FAW MV3

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First Automobile Works (FAW) MV3
2015 China Victory Day parade-Medical Phalanx.jpg
MV3 (CTM-134) carrying Medical Phalanx at 2015 China Victory Day Parade
TypeFamily of 4x4 and 6x6 tactical trucks with 3.5 ton and 5-ton payload.
Place of origin China
Service history
In serviceFrom 2011
Used by People's Liberation Army
Production history
ManufacturerFAW Group
Produced2011
Variants6x6
Specifications
Mass5 t (empty)
10 t (max payload)
Crew1+1 / 1+3

Enginediesel engine
350 hp (260 kW)
Payload capacity3.5–5 tonnes (3,500–5,000 kg) (cross-country)
7–10 tonnes (7,000–10,000 kg) (road-mobile)
SuspensionWheel 6x6
Operational
range
1000 km
Maximum speed 60 mph (97 km/h)

The FAW MV3 is the third generation military truck developed by First Automobile Works (FAW). Since 2011, FAW MV3 is the standardized military truck used widely by the Chinese People's Liberation Army. The utility truck has two configurations, 4x4 and more commonly 6x6, both featuring cross-country mobility. The truck also comes with options on single or double armored cabs. It's the Chinese equivalent of US Army M939 and MTVR.

The development of the MV3 finished in 2011, and won the Army endorsement from a competition in 2011 against three other state-owned military vehicle manufacturing corporation. MV3 will be the next generation universal transport/cargo truck, replacing Dongfeng EQ240/EQ2081 and Dongfeng EQ245/EQ2100. [1]

Variants

CTM-131
Chinese military designation. 6x6 configuration with double cab. 5 ton payload capacity. [2]
CTM-132
Chinese military designation. 6x6 configuration with single cab. 5 ton payload capacity. [2]
CTM-133
Chinese military designation. 4x4 configuration with double cab. 3.5 ton payload capacity. [2]
CTM-134
Chinese military designation. 4x4 configuration with single cab. 3.5 ton payload capacity. [2]
PCL-161
122 mm truck-mounted howitzer (self-propelled howitzer, SPH) capable of rapid deployment, based on CTM-133 chassis. [3]
PHL-XX
Modular multiple launch rocket system based on CTM-133 chassis. [4] [5]
AFT-10 Carrier
Two HJ-10 missiles and electro-optical sensor fitted on CTM-133 chassis. [6] [7]
MV3 MRAP
border patrol vehicle with reinforced armor and protection against improvised explosive devices (IED). [8]
MV3 All-Terrian Fire Engine
Firefighting modification with off-road capabilities. [9]

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