
AArmoured vehicles
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AArmoured vehicles
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FV105 Sultanlarger figure on 1 of 5
Type 08larger figure on 4 of 5
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source4.82 m (15 ft 10 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | FV105 Sultan | Type 08 |
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| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | People's Republic of China[source] |
| Main armament | FN MAG on pintle mount[source] | ZPL-98A 105 mm gun (ZTL-11) QJC-88 12.7 mm gun (ZSL-10) ZPT-99 30 mm cannon (ZBL-08) KDG 35 mm revolver autocannon (PGL-12) PL-96 122 mm howitzer (PLL-09) PL-01 155 mm howitzer (PLL-09)[source] |
| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | 8×8 wheeled[source] |
| Manufacturer | Alvis plc[source] |
8 m (26 ft)[source]
without turret
Single source2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) (without turret)[source]
Mass
Single source8,346 kg (8.214 long tons)[source]
PLL-09
Single sourceVaries by configuration
Single sourceZBL-08
Single sourceZTL-11
Single sourceVaries by configuration 15–25 t (15–25 long tons; 17–28 short tons) 21 t (21 long tons; 23 short tons) (ZBL-08) 23 t (23 long tons; 25 short tons) (ZTL-11) 25 t (25 long tons; 28 short tons) (PLL-09)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Norinco[source] |
| Type | — | Armoured fighting vehicle[source] |
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| In service | — | 2008–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Operators[source] |
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| Wars | — | Boko Haram insurgency[source] |
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| Designer | — | Norinco[source] |
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| Produced | — | 2006–present[source] |
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| No. built | — | 6,150+[source] |
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| Passengers | — | 11 (APC) 7 (IFV)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | HJ-73 C Anti-Tank Guided Missile Type 86 7.62 mm machine gun QJT 5.8 mm machine gun[source] |
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| Transmission | — | semi-automatic[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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