Hobby Boss 82485 PTL02 Tank Destroyer

The PTL-02 is a modern Chinese wheeled tank destroyer. The first prototypes were probably created around 2000, and the vehicle entered the line in the Chinese armed forces in 2002 or 2003. The car is powered by a single engine Deutz BF8L413F with 320 HP . The vehicle is armed with a single 100 mm cannon and two machine guns: one 12.7 mm and one 7.62 mm.

PTL-02 was developed in order to create a new anti-tank vehicle for motorized infantry and armored units at the lowest possible cost. Emphasis was also placed on the highest possible mobility of the new vehicle. As a result, the PTL-02 was largely based on the chassis and many components of the Type 92 wheeled APC. The main change was to mount the turret hull with the main armament on the roof, the fire control system of which was based on a simplified version of the Type 88 armored personnel carrier. The PTL-02 vehicle has steel armor, which provides its crew with protection against small-caliber fire and fragments of artillery shells.