Wednesday, March 26, 2014

VBTP-MR in operation with the Brazilian 33rd Mechanized Infantry Battalion.

Many thanks to Lucas for the link!









It just occured to me.  Are we going to see a family of vehicle develop here?  It would seem a given that a Engineer, Command, Ambulance, Anti-Air, etc...version would be dedicated to lower the training and logistics cost for their Army and Marines while operating these vehicles.  Time to do a little research.

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  1. Yes, there will be 2 families of vehicles: one of 6X6 and the other of 8X8.

    All kind of variants are foreseen, including a 105 mm (L7/M68) version for the 8X8.

    Initialy it was foreseen a 90 mm (Cockerill Mk 8) version for the 6X6, but LOOKs like it is now dead, and superseded by the heavily armed 8X8 version.

    Reg

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    1. Whoa!!!! THERE IS GOING TO BE AN 8X8 VERSION!!! WITH A 105MM CANNON!!!!!

      ok, i'm getting a hard on! are you serious????

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  2. Bacchi, where have you seen that info? i

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  3. This fact has been known since about beginning of last year. At LAAD exhibition in April, both OTO-Melara and CMI presented their proposals for turret eqquiped with 105 mm (L7/M68) gun. A few months latter the Army issued a RFP for sample and pricing.

    This vehicle will be known as the RBR-MR.

    Reg

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  4. Is this cannon version designed to replace the old EE-9 Cascavel?

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