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VLRA is a French transport truck that appears in Wargame: AirLand Battle.

History[]

VLRA is a series of 4x4 and 6x6 military trucks developed by French ACMAT company, These were designed for simplicity, reliability and ruggedness and were targeted to the African and Asian Military market. This truck is used in the transportation role.

The light infantry formations had access to trucks in the command and services company.

The VAB equipped mixed infantry regiment has a reservist company mounted in trucks. Each Armored Division had a mixed infantry regiment. 46th Infantry Regiment of French Forces in Berlin has a truck mounted company.

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Airland Battle[]

Red Dragons[]

In Red Dragons, the VLRA is an French 5 point APC (in-game category, but commonly referred to as a truck) that is available to infantry units in the  Logistics and Recon tab.

Trucks have excellent fuel economy and are wheeled, giving them the best on-road speed possible, and typically have passable offroad speed as well. With their price being so low, they lend themselves to the cost-efficiency of the units they carry, keeping the price-point for even high-tier recon units at a more acceptable level. Their low price also makes them good for prodding enemy defenses. However, despite their benefits, trucks also come with a number of issues: most notably, they are limited to infantry CVs and recon units, limiting their usefulness quite significantly. Additionally, any anti-tank weapons can instakill a truck and whatever infantry they're carrying (even low-tier anti-tank weapons such as the M72 LAW can kill a truck with a 15-man team in them, and bombs and artillery can also easily destroy them). Almost all of them are unarmed, as well, making them useless during actual fighting.

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