VBL Ingwe

* Default
* Beast

## Crew

* Commander
* Driver
* Gunner/Loader

The **VBL Ingwe** is a Tier 7 progression Armored Fighting Vehicle under Sophie Wölfli's dealership.

## History

Class: Reconnaissance Vehicle

Developed: 1988

Service: 1990+

Vehicles Built: cca 2400

Operators: France, Greece, Oman, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Djibouti, Gabon, Indonesia, Kuwait, Mexico, Nigeria, Portugal, Qatar, Senegal, Togo and UAE

The VBL is a light, four-wheeled armored fighting vehicle, designed for multiple roles while offering its crew basic small arms protection. It is a compact machine, capable of great speeds and a wide variety of duties, including reconnaissance, liaison tasks or even armored vehicle killing.

It was developed by Panhard in the late 1980s and its designation stands for Véhicule Blindé Léger (Light Armored Vehicle). In a way it was designed for the "old" type of war, symmetric warfare where units in such vehicles wouldn't be the most common target of enemy attention. The original purpose of the program was to replace the American Jeep vehicles still in French service in the late 1970s and to provide the French army with a light and affordable platform for multiple weapons systems.

The VBL was accepted in French service in 1990 and has found its way to around a dozen (mostly African) countries. It's a very popular export item thanks to its ruggedness and versatility. The biggest operators include France (approximately 1400 in service), Greece, and Oman. All in all, around 2400 were built. Over the years, the VBLs in French service were mostly involved in peacekeeping operations for the United Nations, such as those in former Yugoslavia, Lebanon and Somalia, but some saw service in Mali, the Ivory Coast and Afghanistan. The Nigerians used VBLs in counter-insurgency operations as light fighting vehicles (the recon variant armed with a Browning M2 .50 caliber heavy machinegun).

This particular model features an experimental INGWE ATGM launcher. This variant was never produced.

## Vehicle Traits

* Harder to Spot: When moving slowly, this vehicle does not lose any camouflage and can effectively creep around.
* Designate Target: This vehicle has the ability to designate targets that are within its line of sight. Designated targets are marked to other players and take increased damage.
* Recon Package: This vehicle's set of advanced optics provides an improved vision range when stationary.
* Missiles Only: This vehicle is only armed with anti-tank guided missiles or unguided rockets, making it only viable in mid-to-long-range combat, since both are often difficult to aim at short distances.

## Ammunition

* **Magazine Type**: Clip
* **Partial Reload**: Yes
* **Magazine Size**: 4
* **Reload within Magazine**: 2.50 s
* **Fire Chance Bonus**: 300 %
* **Damage Randomization**: ± 10 %
* **Penetration Randomization**: ± 5 %
* **Bonus Module Damage**: 25 %
* **Flight Agility**: 25.00 deg/s
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* **Magazine Type**: Clip
* **Partial Reload**: Yes
* **Magazine Size**: 4
* **Reload within Magazine**: 2.50 s
* **Fire Chance Bonus**: 300 %
* **Damage Randomization**: ± 10 %
* **Penetration Randomization**: ± 5 %
* **Bonus Module Damage**: 25 %
* **Flight Agility**: 25.00 deg/s
* **Self-Guided**: No

## Upgrades

### Armor

VBL Stock Armor
 This vehicle's light armor offers basic protection from autocannons and machineguns.

### Weapon

**Stats:**

* **Magazine Type**: Clip
* **Magazine Size**: 4
* **Reload within Magazine**: 2.50 s
* **Burst Fire Rate**: 24.00 rd/min
* **Depression/Elevation**: -8.0° / 20.0°

## Abilities

**Description:**A target designated by this ability will remain spotted for its duration and will receive increased damage.

## Footnotes

1. ↑ 130 for Non-Penetrating Hits
2. ↑ 136 for Non-Penetrating Hits

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