Basic Information

Name

ZZH-09 (Type 09) Chinese 8x8 Amphibious Armor Personnel Carrier (APC)

Designation

ZZH-09

Alternate Designation

ZZH-09

Equipment Type

Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)

Manufacturer

NORINCO

Date of Introduction

2011

Description

ZZH-09 (Type 09) Chinese 8x8 Amphibious Armor Personnel Carrier (APC) is equipped with the equipment required to conduct C2 at a brigade level. Like many of the support platforms based on this family, it is designed to have matching mobility and protection so that it can work with the formation on the battlefield. The platform is known to be in service and may have the designation ZZH-09, which stands for Armoured, Combat Service Support, and Command respectively.

Ground Specifications

Crew 3

Engine Diesel (440 hp)

Active Protection yes

NBC Protection Yes

Variants

PLL-09 (Type 09) Modular Self-propelled Howitzer system Based on IFV variant. Can be armed with either a 122mm or 155mm howitzer, to provide indirect fire support for infantry.

ZTL-11 The ZTL-11 is the direct fire support version of the Type 09 family. It is equipped with a 105 mm direct fire gun and is capable of defeating heavily armored targets if engaged from opportune ranges or in an ambush. The vehicle is designed to provide a combined arms brigade with enough organic firepower to defeat the majority of opposition encountered. The ZTL designation stands for armored (Z), assault gun (T), and wheeled (L).

ZZH-09 C2 This variant of the Type 09 family is equipped with the equipment required to conduct C2 at a brigade level. Like many of the support platforms based on this family, it is designed to have matching mobility and protection so that it can work with the formation on the battlefield. The platform is known to be in service and may have the designation ZZH-09, which stands for Armoured, Combat Service Support, and Command respectively.

ZBL-09 ARV The ARV of the Type 09 family is designed to support, repair, and recover damaged or incapacitated Type 09 vehicles in combat. It is armored to the same level so that it can accompany a mechanized formation wherever it is required.

ZBL-09 Bridging Platform Bridging Platform.

ZBL-09 Combat Engineering Platform ZBL-09 Combat Engineering Platform.

ZBL-09 SHORAD SHORAD

VN1 Anti-Tank Missile Carrier Anti-Tank Missile Carrier

ZBL-09 35mm Air-Defence Platform Air-Defence Platform

ZBL-09 Ambulance Ambulance.

ZBL-09 EW platform EW Platform.

ZBL-09 Reconnaissance Platform Reconnaissance Platform.

VN1C Armour Day, 2017 INA

Type 09 Assault Gun Platform Assault Gun Platform.

System

Alternative Designation ZZH-09

Manufacturer NORINCO

Type Amphibious Armor Personnel Carrier (APC)

Configuration 8x8

Estimated out of Service Date 2043

Cost $1.8 Million

Crew 3 ea

Troop Compartment Capacity 7 ea

Maximum Effective Range 800 km

Dimensions

Length 8.0 m

Width 3.0 m

Height 2.1 m

Weight, Combat 21,000 kg

Ground Pressure INA

Automotive

Engine Name DEUTZ BF6M1015 CP

Engine Type Water-cooled Diesel

Engine Power 440hp at 2,100 rpm

Power to Weight Ratio 16.5 kW/t

Cruising Range 800 km

Speed, Maximum Road 100 km/h

Speed, Average Cross 50 km/h

Speed, Maximum Swim 8 km/h

Propellers 2 ea

Transmission Manual

Suspension System Independent

Axels Differential Lock Enabling

Slope 30 deg

Vertical Obstacle 0.55 m

Gradient 60 %

Side Slope 40 %

Vertical Step 0.55 m

Fording Depth Amphibious

Trench 1.8 m

Communcations

Blue Force Tracker Yes

HF Radio Yes, Type INA

Digital Radio Set Yes, Type INA

Navigation System Yes, BeiDou satellite navigation system

TBR-121 VHF Radio

VHF Transceiver Yes

VHF Range 1 to 50 km

Proliferated Widely

Digital Data Yes, Full

Control Self-Adaptive Control (Including Automatic Antenna Tuner)

Frequency Agile Yes

Wireless Network Capabilities Yes

Note: Very similar in capabilities to the US SINCGARS ASIP

Main Gun

Turret Type Two Man Turret.

System

Name 1 x 2A72 (Shipunov 2A42) 30mm Auto-Cannon

Type Auto-cannon

Caliber 30 mm

Date of Introduction 1980

Length, Total 3.027 m

Length, Barrel 2,416 mm

Weight 115 kg

Action Gas Operated

Barrels 1 ea

Rate of Fire (Low) 200-300 rds/min

Rate of Fire (High) 550-800 rds/min

Feed System Twin Feed

Cage Cooling Sleeve Yes

Traverse 360 deg

Cage Cooling Sleeve Yes

Ammunition (Option 1)

Type Armour Piercing Fin Stabilized Discarding Sabot with Tracer(APFSDS-T)

Caliber 30 mm

Muzzle Velocity 1,275 m/s

Maximum Effective Range 2,800 m

Min Range INA m

Armor Penetration Yes

Round Mass (Nominal) 675 g

Projectile Mass (Nominal) 220 g

Round Length 280 mm

Tracer 2.5

Cartridge Case Steel

Primer Percussion cap

Dispersion 0.45 Mils

Penetration at 1,000 >45mm RHA steel at 60° obliquity

Operational temperature -32°C to +62°C

Basic Load 125 rds

Ammunition (Option 2)

Type High Explosive Incendiary

USSR Designation UOF-84

Caliber 30mm

Description Shell filled with 48,5g HEI, with A-670M fuze

Muzzle Velocity 960 m/s

Max Range 5,000

Min Range INA

Armor Penetration Yes

Weight, Bullet 0.39 kg

Basic Load 125 ea

Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM)

HJ-73 or Red Arrow 73 Missiles (Option 1)

Name Red Arrow 73B

Type Anti-Tank Missile System

Muzzle Velocity 120 m/s

Maximum Range 2,800 m

Warhead Type Tandem-HEAT

Hit Probability 90 %

Penetration Probability 80 %

Penetration 200 mm of RHA set at 68° and protected by ERA

HJ-73 or Red Arrow 73 Missiles (Option 2)

Name Red Arrow 73D

Type Anti-Tank Missile System

Muzzle Velocity 130 m/s

Maximum Range 2,800 m

Warhead Type Tandem-HEAT

Hit Probability 90 %

Penetration Probability 80 %

Penetration 280 mm of RHA set at 68° and protected by ERA

HJ-73 or Red Arrow 73 Missiles (Option 3)

Name Red Arrow 73E

Type Anti-Tank Missile System

Muzzle Velocity 135 m/s

Maximum Range 3,000 m

Warhead Type Tandem-HEAT

Hit Probability 90 %

Penetration Probability 80 %

Penetration 300 mm of RHA set at 68° and protected by ERA

HJ-73 or Red Arrow 73 Missiles (Option 4)

Name Red Arrow 73F

Type Anti-Tank Missile System (Bunker Buster)

Muzzle Velocity 130 m/s

Maximum Range 2,800 m

Warhead Type Fuel Air Explosive Warhead

Hit Probability 90 %

Penetration Probability 80 %

Penetration 300 mm of RHA set at 68° and protected by ERA

Auxiliary Weapon System

System

Name 1 x Type 80 7.62mm General-Purpose Machine Gun

Type General-Purpose Machine Gun

Caliber 7.62 mm

Manufacturer Norinco

Length, Total 1,192 mm

Length, Barrel 658 mm

Diameter INA

Action Gas Operated

Rate of Fire 700-800 rds/min

Feed System Belts in 100/200/250 round boxes

Sights Open sights. Optical/Night vision scope can be outfitted.

Ammunition

Type Rifle

Caliber 7.62 mm

Cartridge 7.62×54mmR

Min Range 100 m

Muzzle Velocity 840 m/s

Effective Firing Range 100-1,500 m

Armor Penetration INA

Basic Load Belts in 100/200/250 round boxes

Fire Control

Name BDS System

Computerized FCS Yes

Thermal Tank Commander Yes

Thermal Gunner Yes

Main Gun Stabilization INA

Firing Ports Yes

IFF INA

GPS Yes

Winch Available

Satellite Navigation System BeiDou System

IR Thermal Optic Installed

IR Thermal Optic Detection Maximum Range 8,000 m

IR Thermal Optic Identification Maximum Range 3,500 m

High Definition Color Video Camera Yes

High Definition Color Video Camera Detection Maximum Range 12,000 m

High Definition Color Video Camera Detection Maximum Range 7,000 7

Range Finder (Laser) Maximum Range 10 km

Radar Type Ku-band battlefield radar

Radar Maximum Target Detection Range 12 km

Radar Minumum Target Detection Range 200 m

Protection

Hull and Turret Armor High hardness armor steel, which provides protection against 12.7mm armor-piercing incendiary (API) strikes frontally at 100m.

Side Armor 7.62mm API on the sides at 100m.

Rear Armor 7.62mm ball at the rear.

Applizue Armor Available, the ZBD-09 can also be fitted with an add-on armor package that enables the vehicle to survive 25 mm API frontally at 1,000m and 12.7mm API on the sides at 100m.

Explosive Reactive Armor INA

Active Protection System yes

Mine Clearing No

Self-Entrenching Blade INA

NBC Protection Yes

Smoke Equipment Yes, 12 x Smoke Grenade Launchers (6 on each side)

Central Tire Inflation System Yes, The tires are fitted with a CTIS and RFIs, which means that the tyres will continue to support the vehicle once punctured for 100 km at a speed of 40 km/h.

Automatic Fire Extinguishing System Yes

Air Conditionning System, Yes

Image Sources

Notes https://chinesemilitaryreview.blogspot.com/2013/09/zzh-09-8x8-armoured-wheeled-command-and.html; https://www.ausairpower.net/APA-PLA-AFV.html; https://defenceforumindia.com/threads/pla-vs-indian-army-on-lac-discussion-thread.25585/;