WZ551

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The WZ-551 in real life.

The WZ-551 (official designation by the PLA is ZSL-92 or Type 92) a 6x6 amphibious wheeled armored personnel carrier used by the People's Liberation Army and developed and built by Norinco. The IFV variant - which appears in Battlefield 2 - is armed with the indigenously produced ZPT-90 25x183mmB autocannon - based on the Soviet 2A14 23x152mmB used on the ZU-23-2 and bored out to 25mm, or the French GIAT M811 cannon that was acquired through a deal between France and China. The vehicle is also armed with a coaxial 7.62mm machinegun which can be replaced with an HJ-8 ATGM launcher if necessary. Another variant is armed with a single 12.7mm machine gun, called the WZ-551A instead.

Battlefield 2

WZ-551
Used by	People's Liberation Army
Crew	Driver 4 passengers (5 total)
Speed	Fast
Maneuvering	Medium
Health	1000
Driver Weapons
Primary weapon	ZPT-90 25mm automatic cannon
Damage	50-1 (direct impact)/40 (explosion over a radius of 4m)
Fire mode	Automatic
Rate of fire	180 rpm
Reload time	6 seconds (in-game file)
Ammunition	450
Secondary weapon	HJ-8
Damage	500-1 (direct impact)/125 (explosion over a radius of 2m)
Fire mode	Single-fire
Rate of fire	~5 rpm
Reload time	~12 seconds
Ammunition	1
Gunner weapons
Primary weapon	Port-firing machine gun
Damage	25-0.2
Fire mode	Automatic
Rate of fire	600 rpm
Ammunition	500
Customization
Countermeasures	Smoke grenade launchers
Camouflage	Woodland

In Battlefield 2, the WZ-551 is the IFV used by the People's Liberation Army. Its US/UK/EU and MEC/Spetsnaz/Rebel/Insurgent counterparts are the LAV-25 and the BTR-90, respectively.

It differs from its counterparts in 3 major points: 1. Its ZPT-90 cannon has the lowest rate of fire out of the 3 - the M242 Bushmaster on the LAV-25 has a higher rate of fire, and the Shipunov 2A42 on the BTR-90 has the highest rate of fire - but its cannon has the highest muzzle velocity at 400m/s and also deals the most damage and its explosive rounds have the highest blast radius. 2. It has one rear-facing gun port, while the LAV-25 has 2 and the BTR-90 has none, making it less vulnerable to infantry attacks from behind compared to the BTR-90, while it still cannot cover the rear area as much as the LAV-25. 3. Despite being a 6x6 IFV, its size is on the larger end: it has roughly the same length as the LAV-25 and slightly shorter than the BTR-90, while its overall height is the absolute highest out of the 3 IFVs - the overall height of the LAV-25 is roughly the same as that of its hull. This means that the vehicle is easier to get spotted and shot by AT weapons. Other than these differences, it is identical to other IFVs in the game.

A render of the WZ-551.

Trivia

It is the least used IFV in the game - only being used by its vanilla faction - the People's Liberation Army. All other IFVs, with the addition of the Special Forces expansion pack and the Euro Force booster pack, have been used by other factions other than the vanilla ones that appear in said content packages.