VietNamNet Bridge - About 2 years ago, after watching a TV program on a foreign channel armored vehicles, Nguyen Dinh Chinh, 57, who runs a mechanics workshop, began to study and then make an armored vehicle.
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Chinh, a veteran with a high-school diploma, kicked off the project in September 2015 at a workshop of around 300 m2 in Ba Vi District, Hanoi.
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His armored car was put into trial operation in May 2016. Chinh said investment was up to VND2 billion (nearly $100,000).
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The car has 8 wheels, weighing 13 tons, 6.8 m long, 3 m wide and 2.6 m high.
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Inside the car are two seats for the driver and the commander. There are mock-up machine guns placed on the top.
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Due to insufficient funds, Chinh used steel that is not thick enough to be resistant against bullets.
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The control system of the armored vehicle is still simple. Chinh said he could not make the car as his desire because of funding shortage.
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A lot of equipment from unused military vehicles was purchased from mechanics.
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The driver uses the camera and a 13inch screen to observe, but the system has not been installed.
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The vehicle has a tool to cut and break obstacles.
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The tire system is designed to operate separately. In case a wheel is broken, the vehicle can still move normally.
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Inside, the car can carry 10 to 12 people and has loopholes along the car body.
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This is a prototype vehicle so it is designed quite tidily.
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The bottom.
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Screws are not painted carefully. "We are not pro military vehicle designers so it is our great try to manufacture this vehicle," the former veteran said.
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In addition, the two sides of the vehicle has a system to limit the destructive force of large ammunition.
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Chinh said the car can overcome obstacles of 1.5 m high.
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