ZTL-11 (Type 11)

A Chinese 8x8 wheeled assault gun that combines the Type 08 armored-vehicle chassis with a 105 mm rifled gun for mobile direct fire.

Overview

The ZTL-11, also called the Type 11, is an eight-wheeled assault gun in China's Type 08 armored-vehicle family. It provides mobile direct fire for People's Liberation Army Ground Force formations, occupying a role between lighter armored personnel carriers and heavier tracked tanks. The vehicle is listed among the PLA Ground Force's active equipment, while the broader Type 08 family supplies multiple vehicles built around a common wheeled platform.

The ZTL-11's principal weapon is a turret-mounted 105 mm rifled gun. Its combination of firepower, road mobility and a comparatively light wheeled chassis is intended to support medium-weight formations against field fortifications, lighter armored vehicles and other targets requiring direct fire. It is not a wheeled main battle tank: its protection and sustained cross-country performance do not match those of modern tracked tanks.

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