The VP11 is a family of mine-protected patrol vehicles, produced by China North Industries (
Norinco
China North Industries Group Corporation Limited, doing business internationally as Norinco Group (an abbreviation of "North Industries Corporation"), and known within China as China Ordnance Industries Group Corporation Limited (), is a Chinese ...
).
[ The family of vehicles were first introduced at a trade show in ]Zhuhai, China
Zhuhai; Yale: ''Jyūhói''; also known as Chuhai is a prefecture-level city located on the west bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern Guangdong, People's Republic of China, on the southeastern edge of the Pearl Riv ...
, in November 2014.[
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History
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indicated interest in placing an order for 150 vehicles at that trade show.
Design
The four-wheeled vehicles are designed with a one-piece armored V-shaped bottom, so that the explosive force of enemy mines will be directed outwards, away from the vehicle's occupants.[
One model of the family is designed to serve as an ]armored personnel carrier
An armoured personnel carrier (APC) is a broad type of armoured military vehicle designed to transport personnel and equipment in combat zones. Since World War I, APCs have become a very common piece of military equipment around the world.
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, carrying seven soldiers, in addition to the vehicle's driver and commander/gunner.
The roof can mount a remote controlled weapon system, capable of controlling an automatic grenade launcher
An automatic grenade launcher (AGL) or grenade machine gun is a grenade launcher that is capable of fully automatic fire, and is typically loaded with either an Belt (firearm), ammunition belt or Magazine (firearm), magazine.
These weapons are oft ...
or machine gun. A paramilitary model will mount less-than-lethal
Non-lethal weapons, also called nonlethal weapons, less-lethal weapons, less-than-lethal weapons, non-deadly weapons, compliance weapons, or pain-inducing weapons are weapons intended to be lethality, less likely to kill a living target than c ...
weapons.[
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Operators
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References
Armoured fighting vehicles of China
Wheeled armoured personnel carriers
Armoured fighting vehicles of the post–Cold War period
Military vehicles introduced in the 2010s
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