The ZBD-04 or Type 04 is a Chinese infantry fighting vehicle. It bears some external resemblance to the BMP-3, particularly with regards to its turret and main armament; However, the chassis and internal subsystem possesses a different layout. The earliest prototypes received the designation ZBD-97. An improved version, ZBD-04A, is the vehicle currently in service and being produced.
ZBD-04A at Theme Exhibition of the 90th Anniversary of Chinese People's Liberation Army.
A ZBD-04 IFV during China's 60th anniversary military parade.
The ZBD-04 turret.
Front view of the ZBD-04A turret, featuring weapons from left to right including 30 mm coaxial automatic cannon, 100 mm rifled gun, and 5.8mm coaxial machine gun. The Commander's Independent Thermal Viewer (CITV), gunner thermal sight, emergency daylight sight as well as laser warning receivers can be seen mounted on top of the turret.
The BMP-3 is a Soviet and Russian infantry fighting vehicle, successor to the BMP-1 and BMP-2. The abbreviation BMP stands for Boevaya Mashina Pekhoty.
BMP-3
A BMP-3 of the UAE with a "Namut" thermal sight
Rear view of a BMP-3, showing how troops are expected to exit the vehicle
An abandoned Russian BMP-3 during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
