[The Dark]

Originally Posted by Olefin

Now that makes a lot of sense - i.e. would mean logistics, support, maintenance issues reduced accordingly - so lets say you use the canon numbers of 34 APC per regiment for the three cav regiments and the two recon regiments attached to the mech brigades - thats a total of 170 - meaning they would need to buy around 120 or so - not that big a number considering the numbers of ERC-90 they bought mid-80s'

I looked at prices I found and it appears the VCR-TT is about 20-25% less in cost than the VAB depending on options but I couldnt find an apples to apples comparison with the same US year dollars

VCR-TT Unit Price. In equivalent 2003 United States dollars, the
unit price of the base Véhicule de Combat à Roues 6x6
vehicle is $327,600; for the 4x4 version, the price is
$287,900. The unit price for the TT2 version is
$333,400, and the newest Véhicule de Combat à
Roues-2 has a projected unit price of $352,000.

https://www.forecastinternational.co...DACH_RECNO=398

VAB - Price Range. In 2009 U.S. dollars, the 6x6 VAB
Improved reportedly maintains a unit price of $397,000.

https://www.forecastinternational.co...DACH_RECNO=106

2003-2009 is a 16.6% increase in the dollar, so the 6x6 would go from $327,600 to ~$382,000, about a 4% difference in price between the 6x6 VCR and the VAB. The 4x4 would be ~335,700, the TT2 $388,700, and the VCR-2 $410,400.