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PLZ-05

land4 Genactive

Manufacturer:NORINCOIntroduced: 2005|Status: active|Origin: China

LANDSPEC // PLZ-05

FIREPOWER

MOBILITY

PROTECTION

SENSORS

COMBAT VALUE

UNIT COST

$4.0M

Platform Dossier & Identity

IDENTITY

Typeartillery

Categoryland

Country🇨🇳China

ContractorNORINCO

Statusactive

Generation4 Generation

Introduced2005

Service StatusActive

Data SourceNorinco Defense Equipment Guide / Jane’s Land Warfare

Defense Tech Capability Scorecard

TACTICAL AUDIT

EW SUITE

80/100

Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense

STEALTH / RCS

30/100

Radar Signature Reduction

ACTIVE PROTECTIONPASSIVE

Hard-Kill Interception

BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED

Tactical Datalink Integration

Tactical Specifications Matrix

SPEC SHEET

Length10.6 m

Width3.2 m

Height3.4 m

Weight35,000 kg

Crew4 personnel

Max Speed65 km/h

Range550 km

Endurance8 hrs

Fuel Capacity700 L

Powerplant8V150 diesel engine producing 800 hp

Weapons & Ordnance Manifest

38 RDS AMMO

PRIMARY WEAPON

155mm 52-caliber howitzer with automated loading mechanism38 RDS

SECONDARY WEAPONS

QJC-88 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun

GUIDED MISSILES

GP155 laser-guided artillery projectile

Avionics & Sensor Suite

SENSORS

RadarEQUIPPED

Turret-mounted muzzle velocity radar(1 km)

Fire Control (FCS)EQUIPPED

Digital Integrated Ballistic FCS

Radar Warning (RWR)EQUIPPED

Integrated Radar Warning Receiver

ECM SuiteACTIVE ECM

Multi-Band Electronic Jammer Suite

Thermal & FLIREQUIPPED

Thermal FLIR • Infrared (IRST) • Night Vision

Sonar SuiteN/A

N/A (Non-Naval)

Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet

MIB AUDIT

PRIME CONTRACTOR80% WORKSHARE

KNDS🇨🇳

PROPULSION SYSTEM🇨🇳

Heavy Armored High-Output Diesel / TurbineVendor: Renk GroupThrust/Power: 1,200 - 1,500 hp

RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇨🇳

Digital Battle Management & Fire ControlManufacturer: Thales GroupArchitecture: Fire Control & BMS

PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇨🇳

Heavy Caliber Gun / Auto-Cannon & AmmunitionVendor: KNDS MunitionsPayload: 120mm / 155mm / 30mm

SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇨🇳

Commander 360 Panoramic Thermal OptronicsVendor: Photonis Exosens

SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇺🇸

GlobalFoundriesNode: 22nm FD-SOI Automotive/Defense

Passive Armor & Countermeasures

SURVIVABILITY

Armor Compositionmedium

Armor Thickness35 mm

CountermeasuresLaser warning receiver and smoke grenade dischargers

Tactical Communications & Data Link

C4ISR

Tactical RadioPLAGF digital automated artillery battalion network

Satellite UplinkEquipped

Tactical Data LinkIntegrated (Link 16/MADL)

Military EncryptionType-1 Cryptographic

Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost

COST AUDIT

Unit Purchase Cost$4,000,000

Annual Operating Cost$320,000

Annual Maintenance Cost$160,000

Operational Deployments & Operator Nations

1 Operator Nations~450 Active Units

Operator Nation	Deployment Status	Estimated Fleet Inventory
🇨🇳China	Domestic Operator	450units

Performance Analysis

HUD BENCHMARK

6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE

Firepower

92/100

Mobility

80/100

Protection

72/100

Sensors

85/100

Reliability

86/100

Maintainability

84/100

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Additional Intelligence Information

AUDIT LOG

Intelligence SourceNorinco Defense Equipment Guide / Jane’s Land Warfare

Last Verification Date2026-10-07