{
  "id": "type-yw-531h",
  "name": "Type YW-531H (Type 85)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "land",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Amphibious armored personnel carrier",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1988,
  "operators": [
    "BGD",
    "CHN",
    "LKA",
    "MMR",
    "THA",
    "ZWE"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 6,
  "summary": "The Type YW-531H (also known as Type 85) is a Chinese Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) that serves as an enlarged successor to the Type 69. It has led to the development of various variants, including infantry fighting vehicles, command vehicles, mortar carriers, weapons carriers, and ambulances.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Norinco",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 2,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "Deutz BF8L413F",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_hp",
      "v": 320,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Suspension",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "torsion bar",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "road_range_km",
      "v": 500,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_road_kmh",
      "v": 65,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_xc_kmh",
      "v": 35,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_swim_kmh",
      "v": 6,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Hull Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "The Type 85 is built from welded steel and protected against small arms fire, armor-piercing bullets, and shell fragments.",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Protection System",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Smoke Equipment",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "8 x Smoke Grenade Launchers (4 on each side)",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Type 85/YW 531H",
      "text": "Domestic/export base model.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "YW703H",
      "text": "Command variant.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Type 85 Armored Command Vehicle",
      "text": "2-man crew, 6 staff, additional communications equipment, & fewer ammunition rounds; used at regimental or division level.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Type 85 Recovery Vehicle",
      "text": "1000 KG crane with 5-man crew. Has a slightly wider hull and is equipped with a 1-tonne crane, generator and welding equipment. Armed with a 12.7mm machine gun.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Type 85 Maintenance Engineering Vehicle",
      "text": "Similar to the WZ 751 (ambulance), but for engineering support.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Type 85 Mortar Carriers",
      "text": "82-mm & 120-mm variants similar to the YW 531.",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-yw-531h"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "apc8",
  "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/type-yw-531h.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-type-yw-531h": {
      "title": "Type YW-531H (Type 85) Chinese Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Type_YW-531H_Type_85_Chinese_Amphibious_Armored_Personnel_Carrier",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}