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| VBM | |
|---|---|
| File:Vbm2.png A VCI fitted with MAP III | |
| Type | Infantry Fighting Vehicle |
| Place of origin | Sieuxerr |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2003 |
| Used by | Sieuxerrian Armed Forces |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Giat Industrie Renault VI |
| Unit cost | 3,250,000USD |
| Produced | 2001 |
| No. built | 2,000+ |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 30.5 t w/ MAP-III |
| Length | 6.79 m |
| Width | 2.85 m |
| Height | 2.8 m |
| Crew | 3 (Commander, gunner, driver) + 7 dismounts |
| Armour | 25mm API frontal arc, 14.5mm API sides/rear |
Main armament | M816, 30x173mm, 600 rounds MILAN-ER launcher, 4 reloads |
Secondary armament | FN MAG, 7.62x54mm, 2,000 rounds |
| Engine | Renault Diesel V12 600hp |
| Power/weight | 19.5 hp/t |
| Suspension | Torsion bar |
Operational range | 400 km |
| Speed | 65 km (road) 40 km (off-road) |
The VBM (Véhicule Blindé Modulaire — Modular Armoured Vehicle) is a family of armored fighting vehicles designed replace a number of wheeled and tracked armored vehicles. It has two main branches, a family of IFVs known as VCIs and a family of all-purpose, tracked utility vehicles known as VCU.
Design
Armament
Protection
Countermeasures
Variants
- VCI: Literal definition of Infantry Fighting Vehicle (Véhicule de combat d'infanterie), armed with a 30mm autocannon, 7.62 machine gun and ATGMs, main IFV of the Sieuxerrian Army.
- VCI-VC: Command variant, armed with same weaponry but has more powerful radio equipment.
- VCU: Literally translated as a Tracked Utility Vehicle (véhicule utilitaire à chenilles). VCU is a catch all term for the larger family of vehicles. There are over a dozen VCU variants in service. They are all shorter than a standard VCI, being 6 meters long.
- VCU-TC: Infantry carrying variant, able to carry a 9 man squad. Armed with a dual 40mm/7.62 machine gun or a single 12.7mm machine gun RWS mount.
- VCU-AMT: Self-propelled mortar carrier, armed with an automatic 120mm mortar system.
- VCU-MT: Vehicle used to tow or to carry 120mm or 81mm mortars for dismounted use. Can also be used to tow light howitzers.
- VCU-DAA: Short-range anti-aircraft system, has 8 Crotale or SMUG-AA surface to air missiles.
- VCU-155: A replacement for the GCT-155 vehicle, the VCU-155 has the same L/52 gun in an unmanned turret.
- VCU-FVA: Modular rocket artillery vehicle to replace older M270 chassis while retaining similar ammunition and components for the launchers.