The Type 08 is a family of eight-wheeled amphibious armored fighting vehicles developed by the People's Republic of China in the early 2000s and placed in service in 2008. Its modular design allows many variants built on a common chassis, powered by a Deutz diesel engine producing 330 kilowatts, about 440 horsepower, and it is fully amphibious using hydraulically controlled water jets. More than 6,150 vehicles have been produced since 2006 for the People's Liberation Army Ground Force and Marine Corps, and the Type 08 saw operational use during the 2025 Cambodian-Thai border conflict. It has also been exported to countries including Thailand, Venezuela and Nigeria. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Service Status Weapon ClassArmoured fighting vehicle 1 Introduced Year Weapon Class
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Armoured fighting vehicle
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2008-present
Operated By: People's Liberation Army, Article text
Developed in the early 2000s, the vehicle family were produced for more than 6,000 hulls and widely deployed by the People's Liberation Army Ground Force and People's Liberation Army Marine Corps.
Used In: Boko Haram Insurgency, Infobox: wars
Boko Haram insurgency
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