The YW531H Type 85 Chinese Armored Personnel Carrier s a tracked armoured fighting vehicle produced by Chinese company Norinco (industrial index: Type YW531H). It is an improved version of the Type...

It has the industrial index of WZ534 and although it was mainly developed for the PLA, there is also an export version YW534. In the 1990s, a new designator system was introduced in the PLA and the Type 89 APC is nowadays known as ZSD-89. When compared to the Type 85, the Type 89 is slightly larger and heavier.

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The Type 89 entered service in the late 1990s (first shown publicly in 1999). About 1,000 are in service today. The industrial index is WZ534 for PLA, but an export version was also developed and received the same designation. Ultimately, it led to the all-improved Type 90 AFV or YW535. Ethiopia, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe are customers of the YW-534.

As of this writing (2018), around 1,000 examples have been produced, with operators limited to China, Ethiopia (since 2013), Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe (as ZSD-89-II). The Type 89 bears the Chinese Industrial Complex designation "WZ534". The main export model is "YW534".

This anti-tank guided weapons carrier is believed to be based on the Type YW 534 series of APCs; although it could just as well be based on the Type 85 (YW 531 H) series.

Apr 11, 2021 · The Type 89 APC is believed to be the successor to the older Type YW 531 series of full-tracked vehicles. The Type 89 is almost identical to the Type 85 (Type 89) but the latter has a slightly...

Le véhicule chenillé Type 534 véhicule de transport de troupe est bien sûr le successeur du Type YW 531. Le Type 534 est très similaire dans sa conception au Type 531 HAPC, également connu sous la dénomination de Type 85, cependant le Type YW 534 est un peu plus large.

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The Type 89, also referred to as ZSD 89 or YW 534, represents a tracked armored personnel carrier, succeeding the Type 63 model. While sharing numerous desig...