Véhicule Blindé Léger

Véhicule Blindé Léger
Véhicule Blindé Léger
	Véhicule Blindé Léger
Type	Scout car
Place of origin	France
Service history
Wars	Bosnian War; Rwandan Civil War; Djiboutian Civil War; Chiapas conflict; Kosovo War; First Congo War; Second Congo War; War in Afghanistan; First Ivorian Civil War; Second Ivorian Civil War; Boko Haram insurgency; Northern Mali conflict; Central African Republic Civil War;
Production history
Manufacturer	Panhard
Produced	1985–2010
Specifications
Mass	3.5 to 4 tonnes
Length	3.80 m (4.00 m long version)
Width	2.02 m
Height	1.70 m
Crew	3
Armour	STANAG level 1 (protection against 7.62×51 NATO rounds and shrapnel)
Main; armament	depends on the version
Secondary; armament	none
Engine	Peugeot XD3T turbo-diesel; From July 2018: DW10FC; ; 70 kW (94 hp); 97 kW (130 hp) with DW10FC
Power/weight	22.0 kW/t (29.5 hp/t)
Suspension	0.35 m ground clearance
Operational; range	600 to 800 km
Maximum speed	95 km/h

The Panhard Véhicule Blindé Léger ("Light armoured vehicle"), also known by its acronym Panhard VBL or simply VBL, is a French wheeled 4×4 all-terrain vehicle built by Panhard. The vehicle is offered in various configurations, and was designed to combine the agility of the Peugeot P4 liaison vehicle with adequate protection against small arms fire, artillery fragments, mines and NBC weapons. Produced between 1985 and 2010, the vehicle has been used by the French Army and other European, African and Central American armies in various conflicts since the 1980s.