Admire Vietnam's self-produced armored vehicles and main battle tanks

In preparation for the Vietnam International Defense Exhibition 2024, these days, at Gia Lam Airport ( Hanoi ), many types of weapons and equipment are displayed at the booths. Among them, the XCB-01 infantry fighting vehicle stands out.

Vietnamese tanks and infantry fighting vehicles

This is a product designed and manufactured by the General Department of Defense Industry of Vietnam. The vehicle weighs about 15 tons, with overall dimensions larger than the BMP-1 model produced by the Soviet Union.

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 vehicle has a maximum speed of 65 km/h, a swimming speed of 7 km/h with a 300 horsepower engine. The vehicle can climb a 30-degree slope and overcome many different terrains.

XCB-01 infantry fighting vehicle made in Vietnam

XCB-01 is equipped with B72 anti-tank missiles integrated on a fixed launcher on the vehicle's main gun.

XCB-01 can carry 8 fully equipped soldiers and 4 missiles.

Regarding anti-tank weapons, the XCB-01 is equipped with B72 anti-tank missiles integrated on a fixed launcher on the vehicle's main gun. The XCB-01 can carry 8 fully equipped soldiers and 4 missiles.

Information on the vehicle's protection capabilities has not been provided, but with a sloped armor design on the front hemisphere, the vehicle can withstand most standard or heavy direct-fire rounds.

Not far from the XCB-01 area are modern tanks owned by the Armored Corps. These are two variants of the T-90 tank: the T-90S and the command vehicle version T-90SK manufactured by Russia's Uralvagonzavod Corporation.

T-90SK command tank

According to the staff at the exhibition booth, the T-90 as well as the T-90S/SK version are equipped with extremely powerful and highly automated weapons systems with ballistic computers, optical-thermal sensors, observation equipment, automatic target tracking systems... allowing for accurate attacks on targets in all time and weather conditions.

The vehicle has a maximum speed of 60 km/h, weighs 46.5 tons, and can carry up to 3 people. The latest automatic loading system helps the T-90S/SK have a high rate of fire (7 - 8 rounds per minute). The 7.62 mm PKT parallel machine gun and the 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine gun provide firepower at all ranges and in all directions for the vehicle in combat.

This is the most modern tank that Vietnam owns.

2 infrared eyes are the difference between command vehicle and combat vehicle

In addition to powerful artillery shells, the T-90S/SK is also equipped with the 9M119M Refleks anti-tank missile system fired through the main gun barrel, capable of high-precision attacks up to 5 km and the ability to penetrate 950 mm of steel armor. This is a powerful weapon of tanks on the battlefield.

"This is the most modern tank model that Vietnam currently owns. The command vehicle is designed with 2 additional infrared lights that when opened will turn red, with the function of jamming and distracting targets attacking the tank," said an officer explaining.

Some other tanks at the exhibition

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/ngam-dan-xe-boc-thep-tu-san-xuat-va-xe-tang-chu-luc-cua-viet-nam-185241217205202808.htm