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Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé

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The Vehicule de l'Avant Blinde is a French armoured personnel carrier and support vehicle designed and manufactured by Renault Trucks Defense. It entered French service in 1979, and around 5,000 were produced for the French Army and for export. It has seen combat in various conflicts in Africa, Asia and Europe, and has been exported to more than fifteen countries. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
7.62x51mm NATO 1
Caliber
.50 BMG 1
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Armoured personnel carrier and support vehicle 1
Introduced Year
1976 2
Introduced Year
1979 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Tank / Armored Vehicle 1
Connections

Operated By

French Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé

Used In

Bosnian War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé
Gulf War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé
Russo-Ukrainian War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé
War in Afghanistan (2001-2021), Wars
Source Wikipedia: Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé
  • Lead paragraph, first sentence
    is a French armoured personnel carrier and support vehicle designed and manufactured by Renault Trucks Defense (now known as Arquus)
  • Lead paragraph, second sentence
    It entered French service in 1979 and around 5,000 were produced for the French Army as well as for export.
  • Lead section
    It entered French service in 1979 and around 5,000 were produced for the French Army as well as for export.
  • Infobox: service
    1979 - present
  • Operated By: French Armed Forces, Article text
    VAB AT4CS, French army variant of the VTT, used by anti-tank teams armed with the AT4CS 84 mm portable rocket launcher.
  • Used In: Gulf War, Infobox: wars
    Western Sahara War Lebanese Civil War Opération Épervier Gulf War Opération Turquoise Bosnian War War in Afghanistan 2003-2004 Indonesian offensive in Aceh Opération Licorne Operation Serval Opération Sangaris Opération Barkhane Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Russo-Ukrainian War
  • Used In: Bosnian War, Infobox: wars
    Western Sahara War Lebanese Civil War Opération Épervier Gulf War Opération Turquoise Bosnian War War in Afghanistan 2003-2004 Indonesian offensive in Aceh Opération Licorne Operation Serval Opération Sangaris Opération Barkhane Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Russo-Ukrainian War
  • Used In: War in Afghanistan (2001-2021), Infobox: wars
    Western Sahara War Lebanese Civil War Opération Épervier Gulf War Opération Turquoise Bosnian War War in Afghanistan 2003-2004 Indonesian offensive in Aceh Opération Licorne Operation Serval Opération Sangaris Opération Barkhane Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Russo-Ukrainian War
  • Used In: Russo-Ukrainian War, Infobox: wars
    Western Sahara War Lebanese Civil War Opération Épervier Gulf War Opération Turquoise Bosnian War War in Afghanistan 2003-2004 Indonesian offensive in Aceh Opération Licorne Operation Serval Opération Sangaris Opération Barkhane Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Russo-Ukrainian War
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2. Wikidata: Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé
Wikidata Q1472966, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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