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General introduction

The ASSAULTER Wheeled (6×6) Tank Destroying Vehicle is a type of weapon system which features multiple fighting functions, a great power, high mobility and an advanced comprehensive performance, and is easy to be mastered and operated as well as convenient to be serviced and repaired. This weapon system has a greater firepower and certain protection capacity, and is capable for firing at stationary and moving targets while it is at the halt and on the move.

Fighting missions, tasks and objects as well as purposes

Fighting missions and tasks:

           The ASSAULTER Wheeled (6×6) Tank Destroying Vehicle is mainly used to equip the motorized troops and quick reaction forces. With its advantages of high mobility, strong firepower and long range of fire, it can be taken as the key assault equipment of such troops and forces as well as a fire support weapon for the mechanized infantry.  Its main fighting missions and tasks are as follows:

            a. Fight against the enemy tanks and light armored forces;

            b. Fight against the enemy mechanized forces.

            c. Perform fire suppressing and attacking operations in the border and other incidents.

Fighting objects:

            a. Main battle tanks;

            b. Various kinds of light armored vehicles and self-propelled artilleries, etc.;

            c. Permanent fortifications at beachheads or in depth;

            d. Landing ships or other landing weapon systems;

            e. Other enemy’s targets.

Purposes:

    a. Antitank

            It is capable for attacking against the enemy main battle tanks with the APFSDS shell and antitank gun-launched missile. Due to its high accuracy and rapid reaction features, etc., it is a type of short-range effective antitank weapon system.
            b. Fire support

   It can be taken as a fire support weapon for the mechanized infantry. Its vehicle- mounted main armament, AAMG and coaxial MG, etc. can be used to destroy the buildings, field works and armored targets of various kinds and kill the effective strengths, and has certain attacking capability against the low-level helicopters.

    c. Peace keeping 

            The ASSAULTER Wheeled (6×6) Tank Destroying Vehicle has the firepower, mobility and protection integrated and features a rapid reaction, capable for playing a decisive striking role in the peace keeping operations, etc.

Main performance:

Strong antitank capability:

              The main armament of the vehicle has the bore structure of the tank gun of 105mm type adopted, which can fire the APFSDS shell of high muzzle velocity, penetrating the modern main battle tanks with its high specific kinetic energy; which can also fire the HEAT shell and gun-launched missile, further enhancing the antitank capability and the fighting capability against the armored targets.

Fighting capability against multiple targets:

               The vehicle is provided with the high explosive shells, capable for killing the enemy effective strengths, and destroying the enemy earthworks and firing points.

Strong firepower and strategic and tactical mobility:

               The vehicle is provided with the auto-tracking image-stabilized fire control system of sighting and guiding integrated, having a strong fighting reaction capability and a high first-round-hit probability as well as capable for aiming and firing on the move.

               The vehicle has the wheeled chassis adopted, having a small combat weight and a high power-to-weight ratio, and meanwhile is provided with the central tire inflation and deflation system, having stronger high speed and cross-country capabilities, and can be airlifted.

Stronger survivability:

                 Besides its mobility which improves its survivability, the vehicle has the armor protection to a certain extent, has the fully-enclosed turret adopted and is provided with the secondary weapons, NBC devices, fire extinguishing device, smoke screen laying device and communication devices, etc.

Agile fighting operation modes:

• The vehicle is capable for firing at stationary or moving targets all around while it is at the halt or on the move.

• The vehicle is provided with the 105mm laser beam-riding gun-launched missile, capable for improving the fighting
  range and power of the weapon system greatly.

• The vehicle has an advanced digital radio set and intercom system adopted, ensuring the communication quality.

• The vehicle features a good man-machine-environment engineering design and is fitted with an air conditioning system
  and interior trim parts, ensuring a better working environment for the crew

• The vehicle features a good man-machine-environment engineering design and is fitted with an air conditioning system and interior trim parts, ensuring a better working environment for the crew.

• The vehicle features a good reliability, maintainability and usability.

Main characteristics

General data

            Combat weight: 19t

            Crew: 4+1

            Overall length of main gun (barrel length 5347mm, gun forwards): ≤8300mm

            Overall width of main gun (excluding the hood of the hub valveof the central tire inflation system): ≤2860mm

                                          
            Overall height of the main gun:

                        To the top point of the AA/flat fire MG in the traveling state: ≤3400mm

                        To the top of the highest fixed object on the turret roof: ≤3150mm

            Height of the line of weapon: ≤2450mm

            Field of fire in elevation: -4.5º~+18º

            Field of fire in azimuth: 360º

           
First-round-hit probability:

Daytime (APFSDS)

Static to static (2.3m×2.3m target) at a distance of 2000m: ≥50%

Static to move (2.3m×4.6m target, target speed 20~25km/h) at a distance of 2000m: ≥50

Move to move (2.3m×4.6m target, target speed 20~25km/h, vehicle speed 15~20km/h, relatively even undulating terrain) at a distance of 1800m: ≥50%

Hit probability of gun-launched missile:

Static to static (2.3m×2.3m target, distance 1000~4000m): ≥80%

Static to move (2.3m×4.6m target, distance 1000~4000m): ≥80%

Cant angle not greater than 12º in cant firing

Protection:

Turret: The front is capable for protecting against the 12.7mm conventional bullets at a distance of 100m and the other portions against the 7.62mm AP bullet at a distance of 100m

Chassis: The front is capable for protecting against the 7.62mm AP bullets and the sides, rear and top against the 7.62mm conventional bullets at a distance of 100m.