Vextra

Vextra
Place of originFrance
Service history
In serviceNo
Production history
ManufacturerGIAT Industries
Specifications
Mass28 t (62,000 lb)[1]
Length7.4 m (24 ft)[1]
Width3 m (9.8 ft)[1]
Height2 m (6.6 ft)
Crew4[2]
Passengers8[2]

ArmorAluminum[1]
Main
armament
105mm gun
120mm gun
25mm autocannon
Secondary
armament
7.62mm machine gun, coaxial
EngineSaab-Scania diesel[1]
522 kW (700 hp)[1]
Drive8×8[3]
Operational
range
800 km (500 mi), road[1]
Maximum speed 120 km/h (75 mph), road[1]

The GIAT Vextra is a prototype French armored vehicle, developed in the early 1990s by GIAT industries, now Nexter Systems, revealed in 1997. It is crewed by a four-person crew, including commander, driver, gunner, and loader.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Foss 2002, p. 221.
  2. ^ a b Hogg 2000, p. 226.
  3. ^ Foss 2002, p. 220.