WZ523

The WZ 523 is a Chinese produced six wheeled Armored Personnel Carrier. It was unveiled at a military parade in Beijing in October 1984, gaining the US Army designation M1984, although it did not enter large scale service with the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA). An internal security vehicle based on the WZ 523, the ZFB 91, which has a turret armed with a 35 mm grenade launcher and a 7.62 mm machine gun replacing the roof mounted 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine gun of the WZ 523, is in service with PLA units in Hong Kong and Macau.

Variants

 * WZ 523 :Armored Personnel Carrier armed with a 12.7 mm heavy machine gun.
 * ZFB 91 :Internal Security Vehicle based on the WZ 523.

Operators

 * 🇨🇳 China: ZFB91 variant.
 * 🇬🇭 Ghana
 * 🇳🇦 Namibia: Export model incorporating the BMP-1 turret; fitted with 73mm main gun.