Chinese infantry fighting vehicles

somePLAOSINT said:

The seats seem to be quite rudimentary, just a long bench without blast protection.

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Do you have the same name on Twitter?

siegecrossbow said:

Do you have the same name on Twitter?

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yes

looks like that particular vehicle is not meant for mine protection.

At least it should have more comfortable seats. Patrolling a large area with unpaved roads on these benches is not ideal.

According to a credible Weibo user, this illustration shows auxiliary flotation modules for ZBD-04 IFV.

by78 said:

According to a credible Weibo user, this illustration shows auxiliary flotation modules for ZBD-04 IFV.

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Hasn't this been posted before?

The Observer said:

Hasn't this been posted before?

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Has it?

I think I've seen something similar before, but thought it was an assault gun variant.
It mentioned about the floatation module also used to hold extra fuel.

by78 said:

Another new border patrol vehicle. Although obscured, the Mengshi (猛士) badge appears to be on the grille.

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Interior image of the new patrol vehicle based on the Mengshi chassis.

I figured this is the best way to illustrat this



Space savings from conventional vs hybrid powered wheeled armored vehicle. Just the elimination of drive shaft saves so much space

this is side from the other gains you get with hybrids like longer range & faster reaction from electrical systems and modern control system