The Chinese Army employs the Shuidiao in a variety of roles, with four principal configurations:
Type A: Armored Personnel Carrier
Type B: Personnel Carrier with 81mm Mortar (66 Mortar grenades)
Type C: Assault Engineer vehicle (inflatable boats stored in the side storage lockers; light dismantleable assault bridges stored inside through loss of a seat for more storage space)
Type D: Armored ambulance vehicle (capable of carrying up to 8 seated casualties or 4 seated casualties and 2 strecher cases)