Berliet VXB-170
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A French Gendarmerie VXB
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| Type | Armoured personnel carrier |
| Place of origin | France |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1973 – present |
| Used by | France, Gabon, Senegal |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Berliet |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 12.7 tonnes (12.5 long tons) |
| Length | 5.99 m (19 ft 8 in) |
| Width | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) |
| Height | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) |
| Crew | 1 or 2 |
| Passengers | 11 troops |
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| Armor | 7 mm |
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Main
armament |
1 × 7.62 mm machine gun |
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Secondary
armament |
37 mm or 40 mm grenade launcher |
| Engine |
Berliet V800M 8-cylinder diesel engine 170 hp (130 kW) |
| Power/weight | 23 hp/t |
| Suspension | wheeled |
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Operational
range |
750 km (470 mi) |
| Speed | 85 km/h (53 mph) |
The Berliet VXB-170 is a four-wheel armoured vehicle produced by Berliet until Berliet was merged with Saviem to form Renault Trucks (now Renault Trucks Défense).
There were originally three versions, internal security, reconnaissance and patrol, and light combat. The VXB was produced by both Berliet and Saviem, the Berliet version is equipped with hydrojets.
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