AArmoured vehicles
FV105 Sultan
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SGT Brian Gavin · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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AArmoured vehicles
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FV105 Sultanlarger figure on 0 of 5
WZ-551larger figure on 5 of 5
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Length
Single source4.82 m (15 ft 10 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | FV105 Sultan | WZ-551 |
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| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | China[source] |
| Main armament | FN MAG on pintle mount[source] | ZPT-90 25 mm (ZSL-92) QJC-88 12.7 mm (ZSL-92A) ZPT-99 30 mm (ZSL-92B) PTP-86 100 mm (PTL-02)[source] |
| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | Independent wheel[source] |
| Manufacturer | Alvis plc[source] | Norinco , at Factory 256 (西南车辆制造厂Southwest Vehicles Factories) |
6.63 m[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Type | — | Armoured fighting vehicle[source] |
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| In service | — | 1990–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Operators[source] |
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| Wars | — | Boko Haram insurgency Somali Civil War ECOWAS military intervention in the Gambia Al-Shabaab Insurgency in Cabo Delgado Tigray War Myanmar civil war (2021–present)[source] |
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| Designer | — | Jiang Hong [WZ-551B] at NORINCO Vehicle Research Institute; institute 201 (中国北方车辆研究所 China Vehicles Research Institute) and Institute 202[source] |
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| Armor | — | Welded steel[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | Type 86 7.62mm coaxial machine gun[source] |
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| Transmission | — | ZF 5S-lllGPA mechanical transmission[source] |
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