Type 89 Baseline Type 89 AFV, developed in 1980s. •
Type 89 Tracked Armoured Personnel Carrier or
Type WZ534 – Basic version, as described. Military designator:
ZSD-89. •
Type 89 Infantry Fighting Vehicle or
Type YW307 – Fitted with a one-man turret with 25 mm automatic gun (400 rounds) and 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun (1,000 rounds). Crew: 3+7. Military designator:
ZSD-89-II. •
Type 89 Armored Command Vehicle – Fitted with a higher roofline and with a longer chassis with 6 double road wheels either side. Armament consists of a 12.7 mm HMG on the commander's station behind the driver. •
Type 89 Armored Ambulance or
Type WZ752 – Unarmed ambulance with a red cross mark on each side. •
Type 89 Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle or
Type WZ731 – Variant for armored reconnaissance:
ZZC-01. •
Type 89 Artillery Front-line Observation Vehicle or
GCL-45 – Variant for artillery forward observers, equipped with an unarmed turret with observation devices. Military designator. Military designator:
ZZC-05. •
Type 89 Recce Radar Carrier – Equipped with a battlefield surveillance radar on a crane. Military designator:
ZZC-02. •
Type 89 Refuelling Vehicle – Transport vehicle for fuel and lubricants, fitted with a higher troop compartment. Offered for export as the
Amphibious Armoured Refuelling Vehicle. •
Type 89 Recovery Vehicle – Maintenance and recovery variant, fitted with a light crane on the left side of the hull roof, and a machine gun cupola in the roof center. Military designator:
ZJX-93 (also called
Type 93). •
Type 89 Supply Vehicle – Similar to the recovery variant and also equipped with a light crane, but the commander's cupola with HMG is located behind the driver's position. Military designator:
ZHB-94. •
Type 89 AT missile carrier – ATGM carrier vehicle with double launch system for wire-guided
HJ-8 missiles. A total of 12 missiles is carried on board. Military designator:
ZDF-1 or
ZDF-89. •
Type 89 Mine-Laying Vehicle – Has a modified rear hull that mounts a scatterable mine system, consisting of 6 launchers. Each launcher has 36 tubes of 122 mm with each tube containing 5 SATM mines, 15 SAPM mines, 45 SAPEM mines or a mix of SAPM and SAPEM mines. Military designator:
GBL-130. •
Type 89 Obstacle-Removing Vehicle – Crowd-control variant for the
PAP, equipped with an obstacle clearing blade.
Type 89A high mobility vehicle Type 89A has extended chassis, higher roofline, and side armor is completely vertically welded (whereas Type 89 is sloped). The armor is reinforced with better ballistic protection, comparing to the original Type 89. The vehicle chassis features side-skirt with a distinctive wave pattern. Type 89A is developed in 2000s, complementing
ZBD-04 series. •
Type 89A Armored Personnel Carrier (ZSD-89A) – Type 89A base model with armor-plated 12.7 mm HMG turret. •
Type 89A Armored Command Vehicle – Type 89A extended chassis with
command and control equipment, and a 12.7 mm HMG for self-defense. •
Type 89A Armored Communication Vehicle – Type 89A extended chassis with additional communication equipment. •
Type 89A Armored Ambulance – Unarmed ambulance with a higher roofline and with a longer chassis with 6 double road wheels either side. •
Type 89A Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle – Armed with
ZBL-08 turret with electro-optical sensors, radars on a telescopic mast, and an UAV launcher rail. Aerial reconnaissance capabilities are provided with various unmanned aerial vehicles. All reconnaissance vehicles are equipped with a launch rail behind the turret, capable of launching
ASN-15 with range and one-hour endurance.
BZK UAV can also be stored and assembled on the spot if longer-range aerial reconnaissance is needed. In addition, individual scouts are equipped with hand-launched remote-controlled
SUAV similar to
RQ-11 Raven. •
Type 89A Artillery Reconnaissance Vehicle – Fitted with a higher roofline and with a longer chassis, and equipped with a battlefield surveillance radar on a retractable mast. •
PLZ-10 – 120 mm self-Propelled gun-mortar based on Type 89A chassis. The primary armament of the PLZ-10 is a 120 mm rifled gun-mortar, with a range of and support both direct and indirect fire support mode. The turret has a 360° traverse and a -4 ° to +80° vertical elevation. The hull contains 36 various types of mortar rounds. Secondary 12.7 mm heavy machine gun is mounted on the roof for self-defense.
Export •
Type 90 AFV or
Type YW535 •
VP1 – Export name for ZSD-89 armored personnel carrier. •
ST-2 – Also called
ST2. Fire support variant, based on extended Type 89 hull with six road wheels, fitted with
WMA301/
ST-1 turret with
NATO-compatible 105 mm tank gun. ==Operators==