The VN1 armored personnel carrier is a wheeled armored vehicle designed and manufactured in China by the Company NORINCO (North Industries Corporation) for the international military market. The VN1 is based on an 8x8 chassis able to be fitted with weapon station up to 105mm cannon or 122mm howitzer.
VN1 Armored Personnel Carrier has four different models: A, B, C, and D
Model A(Its weapon system is a 30mm manned turret)
Model B(Modified the barrel, Improved shooting accuracy)
Model C(Installed an all-in-one remote weapon station)
Model D(On the weapon system, the weapon station can be customized according to the user's needs)
One 30mm automatic chain gun, one 7.62mm coaxial machinegun, 40mm automatic
grenade launcher, Red Arrow 73D Anti-tank guided missile
Armor
Protection against the firing of small arms 12.7mm at the front and 7.62mm for the sides.
Weight: 20,000 kg
Speed: 100 km/h road 8 km/h water
Range: 800 km
Dimensions: Length: 8.0 m; Width: 3.02 m; Height: 3.3 m top turret
Propulsion: DEUTZ BF6M1015 diesel 390hp mech transm
Accessories: Collective NBC protection system, automatic fire extinguishing system and
central tire inflation system
Crew: 2+7
country users: Argentina, Thailand, venezuela
