The VP1 has a crew of two and can carry up to 13 fully-equipped
troops, its all-welded steel armour hull providing protection from small
arms fire and shell splinters. Its 320 hp air-cooled diesel engine
gives a maximum road speed of 65 km/h and a maximum cruising range of
500 km.
With a combat weight of 14.5 tonnes, the VP1 is fully amphibious, being propelled in the water by its tracks; the only preparation required involves erecting a trim vane at the front of the vehicle and activating the vehicle's bilge pumps.
The baseline VP1 APC is fitted with a one-person cupola armed with a 12.7 mm machine gun (MG), with the gunner provided with armour protection to the sides and rear. Mounted on either side of the upper part of the chassis towards the vehicle's front is a bank of 76 mm electrically-operated smoke grenade launchers. Other weapon stations can be fitted on the roof, including a turret armed with a 30 mm cannon and 7.62 mm co-axial MG.
More specialised versions include an ambulance, command post vehicle and self-propelled mortar. The latter incorporates an internally-mounted 81 mm or 120 mm mortar and also carries a base plate for dismounted operations. Some of these versions have a raised roof towards the rear for greater internal volume and payload. All vehicles are fitted with an NBC protection system and an automatic fire detection and suppression system as standard.
A version of the VP1 also provides the basis for specialised support vehicles used with the NORINCO 155 mm/45 calibre PLZ45 self-propelled artillery system. These include the ZCY45 battalion and ZCL45 battery command post vehicles and the GCL45 reconnaissance vehicle. All of these vehicles feature the raised roof line to the rear of the chassis.
In the past the VP1 APC has also been referred to as the Type 89 APC and, also in the past, NORINCO was also marketing the Type 90 APC, but export marketing now seems entirely concentrated on the VP1.
In recent years the People's Liberation Army (PLA) has taken into service a number of new-generation tracked AFVs, including the ZBD-04 infantry fighting vehicle (which has a turret similar to that of the Russian BMP-3), the ZBD-05 amphibious assault vehicle (plus another version with a 105 mm gun) and the ZBD-03 airborne assault vehicle.
FeaturesWith a combat weight of 14.5 tonnes, the VP1 is fully amphibious, being propelled in the water by its tracks; the only preparation required involves erecting a trim vane at the front of the vehicle and activating the vehicle's bilge pumps.
The baseline VP1 APC is fitted with a one-person cupola armed with a 12.7 mm machine gun (MG), with the gunner provided with armour protection to the sides and rear. Mounted on either side of the upper part of the chassis towards the vehicle's front is a bank of 76 mm electrically-operated smoke grenade launchers. Other weapon stations can be fitted on the roof, including a turret armed with a 30 mm cannon and 7.62 mm co-axial MG.
More specialised versions include an ambulance, command post vehicle and self-propelled mortar. The latter incorporates an internally-mounted 81 mm or 120 mm mortar and also carries a base plate for dismounted operations. Some of these versions have a raised roof towards the rear for greater internal volume and payload. All vehicles are fitted with an NBC protection system and an automatic fire detection and suppression system as standard.
A version of the VP1 also provides the basis for specialised support vehicles used with the NORINCO 155 mm/45 calibre PLZ45 self-propelled artillery system. These include the ZCY45 battalion and ZCL45 battery command post vehicles and the GCL45 reconnaissance vehicle. All of these vehicles feature the raised roof line to the rear of the chassis.
In the past the VP1 APC has also been referred to as the Type 89 APC and, also in the past, NORINCO was also marketing the Type 90 APC, but export marketing now seems entirely concentrated on the VP1.
In recent years the People's Liberation Army (PLA) has taken into service a number of new-generation tracked AFVs, including the ZBD-04 infantry fighting vehicle (which has a turret similar to that of the Russian BMP-3), the ZBD-05 amphibious assault vehicle (plus another version with a 105 mm gun) and the ZBD-03 airborne assault vehicle.
- High traveling speed on land and all terrain mobility
- Fully amphibious and propelled in water by its tracks
- All weather day/night combat capability
- Hull made of all-whelded armour steel provides effective protection against armour piercing bullets and shell splinters
- Equipped with automatic fire extinguishing system, NBC protection system and smoke discharging device, provided with enhanced survivability
- Flexible design to meet customer's requirements and performance improvements
- High reliability & better cost-effectiveness
Variants
- Infantry combat vehicle with 30 mm gun turret.
- Armoured personnel carrier with 12.7 mm MG turret.
- Self-propelled mortar.
- Armoured command vehicle.
- Armoured ambulance.
Specifications
Crew: 2+13
Combat weight: 14.5 t
Power-to-weight ratio: 22 hp/t
Length: 6.634 m
Width: 3.178 m
Height: 2.556 m
Maximum road speed: 65 km/h
Maximum cruising range: 500 km
Fording: amphibious
Engine: air-cooled diesel
Transmission: power shifting with hydraulic clutch
Steering: two stage planetary, final drive
Suspension: torsion bar
Armament: 1x 12.7 mm AAMG
NBC system: yes
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