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Caspir APC
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Introduction
The Casspir, a combat-proven, landmine-protected personnel carrier (APC), has been in use in South Africa for over 20 years.
It is a four wheeled armoured vehicle, used for transport of troops.
It can hold a crew of two, plus 12 additional soldiers and associated gear.
The Casspir's mine protection and field repairability are legendary and it is currently the only general purpose MPV in service with a triple mine protection level that includes main components.
Designed by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), some 2 500 Casspir series APC's were originally built by TFM of South Africa.
The basic Casspir APC comes in two different versions:
- an armoured personnel carrier (APC)
- a Fire Support Team vehicle (FISTV)
In 1998, two Casspir mine-protected vehicles (MPVs) underwent extensive mobility and ballistic evaluation in India over two months, covering over 9 000 km.
As part of this evaluation, one of the vehicles was put through four blast tests, involving one anti-tank mine and three improvised devices of the type typically encountered during operations in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Casspir MPV was then repaired and driven back to the evaluation centre.
Variants of the Caspir include:
- Blesbok logistical vehicle
- Gemsbok recovery vehicle
- Duiker fuel tanker (5 000 litres)
- Caspir Bastion utility vehicle
- Caspir II riot control vehicle
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Caspir APC
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Caspir APC
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Specifications
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Crew
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2 + 12
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Length
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6.9 m
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Width
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2.45 m
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Height
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2.85 m
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Combat weight
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10 880 kg
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Engine
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ADE-352T 6 cylinder turbo-diesel
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Power
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127 kW (170 hp)
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Road speed
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98 km/h
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Range
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770 km
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Weapons
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one or two 7.62 mm machine gun/s
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1 x 12.7 mm and 1 x 7.62 mm machine guns
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1 x 20 mm gun
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Born On:
December 22, 2007
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