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Centauro AIFV VBM Freccia 8x8 Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle
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The Centauro AIFV Freccia VBM (Veicolo blindato medio - Medium Armoured Vehicle) is an 8x8 Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle designed and produced by the joint Italian Company CIO s.a.r.l. (Iveco Fiat-Oto Melara). This is the latest generation of wheeled armored infantry fighting vehicle used by the Italian Army. The vehicle represents the main platform of the NEC (Network Enabled Capability) Land Brigade and is the first digitalized wheeled armored vehicle in service with the Italian Army. The NEC is a program that has been developed to equip combat vehicles with Battle Management System (BMS) at the tactical level, create a link with individual future soldier equipment and all networks of command and radio systems at the battalion level. The VBM Freccia is derived from the combat-proven Centauro 105mm anti-tank vehicle. The vehicle can accommodate a fully equipped crew of 13 men including one driver, one commander, one gunner and ten infantry soldiers in the rear compartment with an internal volume of around 11m³. The Centauro AIFV VBM "Freccia" is an 8X8 combines the proven and highly reliable drive train of the Centauro Family with a hull especially designed to ensure the maximum crew survivability. The Centauro AIFV VBM "Freccia" is focused on providing the infantry with the firepower and protection which they need to undertake their mission effectively, be it warfighting or peacekeeping. There are two versions of the Centauro AIFV VBM Freccia, the combat infantry vehicle equipped with a two-man turret armed with one 25mm cannon, and the anti-tank version with the same armament and one additional anti-tank launcher for Spike missile mounted to each side of the turret. |
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- Centauro 120mm: armed with 120mm cannon - Centauro 105mm B1: with add-on armour - Centauro ARV: No turret, blade dozzer at the front of the vehicke and one crane on the top of the hull. - Centauro VBM Freccia: This vehicle is equipped with an Oto Melara HITFIST Plus turret, mounting a 25 mm or 30 mm cannon. |
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Centauro AIFV VBM Freccia with Hitfist turret 25mm cannon
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Centauro AIFV VBM Freccia ATGW variant with Spike missile launchers
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Centauro AIFV VBM Freccia with Hitfist turret 25mm cannon
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Centauro AIFV VBM Freccia ATGW variant with Spike missile launchers
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