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Originally posted by T. Metsovitis
I think the APC is Chinese although its exact designation does not pop to mind right now. I think I read somewhere that it was brought back from Vietnam.
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Fyll,
I had in my mind it may have been Russian, but you are correct, Chinese, it is a YW531, captured from the North Vietnamese army in 1972 then trialled at Monegeetta. Evidently it was faster than the M113A1 on the road but noiser, inside and out. Weighed 12.6 tonnes with a 320 bhp V8 diesel.
Richard
PS It is on display at Puckapunyal tank museum, that is where I recollect seeing it.