On June 11, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Nghia, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, chaired the Ministry of National Defense 's acceptance council for 5 XCB-01 infantry fighting vehicles produced by the General Department of Defense Industry, serving the mission in the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the successful August Revolution (August 19, 1945 - August 19, 2025) and National Day September 2 (mission A80).
XCB-01 infantry fighting vehicle announced by Vietnam at Vietnam International Defense Exhibition 2024
PHOTO: DINH HUY
According to Vietnam National Defense Television, the acceptance council unanimously accepted 5 XCB-01 infantry fighting vehicles to ensure that units practice for the A80 mission.
Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Nghia praised the acceptance council for promptly checking the combat and technical features of the 5 XCB-01 infantry fighting vehicles to ensure their completeness and quality.
At the same time, request factory Z189 (General Department of Defense Industry) to preserve and maintain the vehicle before handing it over to the Tank - Armored Corps; assign officers and employees to ensure technical safety during the entire training process and implementation of A80 mission.
Lieutenant Colonel Ta Thanh Hai, Director of Z189 factory, said that for infantry fighting vehicles, the highest requirement is the ability to maneuver, overcome long distances, complex mountain roads... This is an infantry vehicle, so when manufacturing, we must take into account the ability to integrate infantry weapons and equipment on the vehicle, ensuring the combat capability of the army.
"The XCB-01 infantry fighting vehicle has affirmed the capacity and technology of the Z189 factory in particular and the Vietnamese defense industry in general. This is a difficult project, but we have gone from single-unit production to mass production," emphasized Senior Colonel Ta Thanh Hai.
How modern is the XCB-01 infantry fighting vehicle?
XCB-01 is a modern weapon system, integrating technology from more than 30 military engineering specialties with the mission of being a mobile infantry fighting vehicle, capable of attacking and destroying important enemy targets. The crew includes: commander, driver, gunner and can carry 8 infantry.
XCB-01 infantry fighting vehicle overcomes all types of terrain
PHOTO: Vietnam Defense Television
The vehicle weighs about 15 tons, with overall dimensions larger than the Soviet-made BMP-1 model.
The XCB-01 is equipped with a 73 mm main gun with 40 rounds, a 7.62 mm PTK parallel machine gun with 2,000 rounds, and a 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine gun on the turret roof with 200 rounds.
The car has a maximum speed of 65 km/h, swimming speed of 7 km/h with a 300 horsepower engine. The car can climb 30 degree slopes, overcoming many different terrains.
The XCB-01 is equipped with B72 anti-tank missiles integrated into a fixed launcher on the vehicle's main gun. With a sloped armor design on the front hemisphere, the vehicle can withstand most standard or heavy direct-fire ammunition.
In addition, the XCB-01 also has a laser irradiation detection and warning system synchronized with a smoke grenade launcher on the turret.
When detecting a locked target, the vehicle immediately turns the gun barrel towards the target and fires, creating a smoke screen to camouflage against lasers and infrared, helping to hide and quickly get out of the danger zone.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/5-xe-chien-dau-bo-binh-xcb-01-sap-thuc-hien-nhiem-vu-a80-hien-dai-the-nao-185250612141008629.htm
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