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Measured figures
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source85.2 km/h (50 mph)[source]
Maximum; ZBD-04A road
Single sourceMaximum; ZBD-04A water
Single sourceMaximum; ZBD-04 road
Single sourceMaximum; ZBD-04 water
Single sourceZBD-04: 65 km/h (40 mph) (road) 20 km/h (12 mph; 11 kn) (water) ZBD-04A: 75 km/h (47 mph) (road) 6–8 km/h (3.7–5.0 mph; 3.2–4.3 kn) (water)[source]
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Configuration
| Specification | Namer | ZBD-04 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 2008–present[source] | 1999–present[source] |
| Used by | Israel Defense Forces[source] | — |
| Wars | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War[source] | — |
| Designer | Israel Military Industries[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] | 北方车辆集团 (618厂)[source] |
| Unit cost | $5 million[source] | — |
| Produced | 2008–present[source] | 1997–present[source] |
| No. built | Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027[source] | 3,075+[source] |
| Armor | Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.[source] | Welded steel (ZBD-04) Appliqué armor (ZBD-04A) Explosive reactive armor (VN-12)[source] |
| Main armament | Samson RCWS equipped with either 12.7 mm (0.50 in) M2 machine gun or Mk 19 grenade launcher[source] | 100 mm rifled gun similar to 2A70 ZPT-99 30 mm autocannon[source] |
| Secondary armament | 1 × 7.62 mm (0.300 in) FN MAG MG 1 × 60 mm (2.4 in) external mortar 12 × smoke grenades[source] | Type 86 7.62 mm or QJT-88 5.8mm coaxial machine gun 4 × HJ-8 or HJ-10 anti-tank missiles (ZBD-04 AT or ZBD-04A AT)[source] |
| Power/weight | 20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)[source] | — |
| Payload capacity | 9 infantrymen[source] | — |
| Suspension | Helical spring[source] | Torsion bar[source] |
| Designed | — | 1990s[source] |
| Variants | — | ZBD-04 ZBD-04A AFT-10 Launcher[source] |
| Passengers | — | |
| Reported operators |
| — |