Military Vehicles [France]: Panhard VBL (Armée de Terre) (Американский Хаммер нервно курит)

The Panhard Véhicule Blindé Léger (English: Light Armoured Vehicle) is a wheeled 4x4 all-terrain vehicle offered in various configurations. It was designed to combine the agility of the Peugeot VLTT liaison vehicle with adequate protection against small arms fire, artillery fragments, mines and NBC weapons. The VBL is fully amphibious and can swim at 5.4 km/h; it is also air transportable by C-130, C-160 and A400M. The VBL was developed during the 1980s and entered operational service in France in 1990. The VBL has been used in many peacekeeping operations, notably in Bosnia, Somalia and Kosovo..