The Type 85 is a tracked armoured fighting vehicle produced by Chinese company Norinco (industrial index: Type YW531H). It is an improved version of the Type 63 armoured personnel carrier.

The HJ-62C Chinese Armoured Scout Vehicle is a variant of the Type 85 (Type YW531H) Armoured Personnel Carrier. This has its turret removed and is fitted with an elevated arm on top of which is...

Top-shot of a Type 63 APC (A531) at the Beijing Military Museum. The Type 63 (industrial designation YW531) is a Chinese armoured personnel carrier that entered service in the late 1960s. It was the first armoured vehicle designed in China without Soviet assistance. [1] The design is simple and is comparable to other APCs of its time such as ...

The basic armored personnel carrier (APC), designated Type YW531H, mounted a standard-issue Type 14 12.7 mm heavy machine gun which fires AP/incendiary rounds. The ammunition provision 1120 rounds. The armament is apparently meant to be replaced with the new QJC88 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun in a later modernization.

The YW-531 (Type 63) Chinese Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) is a Chinese armored personnel carrier that entered service in the late 1960s. It was the first armored vehicle designed in...

Jan 29, 2021 · The Type 85 (industrial index: Type YW531H) is an improved version of the Type 63 armoured personnel carrier. The vehicle is bigger, has additional firing ports and periscopes, a longer chassis with an additional road wheel on each side, and is equipped with an NBC protection system.

The Type 85 Armored Personnel Carrier, also known as YW 531H and the M-1967 APC, is the successor to the YW 531 with 5 roadwheels rather than the 4 roadwheels of its predecessor. With a hull of all-welded steel construction, the Type 85 …

The NORINCO (China North Industries Corporation) YW 531 H armoured personnel carrier was developed at the same time as the Type YW 534 APC and is believed to be the successor to the older Type 531 which has been in service with the People's Liberation Army …

Powered by an inline 6-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine believed to be 240 hp, the PT-85 is expected to reach road speeds of 60 km/h and have a range of up to 500 km. The suspension system is a typical torsion bar type. The PT-85 weighs 20 tons, is …

The Norinco Type 85 tracked armoured fighting vehicle (industrial index: Type YW531H) is an improved version of the Type 63 APC vehicle. The vehicle is bigger, has additional firing ports and periscopes, a longer chassis with an additional road wheel …