TYPE ZBD-86B People’s Liberation Army Infantry Fighting Vehicle

Description

Chinese copy of the Russian BMP-1. The Type 86 entered service with the Chinese army in 1992. By this time the design had become obsolete. It is estimated that the PLA forces operate about 1 000 of these IFVs. It has also been exported to Burma, Iran, Iraq and Sri Lanka. The base Type 86 retains the same 73-mm low velocity gun and a HJ-73 rail launcher. The HJ-73 is a locally produced copy of the Soviet AT-3 Sagger anti-tank missile. This missile has a maximum range of up to 3 000 m. Four missiles are carried in the turret. There is also a co-axial 7.62-mm machine gun. China developed a range of modified variants of the Type 86. (Scale : 1/35e)