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The VAB, Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé (Armored Forward Vehicle) is an APC still in use amongst the French Forces. Amphibious, it is the chassis of an impressive amount of variants, including command posts, reconnaissance, artillery spotting, tank hunter, and electronic warfare. Fast and cheap, the VAB is to be used on secured roads to bring troops to the frontlines as soon as possible, but lacks interest after unloading its troops.

Available to NATO forces, the VAB also exists as VAB PC (PC for Command Post) and VAB Mephisto, a tank hunter.

The VAB's main characteristics are:

  • High speed. It is the third fastest APC in the game, behind the German TPz Fuchs and British FV103 Spartan.
  • Excellent operational range with extremely low fuel consumption.
  • Cheap price.

Used with the French infantry only, the VAB is used when you need to bring troops somewhere fast. It's average HMG will bring additional anti-infantry firepower to the infantry group it is carrying and damaging helicopters flying by.

History[]

VAB equipped Motorized Infantry Regiments which served in Infantry and light armored divisions which had four companies mounted in VAB. The Armored DIvision along with French Forces in Berlin had a mixed infantry regiment equipped with two companies mounted in VAB along with the other company mounted in trucks.

VAB served in the protection platoon of the tank company.

Weapons[]

European Escalation[]

Weapons M2 Browning
Type HMG No Weapon No Weapon
Name M2 Browning
Caliber 12.7mm
Ammo x 2000
Range Ground = 1226 m
Helicopters = N/A m
This was first introduced in Wargame: AirLand Battle Airplanes = N/A m
Accuracy 3
AP Power 0
HE Power 1
Rate of fire 500 r/min

Airland Battle[]

Weapons WAB Icon M2 Browning
Type MMG No Weapon No Weapon
Name M2 Browning
Caliber 12.7mm
Ammo x 2000
Range Ground = 1050 m
Helicopters = 875 m
This was first introduced in Wargame: AirLand Battle Airplanes = N/A m
Accuracy 3
AP Power N/A
HE Power .75
Suppression 90
Rate of fire 500 r/min

Red Dragon[]

Weapons WRD Icon M2 Browning
Type MMG No Weapon No Weapon
Name M2 Browning
Caliber 12.7mm
Ammo x 2000
Range Ground = 1050 m
Helicopters = 875 m
This was first introduced in Wargame: AirLand Battle Airplanes = N/A m
Accuracy 15%
Stabilizer 5%
AP Power N/A
HE Power .75
Suppression 90
Rate of fire 652 r/min

See also[]

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