Russian Soldiers Operate Powerful Chinese Type 08 ST1 Tank Destroyers - Chinese Type 08 Live Fire

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For the first time Russian soldiers operated the new Chinese made Type 08 SL1 tank destroyer during a live fire exercise in China.

The ST1 is the export version of the Type 08 tank destroyer 8x8 armored vehicle designed and manufactured by the Chinese Defense Company NORINCO (China North Industries Corporation). The vehicle was unveiled for the first time to the public in November 2014 at the Air Show China. The ST1 105 mm features multiple fighting functions, great firepower, high mobility and advanced comprehensive performance. It has a great firepower and good protection capacity and is capable of firing at stationary and moving targets while it is at the halt or on the move.

Main armament of the ST1 105mm tank destroyer consists of one NATO standard 105mm rifled gun that fires a full range of ammunition as APFSDS (Armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding-sabot), HE (High-explosive), HEAT (High Explosive Anti-Tank), APAM (Anti-Personnel/Anti-Materiel) and gun-launched ATGM (Anti-Tank Guided Missile). The vehicle can carry a total of 30 rounds of 105mm ammunition. A 7.62 mm machine gun is mounted coaxially to the right of the main armament and one 12.7mm machine gun is mounted on the turret roof for anti-aircraft defense. Mounted either side of the turret is a bank of four 76mm electrically operated smoke grenade dischargers which fire over the frontal arc of the vehicle. Turret traverse and weapon elevation are electrohydraulic with manual controls for emergency use with elevation being from -4.5 to +18º and 360° on rotation.

The Type 08 (Chinese: 08式轮式装甲车族; pinyin: 08 Shì lúnshì zhuāngjiǎchē zú; lit. 'Type 08 wheeled armored vehicle family') is a family of eight-wheeled amphibious, modular armored vehicle developed by Norinco for infantry fire support, battlefield logistics and quick reaction operations. It is a recent People's Republic of China produced Infantry fighting vehicle for People's Liberation Army Ground Force and People's Liberation Army Marine Corps.



ZBL-08 is the designation for Infantry Fighting variant in the Type 08 vehicle family. The modular design claims to be able to field variety of different models including an APC model, assault gun, an Engineering model, a 122 mm self propelled howitzer model, a 155 mm self propelled howitzer model, an air defense model, a self-propelled mortar model, a reconnaissance model, a command vehicle model and much more.

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