Chinese infantry fighting vehicles

Blitzo

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A bit too early to tell, but there's no doubt more light will be shed on the IFV soon.

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The reason I wrote that last reply was to assert that the logic behind why the IFV (if it has a 40mm gun) may be using the same 40mm gun as the CS/AA5.

I'm not sure what this reply and your last one to me was really meant to convey, if anything.
 

SanWenYu

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Is the yellow IFV also new, maybe for airborne? It appears to be larger than ZBD-03 though.
 

MwRYum

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Seeing how much of the recent (and most advanced) developments in land hardware has been export-oriented, I wouldn't be the least surprised if this turns out to be another sale-only item.
If you observe its chassis size, it'd be too small for the typical multipurpose IFV market, and more lean towards airborne, air-drop IFV type of deal. Now, we all know that those who deploy such vehicles all made their own airborne IFVs, so this could very well be a new R&D specimen or bid sample.
 

Blitzo

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If you observe its chassis size, it'd be too small for the typical multipurpose IFV market, and more lean towards airborne, air-drop IFV type of deal. Now, we all know that those who deploy such vehicles all made their own airborne IFVs, so this could very well be a new R&D specimen or bid sample.

I assume you're only talking about the smaller sand coloured IFV, which makes sense as an airborne sized IFV.

But the larger green IFV I think is quite sizeable and in the right area to be considered a standard, true IFV. If anything it looks bigger than the ZBD04A.
 

SinoSoldier

Colonel
The turret could also simply be conducting trials aboard an interim chassis. The real thing probably comes with a Kurganets-style armor configuration + updated chassis.
 
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