AArmoured vehicles
Praga V3S
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AArmoured vehicles
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Praga V3Slarger figure on 2 of 3
WZ-551larger figure on 1 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source6.91 m (272 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Praga V3S | WZ-551 |
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| Manufacturer | Praga[source] | Norinco , at Factory 256 (西南车辆制造厂Southwest Vehicles Factories)[source] |
| Production | 1953–1964 (Praga) 1964–1988 (Avia) 1986–1990 (BAZ)[source] | — |
| Layout | 6×6[source] | — |
| Engine | 7.4L Tatra 912-1 I6 diesel[source] | — |
| Transmission | 4-step[source] | ZF 5S-lllGPA mechanical transmission |
6.63 m[source]
Mass
Single source12.5 to 15.8 tonnes[source]
+ 9 passengers
Single source3 + 9 passengers[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source85 km/h[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source800 km[source]
BF8L413F 8-cylinder, turbo-charged, air-cooled diesel
Single sourceBF8L413F 8-cylinder, turbo-charged, air-cooled diesel 320 hp[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Curb weight | 5,470–8,650 kg (12,059–19,070 lb)[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Czechoslovakia[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 11, cell 3; revision 1375987027; retrieved 2026-09-30 | — |
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| Type | — | Armoured fighting vehicle[source] |
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| Place of origin | — | China[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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| Main armament | — | 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] |
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| Secondary armament | — | Type 86 7.62mm coaxial machine gun[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Independent wheel[source] |
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