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Dongfeng EQ240/EQ2081 | |
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Specifications | |
Mass | ULW: 5090 kg MaxW: 7800 kg |
Length | 6,530 mm (257 in) |
Width | 2,400 mm (94 in) |
Height | 2,385 mm (94 in) |
Crew | driver, co-driver + 8 or 12 passengers |
Engine | Inline 6-cylinder Cummins-designed 6BT5.9 Turbo-charged diesel engine 87 hp (65 kW) |
Suspension | 4 or 6 wheel drive |
Operational range | 400 kilometres (250 mi) |
Maximum speed | 87 km/h (54 mph) |
The Dongfeng EQ240/EQ2081 (export name Aeolus) is a 2.5 tonne capacity, six-wheel drive troop/cargo carrier truck developed and built by Dongfeng Motor Corporation, developed for and still used by the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China for transport. The Dong Feng EQ2080/2081, together with the larger but visually similar EQ2100, are currently one of the most numerous troop carrying/cargo truck in service with the PLA. [1]
The Dongfeng EQ240 first entered service with the PLA in 1975. [2]
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