ZBD2000 amphibious infantry fighting vehicle weighs 8 tons. It is made of light aluminum alloy armored vehicle, equipped with high-power engine and high-efficiency water jet propeller.
The turret is placed in the center of the car body with sharp edges and corners. The turret is equipped with 30 mm machine guns, 7.62 mm machine guns and single-door anti-tank missile launchers. In addition, two sets of smoke bomb launchers are arranged on both sides of the main gun. One-way and two-way automatic ammunition feeding is mainly used, with the firing rate of 380 rounds per minute and the initial velocity of grenades of 960 m/s. The ammunition types used include anti-personnel explosive grenades, trailing-light anti-personnel explosive grenades and trailing-light capped armor-piercing projectiles. A truss structure is arranged outside the barrel.
There are two crew members in the turret of ZBD2000 amphibious infantry fighting vehicle, one is the captain, the other is the shooter, and the other driver is arranged in the front of the hull, that is, one side of the engine. The driver can only carry 10 soldiers. When two water jet propulsion devices push the amphibious chariot forward in the water at a speed of 45 km/h, the soldiers in the car feel very comfortable.
In addition, one of the reasons why the vehicle has achieved such high speed is that there is a blade-like auxiliary skateboard in the front of the car body, which allows the chariot to "ride" on the water at high speed in a way similar to a water ski, thus making the ZBD2000 amphibious infantry fighting vehicle the fastest fighting vehicle in the world. Once on shore, the skateboard in front is put away. At this time, the chariot can advance 500 kilometers at a speed of 65 kilometers per hour. Of course, this high-speed performance comes at a price, that is, the lighter armor of the vehicle can only provide protection for light weapons and rifles. Therefore, the fragility of the vehicle determines that it must cooperate with other chariots, including light tanks, to launch and fight.
Another specific model of China's new tracked amphibious vehicle is that when the main weapon is equipped with 105mm gun, the crew of this vehicle will be increased from 3 to 4, and an ammunition loader will be added, but the armor thickness will remain unchanged, and the vehicle can shoot completely and stably while moving. There is also a performance improvement, that is, it can shoot at the enemy even when wading. The 105 mm gun of this type of chariot can fire high-explosive bombs or armor-piercing bombs. In addition, a laser-guided anti-tank missile developed from a Russian-made model may be under development, which can be launched by the barrel of a 105 mm gun (gun-launched missile).
The last specific model of China's new tracked amphibious vehicle is the command vehicle. The turret was downgraded and equipped with a.50 caliber machine gun. The outline of the roof at the rear of the car body protrudes upward, and communication equipment and computer display equipment are installed.
The overall dimensions of ZBD2000 amphibious infantry fighting vehicle are: length 5. 18m, width 2.74m and height 3.04m. This bicycle is worth 2.5 million pounds ... The electronic equipment of the vehicle includes satellite navigation device, night vision device, fire control computer and laser range finder, all of which make the vehicle have amphibious combat capability in day/night in almost "over-the-horizon" environment. In this battlefield environment, the transport ship is just invisible, but the amphibious chariot has shuttled back and forth on the beach, reducing the vulnerability of the chariot.
The main performance of ZBD2000 amphibious infantry fighting vehicle has reached the international leading level, which has improved the water maneuverability of armored vehicles in China.