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VAB 4x4 Armored Personnel Carrier
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Statistics
| Country of Orgin/Used by: | France |
| First Produced/Service Dates: | 1976 |
| Manufactured by: | Renault |
| Crew: | 2+10 |
| Armament: | Various weapons packages but 12.7mm HMG carried on many. |
| Engine: | 6-Cylinder Petrol |
| Miscellaneous Info: | VAB is the French Acronym for Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé or "Forward Area Armored Vehicle". The VAB also comes in a 6x6 configuration as well. |
| Data Sheet Available: |
None Available |
Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| VAB APC Photos (Taken at Saumur) | Dennis Trowbridge - Bristol, UK |
Saumur VAB 4x4 APC |
Jacques Dujardin - France |
References Available
Online
Printed
| Reference | Author |
| Blue Helmets Under Fire, The: Fifty Years of UN Peacekeeping Missions (Concord Publications) | Samuel M. Katz & Yves Debay |
| Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars | Duncan Crow & Robert J. Icks |
| Franco-German Brigade (Concord Publications) | Walter Bohm & Peter Siebert |
| ISAF Vehicles in
Afghanistan: 2007 (Kabul and Kandahar Areas) - Mushroom Model
Publications Book Review by Patrick Keenan |
Dick Taylor |
| Jane's Tank Recognition Guide (4th Edition) | Christopher F. Foss |
| Wheeled Armoured Fighting Vehicles In Service | B.T. White |
| UNITAF In Somalia: Vehicles of Restore Hope Forces | Barry Beldam |
Hobby Modeling
Kits and Accessories
| Kit | Manufacturer | Scale | Other Information |
| VAB 4x4 APC Model Kit (35060) | ADV/Azimut | 1/35 | Resin; Full Interior |
| VAB 4x4 APC Model Kit (81130) | Heller | 1/35 | Plastic |
| VAB 4x4 APC Milan ATGW Update Set(35181) | ADV/Azimut | 1/35 | Resin |
| VAB 4x4 Running Gear Set (35344) | ADV/Azimut | 1/35 | Resin; For Heller Kit |
| "ISAF In Afghanistan" Decal Set (35087) | ADV/Azimut | 1/35 | Includes markings for the wheeled fighting vehicles Luchs and VAB. |
| VAB 4x4 APC Update Set (35001K) | Bison Decals | 1/35 | Resin; Exterior Set |
| VAB 4x4 APC Update Set (35001K) | Blast Models | 1/35 | Resin; Exterior Set |
| VAB 4x4 APC Interior Set No. 1(35003K) | Blast Models | 1/35 | Resin; Troop Compartment |
| VAB 4x4 APC Interior Set No. 2(35004K) | Blast Models | 1/35 | Resin; Driver's Compartment |
| VAB 4x4 APC Turret MG Mount (35012K) | Blast Models | 1/35 | Resin |
| VAB 4x4 Wheel Set - Michelin (35002K) | Blast Models | 1/35 | Resin |
| VAB 4x4 New Generation II APC Conversion (35006K) | Blast Models | 1/35 | Resin; For Heller Kit |
| VAB 4x4 APC Window Painting Mask (T056) | Eduard | 1/35 | Vinyl Masking Set; For Heller Kit |
| VAB 4x4 APC Interior Detail Set (35534) | Eduard | 1/35 | Photo Etched Set; For Heller Kit |
| VAB 4x4 APC Exterior Detail Set (35535) | Eduard | 1/35 | Photo Etched Set; For Heller Kit |
| VAB 4x4 APC Interior/Exterior Detail Set (35020) | Extratech | 1/35 | Brass Photo Etched Set; For Heller Kit |
| VAB 4x4 APC Exterior Detail Set (35024) | Extratech | 1/35 | Brass Photo Etched Set; For Heller Kit |
| VAB 4x4 VTT Model Kit (72001) | ADV/Azimut | 1/72 | Resin |
| VAB 4x4 .50 cal CB 127 Model Kit (72012) | ADV/Azimut | 1/72 | Resin |
| VAB 4x4 Milan ATGW Model Kit (72006) | ADV/Azimut/Heller | 1/72 | Plastic & Resin; This is the Azimut Milan parts with the Heller VAB kit. |
| VAB 4x4 Milan ATGW Model Kit (72027) | ADV/Azimut | 1/72 | Resin |
| VAB 4x4 APC Model Kit (9898) | Heller | 1/72 | Plastic |
| VAB 4x4 APC Detail Set (72077) | Extratech | 1/72 | Photo-Etch Brass Set/Resin; For Heller Kit |
| VAB 4x4 APC Wheel Set (72020) | Extratech | 1/72 | Resin; For Heller Kit |
Model Pictures
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| 1/35 Heller FFL VAB 4x4 APC Model Photos | Roy Kinsella - Dublin, Ireland |
