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Type 85 Armored Personnel Carrier
YW 307
YW 531H (M-1967)
VTT-323 (M-1973)

The Type 85 Armored Personnel Carrier, also known as YW 531H and the M-1967 APC, is the successor to the YW 531 with 5 roadwheels rather than the 4 roadwheels of its predecessor. With a hull of all-welded steel construction, the Type 85 is fully amphibious, propelled in the water by its tracks. A large number of variants have been developed on the Type 85 chassis, including the YW 309 Infantry Combat Vehicle, Type 85 armoured command post, WZ 751 armoured ambulance, and the Type 85 120mm self-propelled Mortar.

VARIANTS

Type YW307 1 man turret 25mm IFV
Type YW309 WZ501 turret on YW307
NVH-4 - A developmental prototype designed specifically for the export market. It was developed from the chassis of the Chinese YW-307, on which a British turret with the Rarden 30 mm gun is mounted, although the 25mm M-242 gun can also be mounted.
Type YW531H - Armored Command Vehicle
Type YW534 - 14.3t Gunshield 12.7mm/Red Arrow 8
Type WZ751 (Type 85) Armored Ambulance 5 roadwheels
M1973 -- The North Korean produced M1973 Sinhung VTT-323 is a licensed copy of the Chinese YW 531 APC. The vehicle features a welded steel, box-like hull with a small turret positioned just to the rear of the hull centerline. The VTT-323 has five roadwheels and a turret which mounts a 14.5mm and a 7.62mm machine gun, or a turret with twin 14.5-mm guns. Some versions have Susong-Po (AT-3/SAGGER variant) ATGM launcher and SA-7/16 manportable SAMs. It is nicknamed the "VET." The VET has a crew of four, consisting of a commander, gunner, loader and a driver. The vehicle can carry 10 fully-equipped infantrymen. In mechanized battalions, it is also used to mount 82mm mortars to form self-propelled batteries. The VTT-323 has been observed with a 107mm multiple rocket launcher (MRL) mounted on the rear. The VTT-323 has become the NKPA standard armored personnel carrier. It is organic to mechanized battalions of mechanized and armored brigades

Specifications
Combat Weight	13,600 kg
Max Road Speed	65 km/h
Power to Weight Ratio	23.5 hp/ton
Length	5.4 m
Height	2.59 m
Armament	Twin 14.5mm hvy MG, AT-3 ATGM May also carry SA-7/16 SAM
Crew	2
Troops	13
Hull Thickness	24mm
Road Range	450 km
Max Speed	Water: 10 km/hr Paved Road: 80 km/hr
Fording	Amphibious
Vertical Obstacle	.6 m
Trench	2.2 m
Climb Slope	34 degrees

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Specifications

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YW 307
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VTT-323 (M-1973)

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