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Armoured vehiclesProduced: 1990–present
Armoured personnel carrier
Type 89 AFV is a armoured personnel carrier originating in China. It was built by Norinco. Reported operators include Ethiopia, Myanmar, China, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Nigeria.
Technical data
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 6.15 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Armoured personnel carrier
China
Second Congo War Internal Conflict in Myanmar Tigray War War in Amhara
1980s
Norinco
1990–present
14.3 tonnes (14.1 long tons; 15.8 short tons)
6.15 m (20.2 ft)
3.130 m (10.27 ft)
2.590 m (8 ft 6.0 in)
2 (commander and driver), 13 passengers
Welded steel hull, able to resist rounds up to 12.7mm
1x QJC88 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun
Deutz BF8L 413F 4-cycle air-cooled diesel 320 hp (240 kW)
torsion bar
500 km (310 mi)
66 km/h (41 mph)
Ethiopia
Myanmar
China
Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe
Nigeria
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Type 89 AFV equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
ChinaChina Army holdings only. ZSD-89/89A tracked APCs only; other Type 89 artillery and support types excluded.
EthiopiaNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Armored personnel carriers". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
MyanmarApproximate count for ZSD-85 / Type-93(ZJX-93). Service scope: Myanmar Army; does not replace a national total. 2 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: ~350 / quantity: 18. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
NigeriaReported count for Type 89 AFV · ZSD-85. Service scope: Nigerian Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 60. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Sri LankaReported count for Type 89 (YW-534). Service scope: Sri Lanka Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 40. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
ZimbabweEthiopia, Myanmar, China, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Nigeria
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