Poly Technologies » CS/VP3

At the International Aviation - Aerospace and Defence Exhibition AirShow China 2012, Chinese defence industry presents for the first time the production vehicle of a new MRAP (Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle), the CS/VP3. The vehicle is designed and developed by Poly Technologies. The CS/VP3 is an APC Armoured Personnel Carrier in the category of MRAP (Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle) vehicle. The vehicle was unveiled with a scale model at the DSA 2012, defence exhibition in Malaysia.

MRAP vehicles were largely used during the war in Iraq and currently in Afghanistan. According to the company Poly Technologies, the vehicle offers a level protection to STANAG 4569 3B for an 8kg TNT equivalent under hull explosion, and STANAG 4569 4A for a 16kg TNT under wheel explosion. There are two small manual single turret, one mounted at the front and one on the rear of the top crew compartment which can rotated on 360°, each with one single hatch. The turrets can be armed 7.62mm or 12.7mm machine gun.

The engine compartment of the CS/VP3 is at the front, driver and commander in the middle and infantry soldiers compartment at the rear. Several storage compartments are located in the vehicle's exterior body section to facilitate the storage and carrying of various types of logistical equipment and ammunition. One single door is provided for the driver and the commander and one to the rear of the hull allowing the troop's to leave and enter quickly in the vehicle. There are four bulletproof windows on each side of the hull with a firing port in the center. The front of the crew compartment is fitted with two large bulletproof windows; the right one is equipped with one firing port in the middle. The CS/VP3 is based on a V-shaped hull and all-welded steel armour that provides a ballistic protection against firing of small arms 7.62x51mm caliber. The CS/VP can accommodate a total of 12 soldiers, including driver and commander. The troop's compartment has a total of 10 individual seats, 5 on each side of the vehicle, facing inwards.

The CS/VP3 is motorized with a unspecified Diesel engine. The vehicle can run at a maximum road speed of 100km with a maximum cruising range of 800 km. The CS/VP3 is able to negotiate slopes up to 60%, side slopes to 30%, vertical obstacle of 0.6m and fording depth of 1.2m.