XCB-01

Thanks for its upgraded engine, XCB-01 has a slightly-higher power-to-mass ratio nearly equivalent to the BMP-1 vehicle (23.1 hp/ton compared to 22.7 hp/ton). The XCB-01's suspension system is virtually the same as the BMP-1 with 6 drive wheels. Therefore, its maneuverability is supposedly comparable, if not better, to the BMP-1, despite featuring a bigger and heavier platform. The vehicle reaches a speed of about 65 km/h on flat roads and 45 km/h on bad terrain. The vehicle is capable of climbing steep slopes 0.7 m high, crossing ditches 2.5 m wide, slopes up to 30 degrees and can swim with speed of 7 km/h without prior preparation.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Những điểm đặc biệt của xe chiến đấu bộ binh XCB-01 15 tấn do Việt Nam sản xuất |url=https://vietnamnet.vn/nhung-diem-dac-biet-cua-xe-chien-dau-bo-binh-xcb-01-15-tan-do-viet-nam-san-xuat-2353635.html |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=VietNamNet News |language=vi}}

The vehicle can resist armor-piercing 12.7mm bullets on the front of the vehicle's body. The remaining sides of the vehicle are bulletproof according to STANAG 4569 level 3 standards.

In addition to armor, the vehicle is also equipped with a 3-agent biological-chemical-radiological (NBC) protection system and a laser warning receiver (LWR), which can be used to activate smoke grenades in case the vehicle is targeted, or to obstruct enemies' observation.{{Cite news |date=21 December 2024 |title=Xe chiến đấu bộ binh XCB-01 - minh chứng cho khả năng tự chủ quốc phòng (XCB-01 infantry fighting vehicle - proof of national defense autonomy) |url=https://daibieunhandan.vn/xe-chien-dau-bo-binh-xcb-01-minh-chung-cho-kha-nang-tu-chu-quoc-phong-post399957.html |work=Đại biểu Nhân dân}}

The vehicle is equipped with a main weapon system similar to the BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle with main gun P-73-01 (HT-73-01) being a Vietnamese copy and modernization of the 2A28 Grom, which is used to destroy enemy vehicles, fortifications and manpower at a distance of up to 700 m. Compared to the original BMP-1, the XCB-01 is capable of detecting targets many times better in all weather conditions thanks to being equipped with the 1PN22VN1 multi-channel viewfinder combination developed by the Vietnamese Institute of Technology Application (Ministry of Science and Technology) that successfully designed and manufactured technology in 2020. This new generation multi-channel viewfinder includes 4 channels: day channel, laser rangefinder channel, infrared thermal imaging channel and CCD camera, providing the ability to detect targets from distance up to 2,000 m in all weather conditions.{{Cite web |title=Nghiên cứu phát triển hệ thống kính ngắm quang điện tử kiểu tiềm vọng |url=https://nacentech.vn/nghien-cuu-phat-trien-he-thong-kinh-ngam-quang-dien-tu-kieu-tiem-vong.html |website=National Center for Technical Progress |language=vi}}

Regarding secondary weapons, the vehicle is equipped with a 7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun and, most prominently, a 12.7 mm NSV-type anti-aircraft machine gun mounted on the roof of the vehicle. This is a unique characteristic of the XCB-01 vehicle, unlike any infantry fighting vehicle previously manufactured by the Soviet Union or Russia. Some leaked images also showed that a remote controlled weapon station can also be equipped. NSV and PKT machine guns are both locally manufactured by Z111 Factory.{{Cite web |date=23 August 2022 |title=Vietnam army unveils new indigenous XTC-02 amphibious 4x4 APC. |url=https://armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/army-news-2022/vietnam-army-unveils-new-indigenous-xtc-02-amphibious-4x4-apc |website=Army Recognition}}

File:XCB-01 v BMP-1 VDE 2024.jpg, showing the Vietnamese vehicle's bigger size and slightly different hull design.]]

The vehicle's weapon complex is mounted on a welded polygonal turret instead of the truncated conical turret on the BMP-1. In addition, soldiers in the troop compartment can use assault rifles and general-purpose machine guns to fire outwards through the battlements on both sides of the vehicle.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-21 |title=Xe chiến đấu bộ binh Việt Nam tự sản xuất lần đầu ra mắt |url=https://znews.vn/xe-chien-dau-bo-binh-viet-nam-tu-san-xuat-lan-dau-ra-mat-post1519553.html |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Znews.vn |language=vi}}

File:HT-73-01 weapon station on XCB-01 VDE 2024.jpg|The HT-73-01 turret and weapon station

File:XCB-01 sights VDE 2024.jpg|The gunner sight and smoke discharger of XCB-01

File:XCB-01 sights VDE2024.jpg|Other sensors on the XCB-01

File:XCB-01 at ĐT23.jpg

The XCB-01 is said to have been displayed for the first time within the framework of the 30th ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet (AARM), held in November 2022 at the VPA Training Center in Mieu Mon, Hanoi. After that, images of the car testing its swimming ability were posted on Vietnamese social networks. In 2023, the XCB-01 vehicle appeared in a live-fire exercise codenamed "DT-23" conducted by the Army Corps 12 at TB1 Shooting Range on December 23.{{Cite web |last=baochinhphu.vn |date=2023-12-23 |title=Thủ tướng Phạm Minh Chính dự diễn tập chiến thuật có bắn đạn thật của Quân đoàn 12 |url=https://baochinhphu.vn/thu-tuong-pham-minh-chinh-du-dien-tap-chien-thuat-co-ban-dan-that-cua-quan-doan-12-102231223121523754.htm |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=baochinhphu.vn |language=vi}}

It was publicly revealed in the Vietnam Defence Expo 2024.

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