Pics are from Air Power Australia. Note. We can talk all we want but they have the best info on Chinese weapon systems with the added bonus of not having ugly ass watermarks all over the photos. Go to their website for more info on this and other threat weapons.
Army Recognition has this vehicle as having a top waterspeed of 45km. I seriously doubt it and I've never seen any pics of it planing.
I also wonder how many troops it can carry with the turret placed directly over the troop compartment. But on a sidenote. I once laughed at the thought of the Chinese attempting to duplicate USMC capabilities.
They're still not there.
But on a local level.
If they concentrate on say a particular island or island chain...They have the ability to "look" like US Marines in the assault. Whats probably more disturbing is that the Chinese are using this vehicle as a building block to something more advanced, which will mean increasing combat capability in the future.
I also wonder how many troops it can carry with the turret placed directly over the troop compartment. But on a sidenote. I once laughed at the thought of the Chinese attempting to duplicate USMC capabilities.
They're still not there.
But on a local level.
If they concentrate on say a particular island or island chain...They have the ability to "look" like US Marines in the assault. Whats probably more disturbing is that the Chinese are using this vehicle as a building block to something more advanced, which will mean increasing combat capability in the future.
