Mamba APC

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Mamba Mk3
Type	Armoured personnel carrier
Place of origin	South Africa
Specifications
Weight	5.7 tonnes
Length	5.46 m (17.91 ft)
Width	2.205 m (7.23 ft)
Height	2.495 m (8.19 ft)
Crew	11
Primary armament	12,7 mm MG
Engine	312N Mercedes Benz turbocharged diesel
Suspension	4x4 wheeled
Operational range	900 km (560 mi)
Speed	102 km/h (road); km/h (off-road)

The Mamba is a South African armoured personnel carrier based on the Unimog that is ideally suited for regions with weak or no road infrastructure. The V-shape hull protects the crew against anti-tank mines by deflecting the blast. The Mamba is made by Land Systems OMC, a subsidiary of BAE Systems.

Contents 1 Production history 2 Variants 3 Operators 4 Combat history 5 Notes 6 See also

[edit] Production history

[edit] Variants

• Mamba Mk1 - Original 2x4 (Over 500 built by TFM Industries later becomes Reumech OMC)
  • Springbuck Mk1 - modified version
  • Reva Mk1 - modified version by ICP
  • Puma - modified version with a Toyota Dyna 7-145 powerplant and drivetrain
• Mamba Mk2 - 4x4 (built by Sandock Austral and TFM) Mamba Mk II - Improved production version.
  • Mamba Mk2 EE - Version produced for the Estonian Army
  • Mamba Mk2 SW - Version produced for the Swedish Army
  • Komanche - A short wheeled base (SWB) version which can carry up to 7 troops
  • Sabre - 4 man cab with a cargo area in the rear
  • Alvis 4 - Version produced by Alvis UK for the British Army
  • Alvis 8 - Komanche SWB version produced by Alvis UK for the British Army
  • RG-31 Nyala - redesigned version by TFM
  • Romad - modified version by Sandock Austral)
  • Reva Mk2 - modified version by ICP with Cummins powerplant
  • Springbuck Mk2 - modified version
• Mamba Mk3 - 4x4 version fitted with Mercedes Benz 312N engine. Built by Alvis OMC
  • Reva Mk3 - modified version by ICP
• Taipan - a version with a Mercedes Benz OM366LA turbo-diesel engine that lost the bid for the Australian Specialised Vehicle System (ASVS) proposal (Project Bushranger)

[edit] Operators

• Canada - Canadian Forces uses the RG-31 Nyala
• Côte d'Ivoire
• Estonia - 9 (from United Kingdom stock)
• Republic of the Congo
• Rwanda
•  South Africa
•  Sweden
•  United Kingdom - 14 (no longer in service) ^[1]
• United States
•  Uganda
• Spanish private military company Ge2B [1] [2]

[edit] Combat history

• Afghanistan - United States, Canada, Estonia
• Angola - United Nations
• Bosnia - United Kingdom, Sweden, Canada
• Ivory Coast - FANCI Government troops/ United Nations
• Iraq - United States, private security contractors ^[2]
• Kosovo - United Kingdom
• Republic of Macedonia - United Kingdom
• Somalia - Canada
• Sudan - South Africa (African Union peacekeeping)
• Western Sahara - Sweden

[edit] Notes

[edit] See also

• Infantry fighting vehicle
• List of AFVs
• Buffel
• RCV-9
• Reva APC - similar vehicle produced by ICP South Africa.
• RG-12
• RG-19
• RG-31
• RG-32
• RG-33
• RG-34
• RG-35

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