Italy VCC- 1 tracked armored infantry fighting vehicle

Italy VCC- 1 tracked armored infantry fighting vehicle

Country: Italy

Name: VCC- 1 armored infantry fighting vehicle

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Developed by Otto Melara.

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Production unit: Otto Melara Company.

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Equipment: Italy, Saudi Arabia

abstract

The car is based on the Italian AutomotiveTechnical? Service), aiming at improving the operational performance of M 1 13A 1 armored personnel carriers. Therefore, VCC- 1 was developed on the basis of M 1 13A 1 produced by Italian Otto Melara company under the franchise of American food machinery chemistry (FMC) company.

Compared with M 1 13A 1, the main improvements are the enhancement of armor protection and the improvement of infantry aiming and shooting conditions from the car, in addition to the improvement of infantry seats. The last batch of VCC- 1 was delivered to the Italian army on 1982. In the same year, the TOW anti-tank missile launcher developed with this vehicle chassis was delivered to Saudi Arabia.

design feature

The car body adopts aluminum alloy welded structure, and the front and both sides of the car body are covered with extra steel armor, which enhances the protection performance. The driver has four M 17 periscopes on the left side of the front of the car body, and the driver's window is also equipped with 1 M 19 periscope, which can rotate 360 degrees, and the latter can also be replaced by infrared night navigation instrument.

The main weapon of this vehicle-based vehicle MK 1 is 1 M2HB machine gun, 12.7mm, which is mounted on a rotatable pivot. The main weapon type of the uninstalled MK2 is the same as MK 1, but it is remote control. At present, MK3 is still in the prototype stage, and its main weapon is 1 external 20mm cannon.

The power cabin is located on the driver's right, and the air inlet and air outlet shutters are located on the top of the car body. The engine room is equipped with fire alarm and fire extinguishing devices. The engine is matched with Allison's TX- 100 automatic transmission, which consists of 1 three-speed gearbox and two-stage torque converter. There are engine maintenance tools on the front and upper armor plates and in the passenger compartment.

The moving part is suspended by a torsion bar, and each side has five double-rim load-bearing wheels without supporting wheels. There are hydraulic shock absorbers on the first and fifth negative wheels.

There are five M 17 periscopes behind the conductor. The gunner is on the right side of the conductor, and there are five M 17 periscope. The hatch has three hatch covers, which can be used for both sides and rear protection after opening.

The passenger compartment can accommodate six infantry, four on each side, facing outward; There is 1 person on the right side near the back door, facing backward; In addition, 1 person is in the center of the rear of the car body, which is also facing backwards. The upper decks on both sides of the engine room are inclined to improve bulletproof performance. There are two perforations on both sides of the car body, and there are observation mirrors above the perforations.

The back door of the car body has power, and it can be used as a springboard when it is put down, which is convenient for infantry to get on and off. There is a 1 perforation on the right side of the back door and a safety door on the left side, which can be activated once the springboard back door fails. 1 7.62mm machine gun can be installed behind the top of the passenger compartment, covering the rear of the vehicle.

There are 1 fans on both sides of the gunner behind the top of the car body to remove the smoke escaping from the passenger compartment, and there are two aluminum oil tanks on both sides of the rear door. The car can be amphibious, and can be propelled by paddling with crawler when driving on water. At this time, the front breakwater of the car is raised, making two electric drainage pumps work, and there is no three-proof device.

Model evolution and variant car

1.VCC-2 infantry fighting vehicle

Developed by Italy imitating American M 1 13 armored personnel carrier, the front and both sides of the car body have additional armor. There are two perforations on both sides of the passenger compartment; It's got bulletproof goggles on it. Equipment 1 M2HB machine gun 12.7mm has been put into operation.

2. Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun

Developed by Otto Melara, it adopts M 1 13 chassis, equipped with 1 door, 4 tubes and 25mm anti-aircraft gun.

3. Ceramic anti-tank missile launcher

It was designed according to the contract signed between Otto Melara and Saudi Arabia, and it produced 200 vehicles. The launcher is the same as the American M90 1 improved ceramic anti-tank missile launcher. The first batch of 10 vehicles was delivered at 1983, and the last batch was delivered at 1984.

operating characteristic

Model: VCC- 1

Crew: 3+6 people

Total combat weight: 1 1600kg.

Unit power: 13.60kW/t

Unit pressure: 55.9 1kPa.

Captain: 5.04 1m

Car width: 2.686 meters

High car

To machine gun: 2.552 meters

To the top of the car body:1.828m.

Height from vehicle bottom to ground: 0.406m.

Orbital landing length: 2.667m.

Track center distance: 2.159m.

Track width: 38 1 mm

maximum speed

Highway: 64.4 km/h

Water: 5 km/h

Fuel reserve: 360L.

Maximum road trip: 550 kilometers.

Floating capacity: Yes

Climbing degree: 60%

Rolling gradient: 30%

Height of climbing vertical wall: 0.61m.

Trench width:1.68m.

engine

Production company: General Motors Corporation

Model: 6V-53

Type: 6-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine

Power/speed:158kW/2800rpm.

gearing

Production company: Allison

Model: TX- 100

Number of forward/reverse gears: 3/ 1, or 6/2 if equipped with two-stage torque converter.

Caliber/model/type of main weapon: 12.7mm/M2HB/ machine gun.

Caliber/type/quantity of auxiliary weapons: 7.62mm/ machine gun/1.

Ammunition base

12.7mm bullet: 1050 rounds.

7.62mm bullets: 1000 rounds.

Turret driving mode: manual.