Véhicule de l'avant blindé
Véhicule de l'avant blindé (VAB) | |
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VAB at a military parade in France |
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General properties | |
crew | 2 (driver, commander) + 12 infantrymen (version P) |
length | 6.05 m |
width | 2.49 m |
height | 2.06 m |
Dimensions | 13 tons (combat weight) |
Armor and armament | |
Armor | Protection against bullets with a caliber of 7.62 mm |
Main armament | 1 × 7.62mm AA-52 machine gun |
Secondary armament | no |
agility | |
drive |
Renault MIDS 062045 diesel engine 300 HP (224 kW) |
suspension | Wheel suspension 4 × 4 or 6 × 6 (export version) |
Top speed | 92 km / h (2.2 m / s in the water) |
Power / weight | 23 hp / ton |
Range | 1000 km |
The Véhicule de l'avant blind (VAB) is an armored personnel from French production. The all-wheel drive (4 × 4) armored car is used by the French and other armed forces.
history
The VAB was designed and produced by Euro Mobilité Division ( GIAT in collaboration with Renault Trucks ). In 1976 it was ready for series production and delivery to the army began. Around 5,000 pieces have been produced to date, around 800 of which have been exported since 1984. Most versions of the vehicle can float . It is propelled in the water by two propellers attached to the stern.
Versions
There are different versions, including a six-wheel version (6 × 6) as an export version of the VAB.
- VAB P : Troop transport: 12 soldiers can be carried
- VAB T-20/13 : equipped with a 20 mm automatic cannon
- VAB-VOA (French: V éhicule d ' o bservation d' a rtillerie ): artillery observation vehicle
- VAB-RATAC (French: R adar d ' a cquisition des t irs de l' A rtillerie )
- VAB-PC : Command vehicle ( P oste de C ommandement )
- VAB-SIR (French: S ystème d ' i nformation r égimentaire )
- VAB HOT : equipped with HOT guided missiles
- VAB mortier : 81 mm-120 mm, with or mortar arms
- VAB SAN : medical armor
- VAB NBC (French: N ucléaire, radiologique, b actériologique et c himique ): detection vehicle for NBC warfare agents
- VAB ATLAS (French: A utomatisation des T irs et L iaisons Sol-sol pour l ' a rtillerie )
successor
The VAB is to be replaced from 2019 by the VBMR ( Vehicle Blindé Multi Rolé ) "Griffon" 6x6 within the Scorpion program.
Use in other armies
- Brunei
- Ivory Coast
- Indonesia
- Lebanon
- Morocco
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Oman
- Qatar
- Kuwait
- United Arab Emirates
- Central Africa
- Cyprus
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b VAB - Véhicule de l'avant-blindé. In: https://www.defense.gouv.fr/ . Armée de Terre, accessed October 8, 2019 (French).