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2015-11-04
Egypt is in the process of purchasing a type-71 Amphibious landing craft for the transport and landing of tanks, armored personnel carriers and soldiers, as well as the possibility and possibility of buying the ZBD05 Amphibious Infantry Vehicles, military official website Military.China.com reported.
This comes after Egypt bought the two Amphibious attack ships helicopters carrying French "Mistral" (LHD Landing Helicopter Dock), which confirmed the need for Egypt's (LPD) Landing Platform Dock, which belongs to the Type-071.
The Type-071 is a 19,000-tonne 210-meter-long ship capable of carrying four 13-ton helicopters, 18-tank or 60-armored vehicles and up to 800 troops, with a range of 19,000 km. It is equipped with a 76-mm multi-function AK-176 cannon and four AK-630 Air defense systems against approaching air threats, which is similar to the US Falanx system..
http://military.china.com/important/11132797/20151104/20688259.html
http://mil.news.sina.com.cn/2015-11-02/1521842845.html
http://www.daywww.com/html/tuhao/66193.html