The Type 07P is a Chinese infantry fighting vehicle manufactured by Poly Technologies.[3]

Type 07P
Cameroonian Type 07P in service with MINUSCA, 2015
Type	Infantry fighting vehicle
Place of origin	China
Service history
Used by	Cameroon Tanzania
Wars	Boko Haram insurgency
Production history
Manufacturer	Poly Technologies
Specifications
Mass	approx. 20 tonnes[1]
Length	approx. 8 m (26 ft 3 in)[1]
Width	approx. 8 m (26 ft 3 in)[1]
Height	approx. 8 m (26 ft 3 in)[1]
Crew	3[2]
Passengers	7[2]
Main armament	30 mm cannon[1]
Operational range	600 km (370 mi)[1]
Maximum speed	approx. 100 km/h (62 mph)[1]

Variants

• Standard version
• Command post vehicle[1][3]
• Recovery vehicle[3]
• YLGA01 internal security vehicle[1]
• Type 07PA self-propelled howitzer, also designated CS/SM2, (using the turret of the PLL-05)[4]

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.[3]

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

See also

• Type 08

References

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