User:Jackehammond/sandboxes-Panhard VCR
| Panhard VCR | |
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| Type | Armored personnel carrier |
| Place of origin |  France |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1979 - present |
| Used by | Argentina, Gabon, Iraq, Mexico, UAE |
| Wars | Iran-Iraq War |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Panhard |
| Produced | 1979 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 7.9 t |
| Length | 4.88 m |
| Width | 2.5 m |
| Height | 2.13 m |
| Crew | 3+9 |
| Armor | 12mm |
Main armament | 12.7mm MG or HOT missile |
| Engine | Peugeot PRV V-6 145 hp |
| Power/weight | 18.35 hp/tonne |
| Suspension | 6x6 wheel |
Operational range | 700 km |
| Maximum speed | 90 km/h |
The Panhard VCR ( Véhicule de Combat à Roues) is a light armored personnel carrier (APC) designed by Panhard for the export market and later used by several countries. The largest order of VCR's was 100 for Iraq, who purchased the antitank guided missile (ATGM) variant.[1]
The VCR is a 6x6 wheeled APC designed in the late 1970s with production commencing in 1979. The center pair of wheels can be raised when the vehicle is operated on roads.
The VCR was designed such that various weapons could be mated with the basic vehicle in a series of variants. The basic weapons option was a 12.7-mm heavy machine gun, but the VCR can also mount 20-mm automatic cannon or a turret for launching the HOT ATGM. The ATGM variant was known as the VCR/TH (VCR/Tourelle HOT).
Other versions included a recovery vehicle, an ambulance, a command post vehicle, an electronic warfare vehicle, and a modified 4x4 variant produced for Argentina. The 4x4 variant replaced the center wheels with waterjets.
Besides the three crew, the basic VCR/TT (Transport de Troupes) can transport nine infantrymen.
Notes[edit]
- ^ Foss, pp. 368-369.
References[edit]
- Foss, Christopher F., Jane's Tank Recognition Guide, London: HarperCollins, 2006.
External links[edit]
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| Panhard VCR | |
 VCR/TT |
Category:Armoured fighting vehicles of the Cold War Category:Armoured fighting vehicles of France Category:Armoured personnel carriers VCR