I was in the South African army, and yes those vehicles were in service in '91. One of the very reasons that the SADF did not go for many tracked vehicles, was that a mine could render it useless, where as a wheel can easily be replaced. The first of the American wheeled MPV is the striker. These were never a British or American original design.
@kdlt235 Of course these specific vehicles did not but the Caspir is one forerunner and we had plenty of those long before the MRAPs, and vehicles like the Mamba which is a pioneering design entered service in South Africa in the mid 90s. Od how some now believe these designs are American or British. Sure theyhave taken it to the next level and that is awesome.
I was in the South African army, and yes those vehicles were in service in '91. One of the very reasons that the SADF did not go for many tracked vehicles, was that a mine could render it useless, where as a wheel can easily be replaced. The first of the American wheeled MPV is the striker.
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I was in the South African army, and yes those vehicles were in service in '91. One of the very reasons that the SADF did not go for many tracked vehicles, was that a mine could render it useless, where as a wheel can easily be replaced. The first of the American wheeled MPV is the striker.
These were never a British or American original design.
@kdlt235 Of course these specific vehicles did not but the Caspir is one forerunner and we had plenty of those long before the MRAPs, and vehicles like the Mamba which is a pioneering design entered service in South Africa in the mid 90s. Od how some now believe these designs are American or British. Sure theyhave taken it to the next level and that is awesome.
I was in the South African army, and yes those vehicles were in service in '91. One of the very reasons that the SADF did not go for many tracked vehicles, was that a mine could render it useless, where as a wheel can easily be replaced. The first of the American wheeled MPV is the striker.
Saw these vehicles in South Africa in 91 when I was a soldier, tough and really mean. I love the improvements the Americans have made.
my brother got one of these in their unit he said he loves driving it, its like the cadilac of iraq
I actually buid the vechicles where i work.i love it
Why do some of these have tandem (twin) rear axles and others only 1 axle? Different missions?
holy shite i didnt realize what a beast it is.
watch liveleak and see these vechicles blow
@llewellleo These vehicles did not exist in 1991.