Type 89 APC

The Type 89 APC is a Chinese armored personnel carrier (APC) featured in Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction.

Overview
The Type 89 is clearly one of the heaviest vehicles featured in the first act of the game. Few vehicles can compete with its TOW missile or its armor, making it a force to be reckoned with. It also carries four passengers, making it the best of all worlds.

It is fairly easy to find and can be seen patrolling around Pyongyang Airport and all the way to Nampo.

It will become available for purchase from the Merchant of Menace after completing 'Escort Service' for the Chinese. The Type 89 APC can be found in the Northern Province only during the Chinese contract 'Chain Reaction'.

Tactics
Its TOW missile can rip apart most vehicles in a single hit, and its armor is impervious to small arms fire, making this vehicle almost unstoppable. Its only shortcoming is its ammo, carrying only eleven missiles.

Once the player makes it to the second act of the game, the APC will somewhat fall out of use. This is because after Hwangbo is verified, the Diamonds move in, bringing heavy armor along with them. The Type 89 is NBC (Nuclear Biological Chemical) shielded, therefore all the crew won't be harmed by radiation while inside, making this vehicle useful to drive around the Taechon reactor during the third act of the game.

Real life
The Type 89 APC is based on the real life Chinese Type 89 AFV, however it is rarely equipped with a TOW missile.

Trivia

 * Due to a bug, the Type 89 APCs in Nampo are driven by South Korean soldiers. If the contract 'Persuasion' has been completed, the Type 89 APCs and local Chinese forces will continuously attack each other.