Prefab model 1/35 armored car VAB 4x4 Ukraine Starter kit Heller 57130 In the set Glue · Brush · Basic paints In 1970, the General Staff of the French Armed Forces presented an extremely strict and precise specification for an armored vehicle intended to replace the various AMX 13 tracked vehicles in use. The main characteristics of the vehicle were to be its mobility on, off-road and in water, the capabilities of anti-ballistic, nuclear, bacteriological and chemical (NBC) protection and, above all, its multi-purpose nature and simplicity of design, ensuring ease of training, use and maintenance . After long and rigorous tests by the army, in 1974 the General Staff chose the vehicle that was to become the Véhicule de l’Avant Blindé (armored front-line vehicle): the VAB. 4x4 VAB entered service in 1976. One body of the chassis is made of high-strength armored steel. The engine and fuel tank are located in a forward central position, and a connecting corridor connects the commander's and driver's cabins at the front with a large rear area, which is accessed by two wide doors without a center pillar. The machine is also used in modern theaters of war in the 21st century. Length 5.98 m Width 2.49 m Height 2.06 m Engine Diesel, 6 cylinders, 235 hp. at 2200 rpm Maximum highway speed 92 km/h. Amphibious operation Hydrojet engines Speed in water 2 m/s Autonomy on the road + 1000 km Crew 12 (1 commander, 1 driver, 10-person crew) Weight 13 t (in running and combat order)
