Unit Name/Date Corrections
Unit 066 - WZ-551 - Name really is is ZSL-92A - Entered PLA Service in 1997, not 1990.
Unit 067 - WZ-551A - Really is ZSL-92 - Entered PLA Service in 1995, not 1992. Cannon is the 25mm ZPT-90; with 400 rounds. Coaxial weapon is 7.62mm Type 86 MG with 1,000 rounds.
Unit 232 - Type WZ 551 FO - Name really is ZSL-92 FO; not much is known about it; here's a
picture of it. I suppose it entered service probably in 1998-1999, following the straight APC versions, not in 1988.
Deletions:
Unit 505 - WZ 551 HJ-8
Unit 506 - WZ 551 HJ-8E
The HJ-8 armed version was a prototype only. Never entered service.
Unit Name/Date/Loadout Corrections
Unit 507 - WZ 551 HJ-9 really is ZSL-92 HJ-9; date of entry of service is 1999; it was observed for the first time in the 1 October 1999 parade. It carries 12 missiles, not 8.
Deletions:
Unit 292 - Type WZ 551M - No evidence of a ZSL-92 derived mortar carrier in PLA service.
Unit Name/Date Corrections
Unit 065 - Type WZ 523 - This did not enter service with the PLA; it's only service was a prototype driven during a 1984 parade to celebrate the anniversary of the PRC's founding. However, it's slot (and icon) can be used to represent the ZFB-91 evolution of the design; which replaced the 12.7mm AAMG with a weapons turret containing a 35mm AGL (normally filled with tear gas rounds); and a 7.62mm MG with 1,500 rounds. Was produced for PLA Garrison units in Macau and Hong Kong in the early 1990s; and remains in service as far as I know. Undoubtly it's 35mm AGL can also fire HE shells, not just tear gas....
Image of the ZFB-91 Internal Security Vehicle
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