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	Army Technology - VAB (Vehicule de l'Avant Blinde) - Wheeled Armoured Fighting Vehicle
		The VAB (Vehicule de l'Avant Blinde) front-line armoured vehicle is an infantry corps tactical armoured vehicle produced by Nexter Systems (formerly Giat Industries) with headquarters at Versailles in France.
		VAB NG has a steel hull and bullet-proof glazing which provide all-round protection against 7.62mm AP ammunition and the front of the vehicle provides protection against armour piercing rounds.
		The tactical mobility of the VAB is the result of a high torque turbo diesel commercial engine, the Renault MIDR 062045 (300hp), a fully automatic gearbox, independent wheel suspension, large size wheels, short wheel-base, on-the-move central tyre inflation system and low ground pressure.
	www.army-technology.com /projects/vab (833 words)

	VAB Renault Description pictures picture photo image french wheeled armoured armored vehicle personnel carrier ...
		Les VAB utilisés par l'armée française comportent une mitrailleuse de 7,62 montée sur la coupole, mais on peut également se procurer en option bien d'autres armes, notamment des mitrailleuse de 12,7 mm fixées à la tourelle, et un canon de 20 mm.
		VAB ECH porte mortier : VAB 6 x 6 avec mortier transporté dans le compartiment arrière.
		VAB VCS TA 20 : véhicule de défense antiaérienne avec deux canons de 20 mm.
	www.armyrecognition.com /europe/France/vehicules_a_roues/VAB/VAB_France_description.htm (1162 words)

	Armoured fighting vehicle Summary
		Armoured personnel carriers (APCs) are light armoured fighting vehicles for the transport of infantry.
		The first attempt to carry troops in an armoured tracked vehicle was made by the British in the First World War, a lengthened Mark V that could house a squad of infantry while still armed as a tank.
		A tankette is a small armoured fighting vehicle with a crew of one or two, similar to a tank, intended for infantry support or reconnaissance.
	www.bookrags.com /Armoured_fighting_vehicle (1816 words)

	Heller 1:72 Renault Saviem VAB 4x4
		If the VAB were available with a complete set of license plates and tactical markings of an entire French mechanized infantry platoon, many collectors and wargamers would raise entire units rather than just build a single vehicle.
		The VAB amphibious armoured transport by Heller is a nice model for wargames and diorama builders interested in the modern French army.
		A waterline model of the VAB may be created by cutting the hull at the waterline and mounting the vehicle on a river base.
	www.miniatures.de /html/int/heller-79898-vab-4x4.html (901 words)

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		Armoured personnel carriers (APCs) are armoured fighting vehicles developed to transport infantry on the battlefield.
		Most armoured personnel carriers use a diesel engine comparable to that used in a large truck or in a typical city bus (APCs are often known to troops as 'Battle Taxis' or 'Battle Buses').
		Armour on APCs are usually composed of simple steel or aluminium, sufficient for protection against small arms fire and most shell fragments.
	stron.frm.pl /wiki.php?title=Armored_personnel_carrier (705 words)

	sfor
		M113A1 armoured personnel carrier with add-on armour and turret
		Armoured version of the Peugeot P4 light vehicle
		Another view of a SISU XA-180 armoured personnel carrier
	www.henrikc.dk /militaryvehicles/yugo/sfor.htm (121 words)

	The Ultimate VAB - American History Information Guide and Reference
		VAB is an three-letter acronym with multiple meanings, including:
		a French armoured personnel carrier (VAB (armoured personnel carrier))
		The keystroke command used in the 1999 video game called "Tribes" to trigger an animation and sound for "Good-Bye".
	www.historymania.com /american_history/VAB (75 words)

	WEU Assembly: E-1569
		Krauss-Maffei claim that typical roles for it are as an armoured personnel carrier, a light reconn-aissance vehicle, a command and control vehicle, a materials transport vehicle, a weapons carrier for a turret-mounted gun, a mortar vehicle, a light air defence system, a missile launching vehi-cle and forward observer vehicle.
		Other family members are the VAB APC (armoured personnel carrier), the head of the family, several thousand of which are in service with the French Army, the VAB VTM (mortar towing vehicle) 120, the VAB PC (command post vehicle) the VAB Recovery (armoured recovery and workshop vehicle) and the VAB Ambulance.
		This will carry 7 fully equipped men in addition to the tank commander and the pilot and may be armed with a range of equipment such as a 12.7 mm machine gun and a 25 or 60 mm cannon, plus two missile launchers.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/land/row/e-1569.htm (7708 words)

	NATO/SFOR Informer: frenchvab (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Mostar - June 12 at approximately 17H30, a VAB (French armoured personnel carrier) from the 1st Company of the French Battle Group (GTFR) triggered a mine while patrol a track in the Gacko area.
		The VAB lost a wheel and three soldiers were very slightly injured.
		With time and with the gullying caused by the recent strong rains the mine may have been brought closer to the surface enabling it to be detonated by the vehicle's weight.
	www.nato.int /sfor/indexinf/90/frenvab/t000624a.htm (167 words)

	About DTRA: Historical Documents - Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty
		All models and versions of an existing type of armoured personnel carrier listed above shall be deemed to be armoured personnel carriers of that type, unless such models and versions are included in the armoured personnel carrier look-alike list in Section II, paragraph 1 of this Protocol.
		MT-LB armoured personnel carriers that have not been modified shall be reported in accordance with the Protocol on Information Exchange as armoured personnel carriers.
		In addition, photographs of armoured personnel carrier look-alikes and armoured infantry fighting vehicle look-alikes shall include a view of such vehicles so as to show clearly their internal configuration illustrating the specific characteristic which distinguishes this particular vehicle as a look-alike.
	www.dtra.mil /about/media/historical_documents/books/cfebook/appendad.cfm (1093 words)

	Army Guide
		The VAB (Vehicule de I'Avant Blinde) was originally developed to meet the requirements of the French Army, which has received almost 4,000 vehicles in the 4 x 4 configuration, for protected transport of assault teams.
		The standard VAB armoured personnel carrier (APC) version is normally armed with a 7.62mm or 12.7mm machine gun over the commander's position at the front right side of the vehicle.
		In addition to the basic APC, the VAB vehicle is used for various specialised roles such as mortar vehicle, command and control, artillery observation, air defence (gun or missile), internal security, repair and recovery, electronic warfare, ambulance, anti-tank (with various missile systems such as MILAN and HOT).
	www.army-guide.com /eng/product.php?prodID=654 (451 words)

	Co-operation proves to be the way forward
		The GTK personnel carrier and command variants will be configured to accept a 7.62mm machine gun, a 12.7mm machine gun and a 4Omm grenade launcher, operated remotely from under full armoured protection.
		Its required payload is five tonnes and an internal usable volume in excess of 11m3 is desired to allow a fully equipped ten-man infantry squad plus driver to be carried in comfort for prolonged periods.
		Personnel carrier and command vehicles will have a one-man turret mounting a 7.62mm chain gun.
	www.global-defence.com /1998/LandSystems/afv.htm (1216 words)

	A catalogue of failures: G8 Arms Exports and Human Rights violations. - Amnesty International
		Amnesty International opposed the provision of such armoured vehicles to Indonesia because of the potential to use the mounted guns for political killings, to facilitate arbitrary arrests and torture, as well as to command and control such operations.
		During 2000, Giat’s VAB armoured personnel carriers were also in service with the Indonesian security forces.(163) Armoured vehicles were used by the security forces in Aceh to counter armed rebels during which serious human rights violations were committed by both sides.
		In June 1995 the US State Department published a report saying that there was ‘highly credible’ evidence that Turkey was using armoured personnel carriers, among other equipment, in instances of human rights violations.(170) Amnesty International has documented the use of armoured personnel carriers to perpetrate human rights abuses in Turkey.
	web.amnesty.org /library/Index/ENGIOR300032003 (15971 words)

	French Foreign Legion - Ivory Cost - Military Photos
		Every vehicle that passed from west to east had to be stopped and the driver interrogated on where he/she were going, what they were carrying (the big trucks carried mostly cocoa beans) and where were they coming from.
		The VAB armoured personnel carrier with its 7.62mm machine gun was used to back up and support the sentry standing at the barrier.
		These two pictures are photographs of the VAB armoured personnel carrier that was took a direct hit from an RPG-7 rocket.
	www.militaryphotos.net /forums/showthread.php?t=76873 (2340 words)

	powmadeak47
		Heavier vehicles produced include the 8 x 8 Rooikat armoured car with a 76mm gun (a 105mm version for export is being shown at IDEX 2001), while the company is also prime contractor for the Olifant tank (a version of the Centurion tank modified to South African operational requirements).
		In addition to being used as an armoured personnel carrier/internal security vehicle, the Terrier can also be used for a number of specialised missions such as command post, ambulance and explosive ordnance disposal.
		Turkish company Otokar is now promoting its family of 4 x 4 light armoured vehicles to a number of countries in the Middle East, as well as forming strategic alliances to bid for a number of emerging foreign requirements.
	www.powmadeak47.com /me/idexapcs.html (3485 words)

	armada international - the air, sea and land communities' publication
		The target weight of 8.5 tonnes will enable two vehicles to be carried by a C-130 Hercules tactical transport aircraft or one inside a CH-47 medium transport helicopter.
		Giat has since developed an improved system that allows three operators in a wheeled VAB armoured personnel carrier to control three mine clearance vehicles up to three km away by day and night.
		The Boa graphics developed by the DGA illustrate a small reconnaissance robot working in conjunction with the manned 6 x 6 EBRC armoured reconnaissance vehicle that is being developed as the first element of the Boa system.
	www.armadainternational.com /05-4/article-full.cfm (2655 words)

	Armoured personnel carrier information - Search.com
		Armour on APCs are usually simple steel or aluminium armour, sufficient for protection against small arms fire and most shell fragments.
		Many APC designs have been converted to IFVs by the addition of such an automatic cannon, and many chassis's are produced in both machine gun and grenade launcher armed APC and cannon armed IFV form.
		The reason for doing this may be cost, or the need for more interior space on some vehicles, as automatic cannon and their ammunition supply may reduce the number of infantry that can be carried.
	webshots.search.com /reference/Armoured_personnel_carrier?redir=1 (993 words)

	SFOR Informer Online: Downpour of Ammunition
		He led the French unit composed of five VBLs (Light Armoured Vehicles), one VAB (Armoured Personnel Carrier), one truck and one light vehicle P4.
		Machine-guns, BMR (Armoured Personnel Carrier) and VBL 12.70mm gun -.
		I can mention that the HK SLR is handier and is equipped with an improved aiming system, telescopic sight has a measured reticule but I have to admit that FAMAS SLR has some features and devices, which I like.
	www.nato.int /sfor/indexinf/154/p13a/t02p13a.htm (619 words)

	Ivory Coast RPG hit (Site not responding. Last check: )
		These two very graphic pictures are photographs of the VAB armoured personnel carrier that was took a direct hit from an RPG-7 rocket.
		Many different studies and efforts have been made in an attempt to counter this threat, from “in the field” armor plating to sophisticated kevlar and even reactive armor kits for the various wheeled and tracked armoured personnel carriers, all with various degrees of success.
		The fact remains that in any combat scenario the RPG-7 threat must not be underestimated and measures need to be taken to ensure the protection of the most vulnerable vehicles against this threat.
	www.kepi.cncplusplus.com /Ivory_Coast/Ivory_Coast_RPG_hit.htm (308 words)

	French Army information - Search.com
		AMX 30 AuF1 armoured artillery in the background.
		1er Régiment d'Infanterie (1er RI) Infantry Regiment in Sarrebourg with 82 VAB
		1er-2e Régiment de Chasseurs armoured Regiment in Thierville sur Meuse with 80 Leclerc, 57 VAB and 31 VBL
	www.search.com /reference/French_Army (2673 words)

	VAB APC - Light Armoured Vehicles - Jane's Land Forces (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Giat Industries developed the VAB (Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé) armoured personnel carrier (APC) to meet the French Army's requirement.
		The basic VAB is fully amphibious, propelled in the water by two water jets mounted one either side of hull rear.
		French Army vehicles are going be upgraded in a number of areas to extend their operational lives well into the 21st century.
	www.janes.com /defence/land_forces/supplement/lav/lav_vab_apc.shtml (330 words)

	armada international - the air, sea and land communities' publication
		The target weight of 8.5 tonnes will enable two vehicles to be carried by a C-130 Hercules tactical transport aircraft or one inside a CH-47 medium transport helicopter.
		Giat has since developed an improved system that allows three operators in a wheeled VAB armoured personnel carrier to control three mine clearance vehicles up to three km away by day and night.
		It can carry a payload of up to 500 kg including a light armour shield to protect sensitive components.
	www.armada.ch /05-4/article-full.cfm (2655 words)

	Juwono Sudarsono : integrity in the strict sense
		That seems to be the message of the resolution’s reference to “all armed personnel” other than that of the Lebanese authorities be withdrawn from Lebanon.
		I must ask this because there have been allegations to this effect, and these allegations have been used as a thesis in the argument that the Indonesian government is wasting budget better spent elsewhere, regardless of UN funding (especially since as you have stated the UN is contributing 'only' USD 40 million.
		The VABs are selected to complement the 14 VABs owned by the Indonesian army, making operational and maintenance costs much more efficient through compatibility and systems matching.
	www.juwonosudarsono.com /archives/2006/09/diplomacy_and_military_balance_1.php (2028 words)

	Army Technology - Industry Projects
		Al Fahd Wheeled Armoured Reconnaissance/Personnel Carrier, Saudi Arabia
		GPV Colonel 8 x 8 x 8 Armoured Personnel Carrier, USA
		Piranha III / LAV III Wheeled Armoured Vehicles, Switzerland
	www.army-technology.com /projects (437 words)

	Army Guide - Nexter
		Nexter's role is to meet the requirements of the French Army and of friendly armies around the world.
		Its field of activity covers weapons systems, armoured systems and ammunition, and ranges from product design to the maintenance in operational conditions.
		The Group accordingly carries out a wide range of research as part of contracts awarded by the DGA French defence procurement agency or as a private venture.
	www.army-guide.com /eng/firm29.html (805 words)

	VAB (Site not responding. Last check: )
		VAB is an three-letter acronym with multiple meanings, including:
		a French armoured personnel carrier (VAB (armoured personnel carrier))
		The keystroke command used in the 1999 video game called "Tribes to trigger an animation and sound for "Good-Bye".
	www.kiwipedia.com /vab.html (67 words)

	French Army information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		AMX 30 AuF1 armoured artillery in the background.
		1er Régiment d'Infanterie (1er RI) Infantry Regiment in Sarrebourg with 82 VAB
		1er-2e Régiment de Chasseurs armoured Regiment in Thierville sur Meuse with 80 Leclerc, 57 VAB and 31 VBL
	domainhelp.search.com /reference/French_Army (2674 words)

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		Sur le flanc du véhicule, dans la partie supérieure de la caisse inclinée vers l'intérieur, se trouvent trois trappes, permettant aux soldats d'utiliser leurs armes personnelles sans avoir à sortir.
	armyreco.ifrance.com /europe/france/vehicules_a_roues/panhard_m3/panhard_m3_france_description.htm (887 words)

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