Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Know your enemy. ZBD09 Wheeled Infantry Fighting Vehicle.




The ZBD09.

It appears to be a Mowag Piranha copy.

But that isn't what should be of concern to Western military planner or thinkers.  While it almost certainly doesn't have the same armored protection and is probably a rough copy of a Western design, what should concern all is how fast the Chinese are able to get new vehicles into the hands of their military. What should concern the USMC is that the Chinese already have a wheeled personnel carrier that meets (at least on paper) the exact specifications laid out for its MPC without the drama thats part of our procurement process.

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