{
  "id": "qn-506",
  "name": "QN-506",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "land",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Infantry fighting vehicle",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2018,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "QN-506 Fire Support Vehicle was developed by Wuhan Guide Infrared and is designed to suppress enemy forces in urban areas and during counterterrorism operations. The base of the QN-506 is a chassis of a Type 59 tank, on which the ZPT99 weapon station is mounted.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Wuhan Gaode Infrared",
      "src": [
        "weg-qn-506"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 3,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Chassis",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "Type 59 tank's chassis",
      "src": [
        "weg-qn-506"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 3.27,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 2.59,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "combat_weight_t",
      "v": 30,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "12150L",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_hp",
      "v": 520,
      "src": [
        "weg-qn-506"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_road_kmh",
      "v": 50,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_xc_kmh",
      "v": 35,
      "src": [
        "weg-qn-506"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Fording depth (Without Preperation)",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "1.4 m",
      "src": [
        "weg-qn-506"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Fording depth (with Preperation)",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "5.5 m",
      "src": [
        "weg-qn-506"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Suspension",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "torsion bar",
      "src": [
        "weg-qn-506"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Rate of fire (max)",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "850-1,000 rds/min",
      "src": [
        "weg-qn-506"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Maximum elevation",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "+53 deg",
      "src": [
        "weg-qn-506"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Minumum elevation",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "0 deg",
      "src": [
        "weg-qn-506"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Computerized Fire Control",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-qn-506"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Laser Target Desinator",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Thermal Imager",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-qn-506"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Classified",
      "src": [
        "weg-qn-506"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Active Protection System",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes, Anti-personnel active protection complex and a \"hard-kill\" active protection system",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Protection",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "main_armament",
      "v": "Nudelman-Rikhter NR-30, 30 mm",
      "src": [
        "weg-qn-506"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "label": "Secondary armament",
      "v": "Type 80 Chinese Heavy Machine Gun",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_max_km",
      "v": 5,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Maximum firing range",
      "note": "Longest-range ammunition listed"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "Rifle",
      "role": "30 mm ammunition",
      "src": [
        "weg-qn-506"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Muzzle velocity": "780 m/s"
      },
      "range_km": 5,
      "qty": "300 ea"
    },
    {
      "name": "Optical-fiber-guided, Anti-Tank Missiles",
      "role": "ammunition",
      "src": [
        "weg-qn-506"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Muzzle velocity": "INA"
      },
      "qty": "4 ea"
    },
    {
      "name": "Multipurpose missiles",
      "role": "70 mm ammunition",
      "src": [
        "weg-qn-506"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Muzzle velocity": "INA"
      },
      "qty": "20 ea"
    },
    {
      "name": "Small Cruise Missiles",
      "role": "ammunition",
      "src": [
        "weg-qn-506"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Muzzle velocity": "INA"
      },
      "qty": "4 ea"
    }
  ],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "ifv",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/qn-506.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-qn-506": {
      "title": "QN-506 Chinese Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV)",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/QN-506_Chinese_Infantry_Fighting_Vehicle",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}