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International Military - The fame of the BMP-3F amphibious farm is indeed legendary in the world of defense equipment. It was so legendary that the BMP-3F amphibious farm was bought on a large scale by wealthy countries. It is known that the country that ordered the large-scale BMP-3F amphibious development is the UAE.
Quoted from military-today.com, it was recorded that the UAE ordered 650 units of BMP-3F amphibious vehicles. And unfortunately, the UAE's purchase of the BMP-3F amphibious farm has not been released.
In addition, the BMP-3F's own amphibious shell was attempted to be copied by close allies. And a close ally seeking to copy the BMP-3F's amphibious range is China. It is suspected that the amphibious range of BMP-3F is ZBD-05.
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Ranpur amphibious ZBD-05 turns out to have dimensions that are not so big. Quoted from army-technology.com, this ranpur has dimensions of 2.74 meters wide. While the long dimensions are about 5.18 meters. And the height is about 3.04 meters. With these dimensions, it is clear that the ZBD-05 amphibious vehicle can be mobilized to a heavyweight transport aircraft.
Not only heavy transport aircraft, ZBD-05 amphibious aircraft can also be loaded onto landing craft. As a result, the ZBD-05 amphibious farm has many advantages. And the most important thing in the ZBD-05 amphibious range is the weaponry.
Quoted from armyrecognition.com, the ZBD-05's main weapon is a 30 mm cannon. In addition to the 30 mm cannon, the ZBD-05 amphibious shell has anti-tank missiles. The anti-tank missile that is the mainstay of the ZBD-05 amphibious fleet is the Hong Jian-73C.
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It should be noted that the Hong Jian-73C amphibious Ranpur ZBD-05 still loses its prestige. When compared to the 9M117 Bastion ATGM owned by the BMP-3F Ranpur. The ZBD-05 amphibious vehicle is referred to as the Amphibious Fighting Vehicle (AFV). From the AFV label, the ZBD-05's amphibious range can also carry troops.
It is clear that the ZBD-05's amphibious ranpur can carry 10 troops. Not only 10 troops, but 3 operational crews of the ZBD-05 amphibious ranpur are in it. In addition, the ZBD-05 amphibious range has a powerful engine in its class. Proven amphibious ranpur ZBD-05 has a high speed in the water.
Meanwhile, the ZBD-05 amphibious vehicle has a Powerpack installed at the front of the vehicle. Therefore the ZBD-05 amphibious vehicle can run at a maximum road speed of 65 -45 km/h in water. With this speed quality, it is only natural that the ZBD-05 amphibious range is quite dangerous.
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Because with the quality of speed and amphibious weapons the ZBD-05 can be very threatening. What's more, the ZBD-05 amphibious range has a maximum cruising range of 500 km. As well as the ability of the ZBD-05 amphibious ranpur and can pass a slope of 60 percent. Therefore, the ZBD-05 amphibious farm is superior in terms of speed on side slopes by 30 percent.
But for the weight of the ZBD-05 amphibious ranpur, it is quite heavy. The ZBD-05 amphibious vehicle weighs about 26.5 tons. In addition, the ZBD-05 amphibious armored armored shield is also not so big and thick. As a result, the ZBD-05 amphibious shell can only withstand small to medium caliber bullets.
However, the quality of weaponry and the very fast water carrying capacity must be watched out for in the ZBD-05 amphibious farm. Not to mention the ZBD-05 is known to be capable of carrying out raid missions during any weather conditions. As a result, until now the ZBD-05 amphibious farm is still actively used by China.
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Especially the Chinese Marines who rely on the ZBD-05 amphibious assault rifle. It is suspected that the current number of ZBD-05 amphibious farms is around 500 units. Historically, the ZBD-05 amphibious farm began production in 2005. And the company producing the ZBD-05 amphibious farm is Norinco.
And unfortunately until now the ZBD-05 amphibious ranpur has only been ordered by 2 countries. And it indicates that the ZBD-05 amphibious farm is not selling well in the market. For example, Thailand and Venezuela are known to be the operators of the ZBD-05 amphibious farm. In contrast to the BMP-3F amphibious ranpur which is currently widely used by several countries. And it's clear that the BMP-3F amphibious farm is clearly of higher quality.