VBC 90 (6 x 6)

One of several French armored reconnaissance vehicles (ARV) equipped with a 90-mm gun turret, the Renault 6 x 6 VBC was developed in the early 1980s for export. The largest single sale was to the French Gendarmerie Nationale.

The VBC (vehicule blinde de combat) shares many automotive components with the VAB armored personnel carrier but is smaller and not amphibious. The 90-mm turret (usually the Giat TS 90) is positioned on top of the hull between the first two evenly spaced...