Venezuelans installed the Russian module on the French armored personnel carrier

The Venezuelan Defense Ministry decided to radically strengthen the firepower of the obsolete French armored personnel carriers AMX-VCI, which are in service with the Venezuelan army.

For modernization, the Russian combat module MB2-04, produced by the Muromteplovoz plant, was chosen. It is armed with a 30-mm automatic cannon, automatic grenade launcher and PKT machine gun caliber 7,62 mm. Reservation of the fighting compartment corresponds to 5-th class of protection.

AMX-VCI armored vehicles were developed based on the lightweight tank AMX-13 and were produced since 1957. In France, they were the basis of the armored vehicles until the appearance of the AMX-10P.

In the Venezuelan army operated around 50-ti BTR AMX-VCI. Normally, the machines are armed with a large-caliber machine gun (12,7 mm) or an automatic cannon (20 mm).

Comments

[Lester7777]

A curious mixture of French and Nizhny Novgorod.

[Walking]

When did Muromteplovoz become Nizhny Novgorod?

[Lester7777]

In general, this is a popular expression. If you please, Nizhny Novgorod, please

[abrakadabre]

For modernization, the Russian combat module MB2-04, manufactured by the Muromteplovoz plant, was selected

I want a locomotive with such a module. And better with two: for driving in one direction and in the opposite.

[svp67]

Venezuelans installed the Russian module on the French armored personnel carrier

All is well, if only this Frenchman would not crumble when shooting ... He’s somehow flimsy

[Gray brother]

Quote: svp67

All is well, if only this Frenchman would not crumble when shooting ... He’s somehow flimsy

It will not crumble, this same light tank was in girlhood.

[svd-xnumx]

It will not crumble, this same light tank was in girlhood.

If the tank did not tip over when firing guns with such a tower arrangement, then I think from 30mm it will not fall apart

[Lester7777]

Will fall apart, with all due respect to the French armored vehicles, the AMX-13, as a rule, did not have time. Israeli tankers, who were lucky enough to reach the nearest shelter under fire, can confirm. After the 67th AOI got rid of the remaining ones very quickly.

[svp67]

Quote: Gray Brother

Do not crumble, this same light tank was in girlhood

And from old age?

[Lester7777]

Equipment is still military. Safety margin is not bad. His peers are still missing in the service, not about to fall apart.

[svp67]

Quote: Lester7777

Equipment is still military. Safety margin is not bad. His peers are still missing in the service, not about to fall apart.

I don’t know, I don’t know ... They said the same thing about the B-52, but it crumbles in the air.

[VSZMK]

Russian combat module MB2-04, manufactured by the Muromteplovoz plant.

How confusing we are! So that the enemies did not guess?

[demiurg]

The legacy of socialism. In Novosibirsk, the factory of low-voltage equipment (NVA) produces ammunition. In one workshop there were furnaces for pressing formaldehyde, injection molding machines for plastics, and dies for cutting brass blanks for sleeves. Plus there were mobilization machines for the production of cartridges.
Plant of chemical concentrates uranium assemblies for reactors.

[lis-ik]

Quote: demiurg

The legacy of socialism. In Novosibirsk, the factory of low-voltage equipment (NVA) produces ammunition. In one workshop there were furnaces for pressing formaldehyde, injection molding machines for plastics, and dies for cutting brass blanks for sleeves. Plus there were mobilization machines for the production of cartridges.
Plant of chemical concentrates uranium assemblies for reactors.

Yes, then the name did not say anything, the rockets were produced and designed by the Ministry of Medium Industry, my uncle worked all his life as a rocket designer, and graduated from the Textile Institute, I worked a little on distribution at the Motor Design Bureau, which produced exclusively chassis for rocket launchers and space, etc. motor had nothing to do.

[AID.S]

It turns out to be a successful and time-tested platform.

[maxim1987]

Quote: Lester7777

A curious mixture of French and Nizhny Novgorod.

Murom actually in the Vladimir region

[Lester7777]

Thank you for the geography lesson.
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[Luga]

Quote: Lester7777

Thank you for the geography lesson.

The people are getting smaller, Griboedov is no longer remembered ... or simply they do not know. "And exactly, the light began to grow stupid ..."

[aszzz888]

Goal for fiction is cunning!

[Tusv]

Well, combat modules were shown several times at exhibitions separately from the platform. Here is the result

[Pivot]

In my opinion, the price of the module is higher than the price of the carrier, as it is not logical.

[Tusv]

Quote: Pivot

In my opinion, the price of the module is higher than the price of the carrier, as it is not logical.

Many times cheaper than a new product. This is called modernization .. Everything is logical

[Monarchist]

Quote: Pivot

In my opinion, the price of the module is higher than the price of the carrier, as it is not logical.

Corporal, you want to say that in the Venezuelan Defense Ministry sit complete truncheons and do not know how to count?

[Monarchist]

"The" Muromteplovoz "plant produces a good" diesel locomotive ".
I have long been interested in the question: why such childish mystery? After all, interested persons have known for a long time that the Molot plant in Vysokiye Polyany produces small arms, and the Plastics plant produces cartridges.

[AID.S]

Quote: Monarchist

I have long been interested in the question: why such childish mystery?

So that "why" is not translated and because "a chatterbox is a godsend for a spy." Joke.
Even, in the days of the USSR, such children's questions were not asked, although there were anectodes, "about the bed factory." Because each enterprise had a mobilization potential in case of faq. Not a joke.

[alexmach]

Near the house in childhood stood the Telegraph Equipment Factory. Well .. of course she didn’t produce any telegraph equipment :)

[lis-ik]

Quote: Monarchist

"The" Muromteplovoz "plant produces a good" diesel locomotive ".
I have long been interested in the question: why such childish mystery? After all, interested persons have known for a long time that the Molot plant in Vysokiye Polyany produces small arms, and the Plastics plant produces cartridges.

And in Moscow the toy factory "Krugozor", well-known in Soviet times, had only one workshop for the production of toys themselves, and the rest of the defense industry. By the way, the well-known electric motors for everything were made exactly there, these are those who, if broken, had two strong magnets.

[sharp-lad]

Unfortunately, not strong, but at one time I took this motor as perfection itself.

[lis-ik]

Almost all glued models with the mechanical part were with them, as well as toys, some of them had several, everything depended on the number of batteries, and only closer to the restructuring did batteries and stronger motors appear. But this is no longer "Krugozor", but Zelenograd.

[Pivot]

Quote: Monarchist

Quote: Pivot

In my opinion, the price of the module is higher than the price of the carrier, as it is not logical.

Corporal, you want to say that in the Venezuelan Defense Ministry sit complete truncheons and do not know how to count?

Spare parts for this carrier have not been produced for a long time, they are maintained in working condition due to cannibalism, like in Syria self-propelled guns on the T34 chassis.

[Gray brother]

Quote: Pivot

Quote: Monarchist

Quote: Pivot

In my opinion, the price of the module is higher than the price of the carrier, as it is not logical.

Corporal, you want to say that in the Venezuelan Defense Ministry sit complete truncheons and do not know how to count?

Spare parts for this carrier have not been produced for a long time, they are maintained in working condition due to cannibalism, like in Syria self-propelled guns on the T34 chassis.

Not the fact that there was something native left, except for the case.

[senima56]

It is strange that you rarely see this module in a "complete set" for a working vehicle! As a rule, there is no machine gun, but I see AGS on this module for the first time.

[Incvizitor]

He still needs to strengthen the armor, and it seems he’s generally flimsy, although here it’ll probably be cheaper to buy a new one.

[Lester7777]

Watching how they plan to use. Not so flimsy, for an APC, anyway.

[shlang25]

MB2-03 in the photo. MB2-04 has Cord instead of AGS

[PValery53]

Venezuelans too overestimated the point of application of bestowal. When firing, the system will swing like a roly-up.