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Stryker vs ZBL-08: how to tell them apart

Easy to mix up at a glance. Here is what tells them apart.

Stryker, armoured personnel carrier from USA

Stryker

Armoured personnel carrier, USA. In service since 2002

What gives it away

Eight wheels, boxy hull with angled sides, remote weapon station on the roof, ramp at the rear.

Used by

USA, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Thailand

Photo: Gertrud Zach, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

ZBL-08

Infantry fighting vehicle, China. In service since 2008

What gives it away

Amphibious 8x8 with water jets at the rear and a small turret carrying a 30 mm cannon with an anti-tank missile rail on each side.

Used by

China, Nigeria, Gabon

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