Panhard VBL French 4x4 All-Terrain Vehicle

type

"WEG"

version

1

images

"FrenchArmoredCarrier-TacticalUtilityVehicleVBL.PNG"

categories

"WEG"

"Infantry Vehicles"

"Combat Support Vehicles"

"Tactical Utility Vehicle"

"Tier1"

"Tier2"

tiers

true

false

sections

name

"System"

properties

name	"Alternative Designation"
value	"Vehicule Blinde Leger, Ultrav, M11"

name	"Date Of Introduction"
value	"1984"

name	"Proliferation"
value	"1948+/at least 17 countries"

name	"Description"
value	"4 X 4 armored vehicle carrier serves in a variety of roles. Some variants can carry more than the crew."

name

"Specifications"

properties

name	"Crew"
value	"3 (driver, commander, gunner)"

name	"Combat weight (mt)"
value	"3.55"

name	"Chassis length overall (m)"
value	"3.70"

name	"Height overall (m)"
value	"1.70"

name	"Height overall (to top of MG) (m)"
value	"2.14"

name	"Width overall (m)"
value	"2.02"

name	"Automotive performance"
value	"XD 3T"

name	"Engine type"
value	"Peugeot liquid-cooled, turbo-charged, in-line, 4-cylinder diesel"

name	"Cruising range (km)"
value	"600"

name	"Cruising range (max fuel variant) (km)"
value	"800"

name	"Cruising range (external tanks) (km)"
value	"1000"

name	"Max road speed (km/h)"
value	"95"

name	"Max swim speed (km/h)"
value	"5.4"

name	"Fording depths (m)"
value	"Amphibious"

name

"Protection"

properties

name	"Armor, turret front (mm)"
value	"5-11.5"

name	"Applique armor (mm)"
value	"No"

name	"Explosive reactive armor (mm)"
value	"No"

name	"NBC protection system"
value	"Collective"

name	"Smoke equipment"
value	"Available"

name	"Survivability equipment"
value	"Increased mine protection; Kevlar blankets"

name

"Weapons"

sections

name

"M2HB"

properties

name	"Caliber/length"
value	"12.7-mm (.50 caliber)"

name	"Ammo"
value	"1200 Rounds: Ball, Tracer, AP, API, API-T, AP Hardcore, Multipurpose, SLAP, SLAPT"

name	"Maximum Effective Range (Day) (m)"
value	"2000"

name	"Armor penetration"
value	"AP: 11 mm at 30° at 1500 m Ball: 20 mm at 100 m"

name	"Muzzle velocity (m/s)"
value	"M33 Ball: 890 SLAPT (Tracer): 1215"

name

"Milan (on some variants)"

properties

name	"Caliber/length"
value	"115 mm"

name	"Type"
value	"Anti-Tank Missile"

name	"Ammo"
value	"Tandem Heat-SACLOS (6 Rounds on some variants)"

name	"Maximum Effective Range"
value	"Milan: 2000 m (minimum 25 m) Milan ER: 3000"

name	"Armor penetration"
value	"Milan 3: 1000 mm of ERA or 3 m of reinforced concrete"

name	"Muzzle velocity (m/s)"
value	"200"

variants

name	"VBL AT4CS"
notes	"A54CS 84-mm ATGM carrier with range only to 250 m with ring-mounted 7.62-mm machine gun."

name	"VBL Eryx"
notes	"Short-range (600 m) AT carrier with secondary 7.62-mm machine gun."

name	"VB2L Poste de Commandement"
notes	"Command version with extra radios, map board, & 7.62-mm MG for self-protection."

name	"VBL TOW (Greece)"
notes	"Single tube with 4 rounds with range to 3,750 m."

name	"VBL Milan"
notes	"1 Milan firing unit with 6 missiles with range to 2 km."

name	"VBL Samantha"
notes	"Griffon surveillance radar to designate SAM missile & AA artillery targets."

name	"VBL Anti-Tank"
notes	"Equipped with the HOT or TOW turret, but also can be integrated with Kornet or Ingwe missile systems."

name	"VBL Albi"
notes	"Fires Mistral/Mistral 2 SAMs."

name	"VBL with PL127 Turret"
notes	"12.7-mm MG or 40-mm AGL."

name	"VBL SOURCE"
notes	"Upgraded optics."

name	"VBL Information"
notes	"Improved target designation."

name	"VAP Deep Penetration Vehicle"
notes	"Long wheel-base for deep reconnaissance missions."

name	"ULTRAV M11"
notes	"Stretched for NBC detection."

name	"Wasp Milan ER"
notes	"Remote weapon station with a 1-tube ATGM launcher & 7.62-mm machine gun."

name	"VBL Canon"
notes	"20-mm remote turret."

name	"VBL Ingwe (South Africa)"
notes	"Armed Long Range Reconnaissance Turret with 4 Ingwe ATGM launchers."

name	"MPCV (Multi-purpose Combat Vehicle)"
notes	"VBR chassis with 4 rail missile launcher turret with 8 missiles & 12.7-mm machine gun."

name	"VBL Tourelle Fermee"
notes	"Remote turret that can fire a 12.7-mm MG, 7.62-mm MG, or 40-mm AG."

name	"VBR"
notes	"Stretch variant can carry 5 soldiers; remote weapon station with M2HB MG & smoke grenade launchers."

notes

"SOME VBLS WILL CARRY A 7.62-MM MACHINE GUN AS A SECONDARY WEAPON. THIS COULD BE COAXIAL MOUNTED ON AN ATGM PLATFORM SYSTEM OR ON A RING MOUNT. LRAC ANTI-TANK LAUNCHERS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN OPTION."