the world's most-produced helicopter, and is used by over 50 countries. Russia is the largest operator of the Mi-8/Mi-17 helicopter....
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| transport helicopter
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| 45
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| Mil Mi-6 Hook
Mil Mi-6
|-Facts:*Test pilot N.B. Leshin has set the world record of speed. This event was awarded by the American Helicopter Society.*Small numbers are still in service, most in Siberia plus a small number with the People's Republic of China...
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| transport helicopters
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| 5-10
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| Sikorsky S-70C Black Hawk
Sikorsky S-70
The Sikorsky S-70 is a medium transport/utility helicopter family manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft. It was developed for the U.S. Army in the 1970s, winning a competition to be designated the UH-60 Blackhawk and spawning a large family in U.S. military service...
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| transport helicopter
| S-70C
| 24
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| Eurocopter AS 532L Cougar
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| medium lift utility helicopter
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| 6
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| Changhe Z-8A
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| utility helicopter
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| 45
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| Harbin Z-9
Harbin Z-9
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| multi-role light helicopter
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| 240
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| Aérospatiale SA 318 Alouette III
Aérospatiale Alouette III
The Aérospatiale Alouette III is a single-engine, light utility helicopter developed by Sud Aviation. It was manufactured by Aérospatiale of France, and under licence by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in India as Hal Chetak and Industria Aeronautică Română in Romania.The Alouette III is the...
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| utility helicopter
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| 12
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| Aérospatiale SA 342 Gazelle
Aérospatiale Gazelle
The Aérospatiale Gazelle is a five-seat light helicopter, powered by a single turbine engine. It was designed and manufactured in France by Sud Aviation . It was also manufactured under licence by Westland Aircraft in the United Kingdom , by SOKO in Yugoslavia and ABHCO in Egypt...
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| attack helicopter
| SA-342L
| 8
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