ZSD89

ZSD89 / type 89
	Type 89 armored transport
General properties
crew	2 (driver, commander) + 13-15 infantrymen (depending on the version)
length	6.125 m
width	3,060 m
height	2,590 m
Dimensions	13.6 tons
	Armor and armament
Armor	steel
Main armament	1 × 12.7 mm machine gun
Secondary armament	Smoke throwing system
agility
drive	8-cylinder BF8L413F turbo diesel engine (air-cooled) ; 235 kW (320 PS) at 2,500 rpm
suspension	Torsion bar
Top speed	65 km / h
Power / weight	23.5 hp / t
Range	500 km

The ZSD89 (alternative designation Type 89 or YW 534 ) is a Chinese armored transport vehicle that was developed by Norinco in the late 1980s and is used by the Army of the People's Liberation Army .

description

Development work began in 1982 and was not completed until the late 1980s. The ZSD89 was subsequently introduced into the army. The tank was produced in very large numbers.

variants

ZDF89: equipped with 2 × 2 anti-tank guided weapons instead of a machine gun
Type 90 APC: export variant
ZSD90 IFV (YW307): Armored personnel carrier with a 25 mm automatic cannon
ZJX93: armored recovery vehicle

ZHB94: recovery vehicle

Type 99: command tank

WZ752: medical tank
GBL130: Mine thrower
ZZC02: reconnaissance tank

Users

China People's Republic People's Republic of China
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe : YW534 armored personnel carrier, YW307 armored personnel carrier

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Zimbabwe: Army sends armored tanks into Harare. In: vanguardngr.com. Retrieved November 20, 2017 .
↑ Erwan de Cherisey: Chinese armor plays prominent role in Zimbabwe coup. (No longer available online.) In: Jane's 360. November 17, 2017, archived from the original on November 19, 2017 ; accessed on November 20, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
↑ Joe Barnes: Zimbabwe video: Tanks BLOCK Harare roads after Robert Mugabe removed from power. In: express.co.uk. November 15, 2017, accessed November 20, 2017 .

Web links

ZSD89 Amphibious Infantry Fighting Vehicle ( Memento from May 7, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (English)

[Janes-1] A ^b Zimbabwe: Army sends armored tanks into Harare. In: vanguardngr.com. Retrieved November 20, 2017 .

[2] Erwan de Cherisey: Chinese armor plays prominent role in Zimbabwe coup. (No longer available online.) In: Jane's 360. November 17, 2017, archived from the original on November 19, 2017 ; accessed on November 20, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[3] Joe Barnes: Zimbabwe video: Tanks BLOCK Harare roads after Robert Mugabe removed from power. In: express.co.uk. November 15, 2017, accessed November 20, 2017 .