Language of Video Presentation: French (Français).
The VBCI (French: Véhicule Blindé de Combat d'Infanterie), or in English "Armoured Vehicle for Infantry Combat", is a French Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) designed to replace the AMX-10P. In the early 90s, the French government started the VBM (Véhicule Blindé Modulaire), the Modular Armoured Vehicle program, as a replacement for its older IFVs. Soon, Germany and the United Kingdom joined the project. However, in 1999, the programme came to a dead-end, and France decided to follow on its own. By 2000, 700 vehicles were ordered by the French government, with full active service planned by 2008.
The VBCI is a modern 8-wheeled armoured vehicle with add-on armour and adaptable weapon fitments, in addition to being air transportable. It has high mobility and maneuverability as well as high reliability, comfort, range, and low acquisition, maintenance and life cycle costs. Equipped with Dragar gun-turret, the vehicle has a 25mm fire support gun and secondary coaxial 7.62mm machine gun. The wheeled VBCI is also suitable for urban warfare.
The VBCI is built on an aluminium hull which carries a modular THD steel and titanium armour that can be replaced in the field. The 8x8 wheel combination is designed to make the VBCI more comfortable and less costly than a tracked vehicle, while giving it sufficient mobility to back the new French-built tank, the Leclerc MBT. The VBCI is also designed to be transportable by the Airbus A400M, with an empty mass less than 18 tonnes (full load mass up to 28 tonnes).
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vbci
http://www.deagel.com/Wheeled-Armored-Fighting-Vehicles/VBCI-VPC_a000578002.aspx
http://www.army-technology.com/projects/vbci/
http://defense-update.com/products/v/vbci.htm
Bonjour, c'est un superbe véhicule. Savez-vous si différentes versions sont disponibles ? Différentes versions au niveau de l'armement : par exemple avec des missiles MILAN, des canons DCA ou autres (je n'y connais rien). Je pense qu'avec d(autres types d'armement le VBCI serait plus polyvalent. Qu'en pensent les militaires qui servent dans les unités équipés de Véhicules Blindés ?
Du style de l'ERC 90 qui est décliné en plusieurs versions.
En vous remerciant.
franck61700 3 months ago
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Merci pour votre commentaire! S'il vous plaît jeter un oeil à la description de la vidéo. J'ai écrit quelques informations là-dedans. Vous pouvez le trouver utile. J'ai également inclus les informations des sites Web pour le véhicule dans la description. S'il vous plaît pardonnez-moi pour mon imparfait français! :)
DanieruShidebuteru 3 months ago