Type 95 SPAAA The Type 95 ( PLA military designation : PGZ95 - ; pinyin : " 95 shi zixing gaoshepao " , " Type 95 self - propelled anti - aircraft artillery " ) is a Chinese self - propelled anti - aircraft vehicle . It is armed with four 25 millimeter cannons and optionally four fire - and - forget QW - 2 infra - red homing missiles . It was first displayed publicly at the Beijing Military Parade in 1999 . Earlier in development the system was designated Type 90 - II and Type 90 - III . Description . The vehicle uses a tracked armoured chassis with six road wheels , a drive sprocket , an idler and three return rollers on each side . The vehicle has a crew of three : driver , commander , and gunner . The engine is located at the front of the vehicle , with the driver sitting on the left side . The driver is provided with a hatch and three vision blocks for visibility when buttoned up . Behind the driver sits the commander , who is provided with a raised hatch , also fitted with three vision blocks . Towards the rear of the hull is the large powered one - man turret . Mounted on the front of the turret in an armoured box is the electro - optical tracking equipment which consists of a TV tracking camera , and infra - red tracking camera and a laser rangefinder . The tracking cameras have a day range of approximately 6 , 000 meters and a night range of 5 , 000 meters . The laser rangefinder has a range of between 500 and 5 , 500 meters with an accuracy of 5 meters . Mounted on either side of the turret are two 25 millimeter Type 87 cannons , which eject spent shell casings to either side of the vehicle . The 25mm cannons have a rate of fire of 600 - 800 rpm each , and are gas - operated . About 1 , 000 rounds are carried . The cannons are used to engage targets out to a range of 2 , 500 meters and at altitudes of up to 2 , 000 meters . Additionally two QW - 2 infra - red homing missiles can be mounted above the cannons on each side . The QW - 2 missiles are based on a shoulder launched missile and can engage targets flying between 10 and 3 , 500 meters in altitude at a slant range of between 500 and 6 , 000 meters . To the rear of the turret is the CLC - 1 S - band pulse - doppler search radar which has a reported range of 11 kilometers , and is optimized to detect low - flying targets . Finally , an array of four electrically fired smoke grenades are mounted on either side of the turret , aimed to fire forward and to either side of the vehicle . A large door which opens to the left is provided in the rear of the hull . The system can automatically optically track targets and provide the gunner with an alert when the target is within range . The gunner can also manually aim the guns , using either the optical system or an external backup ring sight provided on the outside of the turret . The system has a reaction time of around 10 seconds when in radar search mode , and six seconds in optical mode . The vehicle also provides a simulator function for training . A battery control vehicle using the same chassis is also built . It has a crew of five people . It uses a S - band CLC - 2 surveillance radar with a maximum range of 45 kilometers and a maximum altitude of 4 , 500 meters . The communication system in the vehicle allows it to communicate digitally to a range of up to 5 kilometers and via a normal radio link up to 15 kilometers . Additionally it can use signal wire to communicate up to 500 meters . An Auxiliary Power Unit ( APU ) provides power for the electronics . A single 12 . 7 mm heavy machine gun is provided for self - defense . A typical Type 95 battery consists of six SPAAA vehicles , and a single command vehicle . Additionally , be three ammunition re - supply trucks , a test / repair truck and a power supply truck support each battery .