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 People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the principal military force of the People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The PLA consists of five service branches: the Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, ...

. 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

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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 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 Republ ...

and

Dongfeng EQ245/EQ2100 The EQ245/EQ2100 is a 3.5 tonne capacity, six-wheel drive troop/cargo carrier truck developed and built by Dongfeng Motor Corporation and used by the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China China, officially the People' ...

Variants

;CTM-131: Chinese military designation. 6x6 configuration with double cab. 5 ton payload capacity. ;CTM-132: Chinese military designation. 6x6 configuration with single cab. 5 ton payload capacity. ;CTM-133: Chinese military designation. 4x4 configuration with double cab. 3.5 ton payload capacity. ;CTM-134: Chinese military designation. 4x4 configuration with single cab. 3.5 ton payload capacity. ; PCL-161: 122 mm truck-mounted howitzer (self-propelled howitzer, SPH) capable of rapid deployment, based on CTM-133 chassis. ; PHL-XX: Modular multiple launch rocket system based on CTM-133 chassis. ;AFT-10 Carrier: Two

HJ-10 HJ-10 (or "Red Arrow 10") is a Chinese ground-launched anti-tank missile developed by Norinco. It has a tandem high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead, that may penetrate of conventional steel armour protected by explosive reactive armour. Th ...

missiles and electro-optical sensor fitted on CTM-133 chassis.

References

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