{
  "id": "pgz-09",
  "name": "PGZ-09 (Type 09)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "land",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "35mm self-propelled anti-aircraft gun",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2009,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The PGZ-09 (Type 09) Chinese 35mm Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun is a Chinese-made 35mm self-propelled anti-aircraft gun.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Chassis",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "PLZ-05 self propelled artillery",
      "src": [
        "weg-pgz-09"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 3,
      "src": [
        "weg-pgz-09"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Range",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "50 - 5,000 m",
      "src": [
        "weg-pgz-09"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "8V150",
      "src": [
        "weg-pgz-09"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_hp",
      "v": 800,
      "src": [
        "weg-pgz-09"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Computerized FCS",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-pgz-09"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Laser Range Finder",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-pgz-09"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Thermal Image Tracker",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-pgz-09"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Armor, Hull",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Protection from small arms fire and projectile splinters",
      "src": [
        "weg-pgz-09"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Protection",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes, optional",
      "src": [
        "weg-pgz-09"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Light armor protects against small arms and shrapnel. Steel front slope also protects against small arms fire.",
      "src": [
        "weg-pgz-09"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Smoke Generation",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes, 8 x Smoke Grenade Launchers",
      "src": [
        "weg-pgz-09"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "INA",
      "role": "35 mm ammunition",
      "src": [
        "weg-pgz-09"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Muzzle velocity": "1,175 m/s"
      },
      "qty": "2,380 rounds. 560 per gun loaded and 630 per gun at the ready."
    }
  ],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "generic",
  "image": {
    "file": "pgz-09.jpg",
    "thumb": "pgz-09-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Tyg728",
    "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PGZ-09_Self-propelled_Anti-Aircrafft_Artillery_20170919.jpg",
    "title": "File:PGZ-09 Self-propelled Anti-Aircrafft Artillery 20170919.jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (CC BY-SA 4.0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/pgz-09.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-pgz-09": {
      "title": "PGZ-09 (Type 09) Chinese 35mm Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/PGZ-09_Type_09_Chinese_35mm_Self-Propelled_Anti-Aircraft_Gun",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}