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Type 08: History & Measurement

The Type 08 (Chinese: 08式轮式装甲车族; pinyin: Líng bā Shì lúnshì zhuāngjiǎchē zú; lit. 'Type 08 wheeled armored vehicle family') is a Chinese family of modern eight-wheeled, amphibious, modular armored vehicles developed by Norinco for infantry fire support, battlefield logistics, and quick reaction operations. Developed in the early 2000s, the vehicle family…

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Type 08 topic overview

The analysis highlights History and Measurement as prominent areas in the source structure around Type 08.

Related topics
91
Source areas
6
Connected nodes
97
Extracted relationships
43
Concept neighborhoods
35
Bridge connections
97

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Variants · 33 topics
Overview · 25 topics
Operators · 17 topics
Design · 14 topics
Development · 1 topics
Operational history · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed
100 km/h (62 mph)
Crew
3
Designer
Norinco
Engine
Deutz BF6M1015C diesel 11.9 L (2.6 imp gal; 3.1 US gal) 330 kW (440 hp)
Height
2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) (without turret)
In service
2008–present

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Development

Design

Operational history

Variants

Operators

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Type 08 connects Entity context

The extracted context around Type 08 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Type 08 → QJC-88, The, Two HJ-73C ATGM, Type, ZBL-08, ZPT-99, ZSL-10 Another extracted example is Type 08 → China Victory Day Parade, Chinese, In, The, Type. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Type 08

Top relations

related to Armaments · 7
Type 08 → QJC-88, The, Two HJ-73C ATGM, Type, ZBL-08, ZPT-99, ZSL-10
related to Development · 5
Type 08 → China Victory Day Parade, Chinese, In, The, Type
related to Mobility · 4
Type 08 → Deutz BF6M1015C, The, Type, V-type
related to overview · 4
Type 08 → It, NBC, The, The Type
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed · 1
Type 08 → 100 km/h (62 mph)
Crew · 1
Type 08 → 3
Designer · 1
Type 08 → Norinco
Engine · 1
Type 08 → Deutz BF6M1015C diesel 11.9 L (2.6 imp gal; 3.1 US gal) 330 kW (440 hp)
Height · 1
Type 08 → 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) (without turret)
In service · 1
Type 08 → 2008–present

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

vehicle type 08 gun zbl-08 family infantry ztl-11 mm vehicles army armored people's fitted variants modular fighting ifv chinese amphibious

Type 08 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 43 structured relationships around Type 08. Examples in this analysis include Type 08 → .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed → 100 km/h (62 mph) and Type 08 → Crew → 3. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Type 08.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed100 km/h (62 mph)1.00infobox
Type 08Crew31.00infobox
Type 08DesignerNorinco1.00infobox
Type 08EngineDeutz BF6M1015C diesel 11.9 L (2.6 imp gal; 3.1 US gal) 330 kW (440 hp)1.00infobox
Type 08Height2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) (without turret)1.00infobox
Type 08In service2008–present1.00infobox
Type 08Length8 m (26 ft)1.00infobox
Type 08Main armamentZPL-98A 105 mm gun (ZTL-11) QJC-88 12.7 mm gun (ZSL-10) ZPT-99 30 mm cannon (ZBL-08) KDG 35 mm revolver autocannon (PGL-12) PL-96 122 mm howitzer (PLL-09) PL-01 155 mm howitzer…1.00infobox
Type 08ManufacturerNorinco1.00infobox
Type 08MassVaries by configuration 15–25 t (15–25 long tons; 17–28 short tons) 21 t (21 long tons; 23 short tons) (ZBL-08) 23 t (23 long tons; 25 short tons) (ZTL-11) 25 t (25 long tons; 2…1.00infobox
Type 08No. built6,150+1.00infobox
Type 08Operational range800 km (500 mi)1.00infobox
Type 08Passengers11 (APC) 7 (IFV)1.00infobox
Type 08Place of originPeople's Republic of China1.00infobox
Type 08Produced2006–present1.00infobox
Type 08Secondary armamentHJ-73C Anti-Tank Guided Missile Type 86 7.62 mm machine gun QJT 5.8 mm machine gun1.00infobox
Type 08Suspension8×8 wheeled1.00infobox
Type 08Transmissionsemi-automatic1.00infobox
Type 08TypeArmoured fighting vehicle1.00infobox
Type 08Used bySee Operators1.00infobox
Type 08WarsBoko Haram insurgency1.00infobox
Type 08Width3 m (9.8 ft)1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Type 08 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Family, Infantry and Fighting. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Type 08
    • Family
    • Infantry
    • Fighting
    • Vehicle
    • China
    • Amphibious
    • Ifv
    • Zbl-08
    • Ztl-11
    • Gun
    • Wheeled
    • Design
  • type 08
    • Family
    • Infantry
    • Fighting
    • Vehicle
    • China
    • Amphibious
    • Ifv
    • Zbl-08
    • Ztl-11
    • Gun
    • Wheeled
    • Design
  • chinese
    • Infantry
    • Ifv
    • Wheeled
    • China
    • Developed
    • Norinco
    • Ztl-11
    • Amphibious
    • Fighting
    • Armored
    • People's
    • Family
  • armored vehicles
    • Personnel
    • Developed
    • Modular
    • Norinco
    • Wheeled
    • Gun
    • Amphibious
    • Assault
    • Chinese
    • Smoke
    • Infantry
    • Vehicles
  • infantry fire support
    • Fighting
    • Ifv
    • Zbl-08
    • Type
    • System
    • Wheeled
    • Ztl-11
    • China
    • Norinco
    • Variant
    • Gun
    • Machine
  • people's liberation army ground force
    • Liberation
    • People's
    • Marine
    • Units
    • Ifv
    • Zbl-08
    • Ztl-11
    • Wheeled
    • China
    • Design
    • Qjc-88
    • Developed
  • people's liberation army marine corps
    • Liberation
    • People's
    • Marine
    • Units
    • Ifv
    • Zbl-08
    • Ztl-11
    • Wheeled
    • China
    • Design
    • Qjc-88
    • Developed
  • infantry fighting vehicle
    • Fighting
    • Ifv
    • Infantry
    • Zbl-08
    • Type
    • China
    • Variant
    • Gun
    • Machine
    • Wheeled
    • Fitted
    • Ztl-11

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Type 08, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Type 08 with Variants. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Type 08 — Variants · splits 64 ⟂ 34
Type 08 — Overview · splits 72 ⟂ 26
Type 08 — Operators · splits 80 ⟂ 18
Type 08 — Design · splits 83 ⟂ 15

Map overview Semantic statistics

Type 08

Nodes98
Edges97
Triples43
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020408
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Type 08 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History & Measurement, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Type 08 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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