In order to enhance the combat effectiveness of airborne troops, China has developed and produced the ZBD-03 airborne combat vehicle; it can be reloaded and dropped to the ground during operations, thereby increasing the mobility of airborne troops while proceeding It can provide soldiers with strong fire support during ground operations, which makes the enemy feel more pressure.
ZBD-03's suspension system consists of 5 rows of bearing wheels, 3 rollers and 1 front guide wheel as a support to give the car the special ability to "kneel".
After the airdrop, the airborne chariot must release its parachute in a short time and then carry soldiers to carry out an attack. The data show that it can carry 5 fully armed soldiers.
ZBD-03 airborne tank is 7.62 meters long, 3.04 meters wide, and 2.13 meters high. It can travel at a speed of 65 km/h on a relatively flat road.
In order to better launch fire support, the ZBD-03 airborne combat vehicle is equipped with a 30mm machine gun, which can attack targets within 4000 meters.
Airborne troops will often encounter enemy tanks and armored vehicles in battle. For this reason, the ZBD-03 airborne combat vehicle is also equipped with Red Arrow-73 anti-tank missiles.
In addition to attacking tanks and armored vehicles, the Hongjian-73 anti-tank missile can also destroy enemy bunker and other fortifications for airborne troops to clear the way forward.
To ensure its own safety, the ZBD-03 airborne combat vehicle uses protective armor, but in order to reduce the weight, it is relatively thin and can only resist machine gun bullets.
In theory, it is extremely difficult for the ZBD-03 airborne combat vehicle to land from the air, so so far only a few countries have this technology.
