VAB

Armoured personnel carrier, France. In service since 1976

How to recognise it

Boxy wheeled APC with a big angled windscreen and a square, cab-like nose; looks like an armoured truck.

Also known as

VAB, Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé

Used by

France, Ukraine, Lebanon and many others

Other apcs

• AMPV
• Boxer
• BTR-4
• BTR-60
• BTR-70
• BTR-80
• BTR-82A
• BvS10 Viking
• M113
• MT-LB
• Namer
• Pandur II

All 19 apcs

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