JEEP-CHINESE BJ212A WITH 105MM TYPE 75

The BJ212 is a Chinese, originally military, and now also civilian, all-wheel drive (4x4). The military version of the vehicle was designed in the early 1960s, and serial production probably started in 1965 and lasted until 1983. It is assumed that approx. 200 thousand jobs were created in its course. vehicles for the needs of the Chinese armed forces. The drive is provided by a single engine with a power of 75 HP. The main producer of vehicles of this type was the concern now known as Beijing Automobile Works. The design of the vehicle is inspired by such cars as Willys Jeep or Land Rover. When designing the BJ212, the aim was to create as light, highly reliable, and as cheap as possible to produce, all-terrain vehicle. These assumptions have been met to a large extent. It is assumed that the most common version is capable of carrying 5 passengers or 425 kg of cargo. In the Chinese army, the 105mm Type 75 recoilless gun is often mounted on vehicles of this type. It is worth adding that vehicles of this type were widely exported to many Asian and African countries.