Type 07P Explained

Type 07P
Origin:	China
Used By:	Cameroon Tanzania
Wars:	Boko Haram insurgency
Is Vehicle:	yes
Is Uk:	yes
Type:	Infantry fighting vehicle
Manufacturer:	Poly Technologies
Length:	8m (26feet)
Width:	8m (26feet)
Height:	8m (26feet)
Weight:	20t
Engine:	Diesel
Speed:	100km/h
Vehicle Range:	600km (400miles)
Primary Armament:	30 mm autocannon
Secondary Armament:	7.62 machine gun
Crew:	3^[1]
Passengers:	7

The Type 07P is a Chinese infantry fighting vehicle manufactured by Poly Technologies.

Variants

• Standard version
• Command post vehicle^[2]
• Recovery vehicle
• YLGA01 internal security vehicle^[2]
• Type 07PA self-propelled howitzer, also designated CS/SM2, (using the turret of the PLL-05)^[3]

Service

Twenty Type 07P, including one command and one recovery vehicle, have been delivered to Cameroon. In service with Cameroon Armed Forces Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion (Bataillon Blindé de Reconnaissance), they have seen combat during Boko Haram insurgency. One of them destroyed a Boko Haram Saurer 4K 4FA.^[4]

The Type 07PA is in service with Tanzania. Twelve guns^[5] were delivered in 2014.^[6]

See also

• Type 08

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cameroon displays new Chinese military hardware. May 23, 2014.
2. Web site: Type 07P Armored Personnel Carrier | Military-Today.com. www.military-today.com.
3. Web site: Type 07PA Self-Propelled Mortar System | Military-Today.com. www.military-today.com.
4. Web site: Jeremy . Binnie. Erwan. de Cherisey. https://web.archive.org/web/20170622123315/http://www.janes.com/images/assets/520/71520/New-model_African_armies.pdf. New-model African armies. Jane's. 2017. 22 June 2017.
5. Web site: Tanzania - China Relations.
6. Web site: Tanzania acquires new amphibious tanks, rockets and other weapons from China. May 16, 2014.